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.

Cast

Anant Nag

Collector Satish Chandra

C. R. Simha

Bhimoji

Pankaj Dheer

Shivaram

Uma Shivakumar

Bhimoji's wife

Vaijanath Biradar