Bara

1h 57m
8

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.

Cast

Anant Nag
Collector Satish Chandra
C. R. Simha
Bhimoji
Pankaj Dheer
Unknown
Shivaram
Unknown
Uma Shivakumar
Bhimoji's wife
Loveleen Madhu
Satish Chandra's wife
Veeraj Bayakod
Satish Chandra's son
Nitin Sethi
Unknown
M. V. Narayanarao
Unknown
Vaijanath Biradar
Unknown

Crew

M.S. Sathyu
Director, Producer
Javed Siddiqui
Screenplay
Shama Zaidi
Screenplay
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Novel
Chakravarthy
Editor
Ashok Gunjal
Cinematography
Mysore Ananthaswamy Siddalingaiah
Music Director

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