Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.
M.S. Sathyu | Director |
Shama Zaidi | Screenplay |
Javed Siddiqui | Screenplay |
M.S. Sathyu | Producer |
Ashok Gunjal | Cinematography |
Chakravarthy | Editor |
Mysore Ananthaswamy Siddalingaiah | Music Director |
U. R. Ananthamurthy | Novel |