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The Famine
1980 ยท 2 hrs 15 mins
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.
Director: M.S. Sathyu
Cast: Anant Nag, C. R. Simha, Pankaj Dheer, Shivaram, Uma Shivakumar