''Prathap'' is a 1990 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by

V. Somashekhar Venkatappa Somashekhar (27 July 1937 – 22 August 2003) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter in Kannada and Malayalam cinema. In 40 years of his career as a director, he directed 49 films, including commercial successes such ...

. It stars

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles in ...

Malashri Malashri (born 10 August 1973) is an Indian actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada films and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in wome ...

and

Sudharani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films.she also acted in a few Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. At the age of three, Rani was chosen as ...

. The soundtrack and background score were composed by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...

Premise

Rani is a tribeswoman, who saves a person named Pratap from being chased by the police and soon falls in love with him, but she soon learns about Prathap's past as a

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who tried to exterminate illegal activities in the city and soon got framed by his enemies, where he also lost his loved ones in the process. Learning this, Rani decides to help Prathap in avenging his personal loss.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed and lyrics written by

. The audio was released by

Lahari Music Lahari Recording Company is an Indian music company based in Bangalore. It owns a music label called "Lahari Music" also a film production company called "Lahari Films LLP". They later ventured into construction under the name of HomEquity Indi ...

. The song "Prema Baraha" inspired the name of a 2018 film, and the song was reused in the film. Coincidentally,

Aishwarya Arjun Aishwarya Arjun is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil and Kannada movies. She made her film debut in the Tamil film ''Pattathu Yaanai'' in 2013. Personal life Aishwarya Arjun was born in Bengaluru , Karnataka and is the daughter of pop ...

, who stars in that film, was born during the making of the song. Arjun called the song one of his favourites and keeps it as his caller tune.

References

External links

* {{V. Somashekhar 1990 action films 1990 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Films scored by Hamsalekha Indian action films