Bara (film)

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Bara
Directed byM. S. Sathyu
Produced byM. S. Sathyu
Written byU. R. Ananthamurthy
StarringAnant Nag
C. R. Simha
Loveleen Madhu
Pankaj Dheer
Veeraj Byakod
M. V. Narayana Rao
Music byMysore Ananthaswamy
Siddalingaiah
CinematographyAshok Gunjal
Edited byChakravarthy
Production
company
M. S. Sathyu Productions
Release date
  • October 1982 (1982-10)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Bara (Kannada: ಬರ English: Drought) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by U. R. Ananthamurthy.[1][2] 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.[3]

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and Siddalingaiah with lyrics by K. S. Nissar Ahmed and Siddalingaiah.

Track listing
No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Ninna Anuragave"Mysore AnanthaswamyJayashree 
2."Ondanondu Ooru"SiddalingaiahJanardhan 

Awards[edit]

Filmfare Awards Kannada

References[edit]

  1. Khajane, Muralidhara (23 August 2014). "Celluloid faithfully celebrated his novels". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Bara - Kannada Film by M.S.Satyu". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. Gulazar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 646–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.

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