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'Bara' ( ) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film starred Anant Nag, C. R. Simha and Loveleen Madhu in lead roles. The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for its script of an incisive analysis of the socio-political situation in a drought affected district. The film went on floors in 1980 and made its theatrical release in 1982. The Hindi version of the film 'Sookha' was released in 1983. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film could not get a theatrical release, and was shown on Doordarshan.

Cast



* Anant Nag as Collector Satish Chandra

* C. R. Simha as Bhimoji

* Uma Shivakumar as Bhimoji's wife

* Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife

* Veeraj Byakod as Satish Chandra's son

* Shivaram

* Nitin Sethi

* M. V. Narayana Rao

* Pankaj Dheer

* Vaijanath Biradar

Soundtrack



The music was composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and Siddalingaiah with lyrics by K. S. Nissar Ahmed and Siddalingaiah.

Awards



* National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada - 1981

* Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film - 1981-82

'Filmfare Awards Kannada'

* Best Film - Bara (1982)

* Best Director - M. S. Sathyu (1982)

* Best Actor - Anant Nag (1982)

References




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