Tabarana Kathe

Tabarana Kathe
Directed by Girish Kasaravalli
Produced by Girish Kasaravalli
Written by Poornachandra Tejaswi
Screenplay by Girish Kasaravalli
Starring Charuhasan
Nalini Murthy
R. Nagesh
Music by L. Vaidyanathan
Cinematography Madhu Ambat
Edited by M. N. Swamy
Distributed by Apoorva Chithra
Running time
110 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Tabarana Kathe (Kannada: ತಬರನ ಕಥೆ, English: Tabara's Tale) is a 1987 Indian Kannada language film released directed by Girish Kasaravalli. It was based on a short story of the same name by Poornachandra Tejaswi.

Plot summary

Tabarana Kathe is the story of Tabara Shetty, a government servant in the ranks of a watchman. Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. He is a dedicated worker and respects the system that sustained him for so long. But problems emerge after his retirement.

Tabara never gets his pension money. In his failing old age, Tabara approaches the officials he had served. Except for a few sympathisers, nobody helps Tabara get his pension. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick with diabetes. She has a sore foot which turns to gangrene. Tabara tries all means to get his pension to treat his wife. After a few months, his wife dies. The pension money arrives after that. Tabara curses his higher officials and the system which ruined his life.

Principal cast

Highlights

Awards and screenings

Tabarana Kathe was screened at film festivals including Tashkent, Nantes, Tokyo and the Film Festival of Russia.

References

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