Tabarana Kathe

Tabarana Kathe ("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.
"Tabarana Kathe" is the story of tabara ,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.
Awards and screenings.
"Tabarana Kathe" was screened at film festivals including Tashkent, Nantes, Tokyo and the Film Festival of Russia.
34th National Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards 1986-87