''Tabarana Kathe'' (''Tabara's Tale'') is a 1987 Indian

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-language film released directed by

Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...

. It was based on a short story of the same name by

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. Film historian S. Theodore Baskaran picked ''Tabarana Kathe'' in Rediff.com's ten best Indian films of all time.

Plot

''Tabarana Kathe'' is the story of Tabara Shetty, a government servant in the ranks of a watchman. He serves the government till his retirement. He is a dedicated worker and respects the system that sustained him for so long. But problems emerge after his retirement. Tabara never gets his pension money. In his failing old age, Tabara approaches the officials he had served. Except for a few sympathisers, nobody helps Tabara get his pension. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick with diabetes. She has a sore foot which turns to gangrene. Tabara tries all means to get his pension to treat his wife. After a few months, his wife dies. The pension money arrives after that. Tabara curses his higher officials and the system which ruined his life.

Cast

Charuhasan S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,Entertainment for a cause, The Hind ...

as Tabara Shetty * Nalina Murty * Santosh Nandavanam * Hasakru

Production

The film was shot in

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in Chickmagalur district of

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Awards and screenings

''Tabarana Kathe'' was screened at film festivals including Tashkent, Nantes, Tokyo and the Film Festival of Russia. 34th National Film Awards *

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- Tabarana Kathe * Best Actor —

Karnataka State Film Awards 1986-87 * First Best Film *

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* Best Story —

* Best Dialogue —

* Best Actor —

* Best Editing — M. N. Swamy * Best Child Actor — Santosh Nandavanam

References

External links

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Rediff.com's Ten Best Indian Films of all time
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