Bara

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.

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Key crew

• M.S. SathyuDirector
• Shama ZaidiScreenplay
• Javed SiddiquiScreenplay

Cast

• Anant NagCollector Satish Chandra
• C. R. SimhaBhimoji
• Pankaj DheerCast
• ShivaramCast
• Uma ShivakumarBhimoji's wife
• Loveleen MadhuSatish Chandra's wife
• Veeraj BayakodSatish Chandra's son
• Nitin SethiCast
• M. V. NarayanaraoCast
• Vaijanath BiradarCast