Prathyartha

Prathyartha is a 1999 Kannada suspense-thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai featuring Ramesh Aravind, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Sudeep in the lead roles.^[1][2] The film features background score composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The concept of this movie is based on the 1995 movie Nick of Time.^[3]

Prathyartha
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Directed by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Screenplay by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Story by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Produced by	G.V. Srinivas B.G. Manjunath
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Raghuvaran Girish Karnad Sudeep
Cinematography	H. C. Venu
Edited by	R. Janardhan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Release date	2 April 1999 (1999-04-02)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Akshay / Robert
• Raghuvaran as Rakesh
• Girish Karnad as Home Minister of India Sheshanag Dixit
• Sudeep as Sudeep
• Avinash as Karthik, Home Minister's P.A.
• Shivaram as Madhav
• Kashi as Maruthi
• Tharakesh patel
• K. D. Venkatesh
• Vinayak Joshi as Akshay (not the protagonist)
• Sunil Kumar Desai as visitor in Lalitha Mahal Palace (Special appearance)

Production

The film was shot around the Lalith Mahal Palace in Mysore. Sivaji Ganesan was the original choice for the role of Prime Minister.^[4] This was Ramesh Aravind's 50th film as actor.^[5]

Awards

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Karnataka State Film Awards 1 0
Totals
Awards won	1
Nominations	0

Karnataka State Film Awards :-

• Best Screenplay - Won - Sunil Kumar Desai (1998–99)