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.
Key credits listed on this page include M.S. Sathyu, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Javed Siddiqui, Shama Zaidi, Anant Nag, C. R. Simha, Pankaj Dheer, and Shivaram.