Aathanka

Aathanka
VCD cover of the film
ಆತಂಕ
Directed bySai Prakash
Screenplay byS. Surendranath
Story byS. Surendranath
Produced bySharada Sastry
S. V. Prasad
StarringAnant Nag
Vinaya Prasad
CinematographyJohny Lal
Edited byK. Narasaiah
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
S. S. Productions
Release date
  • 22 January 1993 (1993-01-22)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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).