A boy's hunger for rice becomes a hunger for dignity — simple, devastating, unforgettable.
‘Anna’ means rice. A family in a village cannot afford rice and a boy just wants to have it.
Direction
Islahuddin NS finds epic scope in village mundanity.
Acting
Child performance that'll haunt your dreams.
Director
Islahuddin NS
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's double meaning — 'anna' as rice and as honor/dignity in Kannada — drives the entire thematic engine.
Director Islahuddin NS reportedly cast non-actors from farming families; the rice harvest sequence uses their actual labor techniques.
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