Sookha

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.

• Director: M.S. Sathyu
• Cast: Anant Nag, Pankaj Dheer