Bara ( transl. Drought) is a film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by U. R. Ananthamurthy. Simultaneously shot in Kannada and Hindi, 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. At the 31st National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
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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
Bara
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)
Sookha
31st National Film Awards
Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Also at the 31st Filmfare Awards, it was awarded Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie.