Directed by Sai Prakash Story by S. Surendranath | Screenplay by S. Surendranath Music by Hamsalekha | |
Produced by Sharada Sastry
S. V. Prasad Starring Anant Nag
Vinaya Prasad | ||
Aathanka (Kannada: ಆತಂಕ, translation: Anxiety) is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama thriller film directed by Sai Prakash, and stars Anant Nag and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Anjana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sarika. The film depicts the marital life of a woman being disturbed by another woman suffering from paranoid personality disorder, who develops hatred towards men after being subjected to domestic violence by her husband.
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Upon theatrical release on 22 January 1993, the film won critical praise. At the 1992–93 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won six awards — Second Best Film, Best Actress (Prasad), Best Story and Best Screenplay (S. Surendranath), Best Cinematographer (Johny Lal) and Best Editor (K. Narasaiah).
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Hamsalekha composed the film background score and its soundtrack, the lyrics for which was written by K. S. Narasimhaswamy and Doddarange Gowda. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.