''Bara'' ( kn, ಬರ en, Drought) 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 Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 199 ...

. The film starred Anant Nag,

C. R. Simha Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting hi ...

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 Sookha (English: The Famine) is a 1983 Hindi drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, starring Anant Nag, C. R. Simha, Lovelin Madhu and Pankaj Dheer. Based on the Kannada novel ''Bara'' by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with ...

'' was released in 1983. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film could not get a theatrical release, and was shown on

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Cast

* Anant Nag as Collector Satish Chandra *

as Bhimoji *

Uma Shivakumar Uma Shivakumar (c. 1941 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian film and theatre character actress, who career included role in more than 170 Kannada language films and more than 30 plays. She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after the p ...

as Bhimoji's wife * Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife * Veeraj Byakod as Satish Chandra's son *

Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero p ...

* Nitin Sethi * M. V. Narayana Rao *

Pankaj Dheer Pankaj Dheer is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and TV series. He is known for his role of Karna in TV series ''Mahabharat and'' other roles in '' Chandrakanta'', ''The Great Maratha'', '' Yug'' and '' Badho Bahu''. He appeared in se ...

* 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 The Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Winners See also * Karnataka State Film A ...

- 1981-82 Filmfare Awards Kannada *

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

- Bara (1982) *

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

- M. S. Sathyu (1982) *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

- Anant Nag (1982)

References

External links

* 1980 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films based on short fiction Films directed by M. S. Sathyu Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub