Harakeya Kuri

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{{Infobox film

| image = Harakeya Kuri.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = K. S. L. Swamy

| producer = K. S. L. Swamy

| screenplay = B. Suresha

| based_on = {{Based on|Harakeya Kuri|Chandrashekhara Kambara}}

| narrator =

| starring = Vishnuvardhan
Geetha
Prakash Rai

| music = Vijaya Bhaskar

| cinematography = R. Manjunath

| editing = Suresh Urs

| studio = Dharmavardhini

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1992}}

| runtime = 129 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| budget =

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Harakeya Kuri ({{translation|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.{{cite web|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/top-5-kannada-films-that-are-inspired-by-the-state-politics/|website=South First|access-date=18 September 2024|date=10 April 2023|first=S M|last=Shashiprasad|title=Top 5 Kannada films that are inspired by the state politics|archive-date=18 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918164848/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/top-5-kannada-films-that-are-inspired-by-the-state-politics/|url-status=live}} It revolved around the theme of political influence on today's society.{{cite web |date=24 October 2018 |title=A Kannada play about the role of strong political influence |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/a-kannada-play-about-the-role-of-strong-political-influence/articleshow/66332062.cms |access-date=18 September 2024 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=18 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918164847/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/a-kannada-play-about-the-role-of-strong-political-influence/articleshow/66332062.cms |url-status=live }} The film was Prakash Rai's first film as a lead character.

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