Tabarana Kathe

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director = Girish Kasaravalli
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writer = Poornachandra Tejaswi
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starring = Nalini Murthy
R. Nagesh
Chaaru Haasan
music = L. Vaidyanathan
cinematography = Madhu Ambat
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runtime = 179 min.
country = flagicon|India India
language = Kannada
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imdb_id = 0232753Tabarana Kathe ( _kn. ತಬರನ ಕಥೆ) is a Kannada language film released in 1987 directed by Girish Kasaravalli.

Principal Cast

*Chaaru Haasan
*Nalina Murty
*Master Santosh

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 period. 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 during his tenure. Except for a few sympathisers, nobody helps Tabara get his pension. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion in the world 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.

Highlights

*When Tabara fails to manage his wife's operation, in a moment of desperation, he goes to a local butcher and asks if he would ampute his wife's leg. This intense scene was shot brilliantly.
*The climax was yet another highlight of the film as in all Girish Kasaravalli's films. Tabara finally receives his pension. But everything is over. His sole companion has left this world. Standing in front of his past office, Tabara shouts at the office staff and holds them responsible for his wife's death.

Awards and Screenings

*Tabarana Kathe won the highest national award in India, the Golden Lotus. It became the second film of Girish Kasaravalli to win this award.
*Chaaru Haasan who played the role of Tabara received the Silver Lotus for Best Actor.
*The film also won the Karnataka State Film Awards for
**Best Film
**Best Direction for Girish Kasaravalli
**Best Script for Girish Kasaravalli
**Best Story for K.P.Poorna Chandra Thejaswi
**Best Dialogue for K.P.Poorna Chandra Thejaswi
**Best Actor for Chaaru Haasan
**Best Child Artise for Master Santosh
**Best Editor for M.N.Swamy
*Tabarana Kathe was screened at Various Film Festivals including Tashkent, Nantes, Tokyo and the Film Festival of Russia.