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.
Verdict: Unknown
> M.S. Sathyu (Director)
> Mysore Ananthaswamy Siddalingaiah (Music Director)
> Javed Siddiqui (Screenplay)
> Shama Zaidi (Screenplay)
> U. R. Ananthamurthy (Novel)