Aathanka (1993)
- Directed by
- Sai Prakash
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A married woman's life is thrown into chaos when another woman with a paranoid personality disorder enters her world. The disturbed woman's hatred for men stems from her own experience of domestic violence. The film shows how this obsession affects the marriage.
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What happens
Aathanka (transl. 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. 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 (Vinaya Prasad), Best Story and Best Screenplay (S. Surendranath), Best Cinematographer (Johny Lal) and Best Editor (K. Narasaiah). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Arthana (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.