Bhoomi Geetha

1997 Indian film

Bhoomi Geetha (transl. Song of the earth) is a 1997 Indian Kannada language film, starring Atul Kulkarni and Vinaya Prasad.^[1]

Plot

A tribal community faces cultural and ecological displacement when a dam is constructed in their native land.

Cast

• Lokesh as Lingaiah
• Vinaya Prasad as Sumathi
• Atul Kulkarni as Forest officer
• Manju Bhashini as Obi
• Umesh as Jogi

Awards

45th National Film Awards

• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation — R. Mahadeva Gowda, Geetha Mahadeva Gowda, H. K. Narakesari

1997–98 Karnataka State Film Awards

• Special Film of Social Concern — R. Mahadeva Gowda, Geetha Mahadeva Gowda, H. K. Narakesari

1997 Screen Awards^[2]

• Best Film — R. Mahadeva Gowda, Geetha Mahadeva Gowda, H. K. Narakesari
• Best Director (Kannada) — Kesari Haravu

References

1. "Film on Tribes Gorukana". IndiaGlitz. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
2. "WHEN THE STARS DESCENDED ON CHENNAI..." Screen. Archived from the original on 13 May 1998. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

External links

• Bhoomi Geetha at IMDb