· India · 1982 · 1h 57m

Bara

ಬರ

Director

Cast

Anant Nag as Collector Satish Chandra C. R. Simha as Bhimoji Pankaj Dheer as Shivaram as Uma Shivakumar as Bhimoji's wife Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife

Crew

Chakravarthy — Editor Shama Zaidi — Screenplay Javed Siddiqui — Screenplay U. R. Ananthamurthy — Novel M.S. Sathyu — Producer

Synopsis

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.

Key Collaborators

M.S. Sathyu Director Chakravarthy Editor Shama Zaidi Screenplay Javed Siddiqui Screenplay U. R. Ananthamurthy Novel M.S. Sathyu Producer

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