'''Suresh Heblikar''','''(b. 1945)'''

Kannada director and actor born in Dharwar.
Studied economics at Karnatak University and
advertising in Bombay. Worked in a bank and
performed on the amateur stage in English and
in Kannada. Hired to play the lead in Kankana
(1975) and continued as a screen actor,
appearing in Rushya Shringa (1976),
Khandavideko Mamsavideko (1979), Vatsalya
Patha (1980), Alemane (1981), Amara
Madhura Prema and Jyoti (1982), Matte
Vasantha (1983), Kanoonige Saval (1984),
Chukki Chandramma (1991), Shh...! (1993)
and Murder (1994).Turned director in 1983.
Recent film Aaghata is produced by
psychiatrist Ashok Pai, fictionalising a real-life
case study with the intention of popularising
psychiatry. The producer has made other films
on similar lines, usually featuring Girish
Karnad as the problem-solving doctor.


'''FILMOGRAPHY''': 1983: Antarala; 1984:
Ecology of the Western Ghats (Doc); Energy
(Doc); Smoking Tuna (Doc); 1985: Agantuka;
1988: Kadina Benki; 1989: Prathama Usha
Kirana; 1992: Chamatkar; 1994: Aaghata
(also act.).

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