''Bara'' ( ) is a directed and produced by
M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by
U. R. Ananthamurthy. Simultaneously shot in
Kannada
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and
Hindi
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, 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
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.
At the
31st National Film Awards, it won the award for
Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Cast
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Anant Nag as Collector Satish Chandra
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C. R. Simha as Bhimoji
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Uma Shivakumar as Bhimoji's wife
* Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife
* Veeraj Byakod as Satish Chandra's son
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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 ...
* Nitin Sethi
* M. V. Narayana Rao
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Pankaj Dheer
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Vaijanath Biradar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Mysore Ananthaswamy and Siddalingaiah with lyrics by
K. S. Nissar Ahmed and Siddalingaiah.
Awards
''Bara''
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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada - 1981
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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film - 1981-82
;
Filmfare Awards Kannada
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Best Film - Bara (1982)
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Best Director - M. S. Sathyu (1982)
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Best Actor -
Anant Nag (1982)
''Sookha''
;
31st National Film Awards
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Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Also at the
31st Filmfare Awards, it was awarded
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1954. M ...
.
References
External links
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category:Indian multilingual films
1980s Kannada-language films
1980s Hindi-language films
1980s Indian films
Films based on short fiction
Films directed by M. S. Sathyu
Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners
Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners
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