Bara

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1982

Original language

Kannada

Spoken languages

Kannada

Cast

Uma Shivakumar,C. R. Simha,Anant Nag,M. V. Narayanarao,Nitin Sethi,Shivaram,Loveleen Madhu,Veeraj Bayakod,Pankaj Dheer,Vaijanath Biradar

Director

M.S. Sathyu

Writer

U. R. Ananthamurthy,Javed Siddiqui,Shama Zaidi

Producer

M.S. Sathyu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0310714