Prasad (film)

Prasad
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Manoj Sati
Produced by	Ashok Kheny
Screenplay by	Manoj Sati
Story by	Manoj Sati
Starring	Arjun Sarja Madhuri Bhattacharya
Music by	Ilaiyaraja
Cinematography	Sanjay Malkar
Edited by	KK
Production company	AKK Entertainment
Release date	23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Prasad is a 2012 Indian Kannada family drama film directed by Manoj Sati and produced by Ashok Kheny, won the best film state award. The film stars Arjun Sarja who won the Karnataka State Award 2012 for the Best Actor category and Madhuri Bhattacharya in the lead roles. The film's music is scored by Meastro Ilaiyaraja. The film is simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages. The dance choreographer for the movie was Shiamak Davar.

The film released across the Karnataka cinema halls on the auspicious Ugadi festival day on 23 March 2012. The film was screened at the Berlin Film Festival, along with fellow Indian film Don 2.

Shankar (Arjun) is a mechanic who leads a happy life with his wife Malathi (Madhuri Bhattacharya) and his sister's daughters. Malathi gives birth to a boy named Prasad who is deaf and dumb. Shankar doesn't love his son because he is physically disabled. Malathi finds out that Prasad is talented as a swimmer. Initially Shankar refuses to come to see the swimming competition but later changes his mind. Shankar understands his son's talent and start caring him.

Malathi joins as a deaf and dumb teacher in the school where Prasad studies and Shankar opens a mechanic garage. When Prasad tries to make a blind man cross a road, Prasad gets involved in an accident. In the end, Prasad survives and Shankar starts a foundation in the name of Prasad for the deaf and dumb children.

The soundtrack of Prasad consists of 5 songs composed by Music Meastro Ilaiyaraaja and one song composed by Mano Murthy. Kaviraj, Jayanth Kaikini and V. Nagendra Prasad are the lyricists who have penned the lyrics for the songs.