
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.
Release Date: 10/1/1982
Runtime: 117 minutes
Languages: Kannada
Director: M.S. Sathyu
00Countries: India

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