Aaghaata is a 1994 Indian Kannada language thriller - drama film directed by Suresh Heblikar and based on a novel by Dr. Ashok Pai.
[citation needed] Kannada psychodrama based on the true-life case studies of the Pai couple, practicing psychiatrists and the film's producers.
Usha (Shruthi), daughter of a retired school teacher, turns down a marriage proposal from a progressive US-based engineer in favour of university colleague Vikas (Srikant).
After psychiatric treatment, Usha joins a rural voluntary organisation where she falls for its leader, Francis (Suresh Heblikar).
The psychiatrist in the film (Girish Karnad), representing the producers, offers a sociological critique of the events.