Bara

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.

Top Cast

Anant NagCollector Satish Chandra

C. R. SimhaBhimoji

Pankaj Dheer

Shivaram

Uma ShivakumarBhimoji's wife

Loveleen MadhuSatish Chandra's wife

Veeraj BayakodSatish Chandra's son

Nitin Sethi