Bara (1982)
1h 57m
Running Time
October 1, 1982Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
C. R. Simha
Bhimoji
Pankaj Dheer
Actor
Anant Nag
Satish Chandra
Loveleen Madhu
Satish Chandra's wife
Veeraj Bayakod
Satish Chandra's son
Uma Shivakumar
Actress
Nitin Sethi
M. V. Narayanarao
Shivaram
Actor
Vaijanath Biradar
M.S. Sathyu
Director
Javed Siddiqui
Writer
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Story
Shama Zaidi
Writer
Ashok Gunjal
Cinematography
Chakravarthy
Editor
Mysore Ananthaswamy Siddalingaiah
Music Director
Details.
Wiki.
Bara (Kannada: ಬರ English: Drought) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film starred Anant Nag, C. R. Simha and Loveleen Madhu in lead roles. The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for its script of an incisive analysis of the socio-political situation in a drought affected district. The film went on floors in 1980 and made its theatrical release in 1982. The Hindi version of the film Sookha was released in 1983. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film could not get a theatrical release, and was shown on Doordarshan.