Sookha (1983)

Hindi movie · Drama · 119 min · TMDB 9/10

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 Kannada as Bara, which was released in 1982.

Cast: Anant Nag, Pankaj Dheer.

Directed by M.S. Sathyu.

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