Suprabhatha

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{{Infobox film

| name = Suprabhatha

| image = Suprabhatha.jpg

| caption = VCD cover

| director = Dinesh Babu

| producer = Prabha Raj

| writer = Dinesh Babu

| narrator =

| starring = Vishnuvardhan
Suhasini
Srividya

| music = Rajan–Nagendra

| cinematography = Dinesh Babu

| editing = {{ubl|B. Lenin|V. T. Vijayan}}

| studio = Suryaprabha Films

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|8|5}}

| runtime = 121 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Suprabhatha is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed, written and filmed by Dinesh Babu, making his debut as a director. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini in lead roles, along with Srividya, Maanu and Vijay Kashi in other supporting roles.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bharatmovies.com/director/dinesh-babu-movies.htm |title=Dinesh Babu movies list |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223041239/http://www.bharatmovies.com/director/dinesh-babu-movies.htm |url-status=dead }} It tells the love story between a man who suffers from a inferiority complex because of speech defectiveness and a girl, a victim of traumatic experience of sexual assault.{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/suprabhatha/cast-crew.html |title=Cast & crew |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508101349/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/suprabhatha/cast-crew.html |url-status=live }}

The film was produced by Prabha Raj under the banner of Suryaprabha Films. The film features original songs composed by music duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar (who also wrote the dialogs of the film). The film was presented by Charuhasan. The film was edited by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan in their Kannada film debut.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm |title=Vishnuvardhan movies list |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=30 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130024318/http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm |url-status=live }}

The film upon release was met with widespread critical acclaim was declared a musical blockbuster. The film created a record by winning eight different awards for a single film in 1988. This was the first such film to have won multiple awards in Kannada cinema.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/awards.htm |title=Suprabhatha Awards |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100046/http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/awards.htm |url-status=live }} Dinesh Babu was awarded with the Best Cinematographer at the Karnataka State Awards in 1989 and Filmfare Best Director award in 1988. Vishnuvardhan received multiple awards for his performance in the film including the Filmfare Best Actor award and the Cinema Express Awards Best Actor, while Suhasini won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada.