Harakeya Kuri

Harakeya Kuri (transl. Scapegoat) is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language political drama film directed and produced by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravee). Starring Vishnuvardhan, Prakash Rai and Geetha in lead roles, the film was based on the novel of the same name by Chandrashekhara Kambara.^[1] It revolved around the theme of political influence on today's society.^[2] The film was Prakash Rai's first film as a lead character.

Harakeya Kuri
DVD cover
Directed by	K. S. L. Swamy
Screenplay by	B. Suresha
Based on	Harakeya Kuri by Chandrashekhara Kambara
Produced by	K. S. L. Swamy
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Geetha Prakash Rai
Cinematography	R. Manjunath
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Production company	Dharmavardhini
Release date	1992 (1992)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Based on a true story, Harakeya Kuri was critically acclaimed and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as Sidlingu
• Prakash Rai as Prakash
• Geetha as Saroja
• Srinath
• H. G. Dattatreya as Danappa
• H. G. Somashekar Rao
• Gangadhar
• Master Hirannaiah
• Ramesh Pandit
• B. M. Venkatesh
• K. S. L. Swamy
• B. Suresha as a television journalist

Awards

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3]