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'''''Muttina Haara''''' ({{translation|Pearl Necklace}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[War film|war]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajendra Singh Babu]]. It stars [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] in the lead roles. [[K. S. Ashwath]], Kavya and [[Ramkumar]] feature in supporting roles. The film speaks of the toll of warfare on a soldier's family. A portion of the core plot of the film is partially based on [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s novel, ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en |date=29 January 2012}}</ref>

In 1952, Achchappa stationed in [[Korea]], is transferred to India's [[Rajasthan]]. Having been away from home for a few years now, he longs to see his young son. His wife and son travel to meet him in Rajasthan's desert, where he currently stationed. An [[airstrike]] by the enemy takes Veeraraju's life, before Achchappa gets to see him. Achchappa and Annapurna are aggrieved; Annapurna rejoins the army as a nurse. Despite her insistence, Achchappa refuses to remarry for the sake of having another child. They remain faithful to each other as years pass by. They also ensure that their parents back home are not made known about their son's death.

Achchappa, now a [[Major]], trains young cadets in the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. Not having met him and his family for over ten years, his aged parents come over to see them. A guilt-ridden Annapurna reveals to them about their son's death and Achchappa's unwell mother dies from shock. Meanwhile, another war has broken out and Achchappa is sent to India's snow-covered border region with his troop. His troop and he are captured by the enemy and taken to their territory, and are tortured to reveal a certain military secret. However, Achchappa refuses to give in and endures the pain inflicted. In his troop is a young and promising soldier, [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Mohan, who Achappa treats as his son. They manage to escape into India's territory but are mortally wounded. Achappa dies there while his protégé dies in the army hospital, before revealing to Annapurna, now a Major, about the former's death. Achchappa is given a [[state funeral]] back home, while Annapurna loses her sanity.

[[Hamsalekha]] composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, also writing the lyrics for all the soundtracks. The album has five soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Mutthina Haara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mutthina-haara-original-motion/id608542984 |publisher= iTunes |access-date= 21 August 2014}}</ref>