Beru (film)
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| Directed by | P. Sheshadri |
| Produced by | M/S Mitrachitra |
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| Music by | Pravin Godkhindi |
| Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | B.S.Kemparaju |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Beru (Kannada: ಬೇರು, English: Root) is a 2005 Indian Kannada language satirical film directed by P. Sheshadri starring Suchendra Prasad, H. G. Dattatreya, Neethu and M. P. Venkatarao in the lead roles.
The film was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 52nd National Film Awards
A governing system, big or small, is meant for service to people and development activities. But degradation of moral values, lack of commitment and the overall apathy of the public to the commissions and omissions of the system can lead to dangerous situations. The system may degenerate into self-seeking and -protecting power centers instead of being proactive service centers. When that happens, the system becomes breeding ground of corruption and scandals, manipulations and cover-ups. That leaves little time for bureaucracy to look into the basic objectives of ‘service’ and ‘development’. Even honest individuals who want to do good get sucked into this stinking system. In time, the whole system becomes insensitive and indifferent to the nagging problems of common people, resulting in mounting miseries. This is a situation in which the zone of tolerance of the common people starts shrinking. One untoward incident is enough to kindle the spark of rejection of the system.
Beru (The Root) is an attempt to give a wake-up call to raise the consciousness of society about many such issues.
H.G. Dattatreya as venkateshaiah
Neethu as suma
T.N. Seetharam as district collector
Suchendra prasad as raghunandan
M.P. venkatarao as Goravaih
Lakshmi chandrashekar as mad women
Vidyamurthy as kamalamma
Baby sowmya as gowri
Shivakumar as peon
A taluk-level office has been functioning without a regular head for sometime. A junior level official is in charge of the office. It has stuck to mandatory minimal ‘routine’ work.
Goravayya is a poor, old, folk artist. Though living on a small income, he has been magnanimous in his own way to provide shelter to an orphan girl. He is stuck with a problem. The roots of a tree are affecting the stability of his small shelter. He has been repeatedly requesting the office for permission to fell the tree. ‘Come later’ has been the standard reply.
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