Bara (1982 film)
| Bara | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. S. Sathyu |
| Written by | U. R. Ananthamurthy |
| Produced by | M. S. Sathyu |
| Starring | Anant Nag C. R. Simha Loveleen Madhu Pankaj Dheer Veeraj Byakod |
| Cinematography | Ashok Gunjal |
| Edited by | Chakravarthy |
| Music by | Mysore Ananthaswamy Siddalingaiah |
Production company | M. S. Sathyu Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Bara (Template:Lang-kn Template:Lang-en) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the story written by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy.[1] 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.[2] 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 couldn't get a theatrical release, and was shown on Doordarshan.[3]
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.
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninna Anuragave" | Mysore Ananthaswamy | Jayashree | |
| 2. | "Ondanondu Ooru" | Siddalingaiah | Janardhan |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada - 1981
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film - 1981-82
- Best Film - Bara (1982)
- Best Director - M. S. Sathyu (1982)
- Best Actor - Anant Nag (1982)
References
- ^ Bara - Kannada Film by M.S.Satyu Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
- ^ Gulazar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 646–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
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