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.

Cast

Anant Nag

Collector Satish Chandra

C. R. Simha

Bhimoji

Pankaj Dheer

Shivaram

Uma Shivakumar

Bhimoji's wife

Loveleen Madhu

Satish Chandra's wife

Veeraj Bayakod

Satish Chandra's son

Nitin Sethi

M. V. Narayanarao

Vaijanath Biradar

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