What is "avasthe"

Avasthe is a 1987 Kannada political drama film directed and co-produced by Krishna Masadi and is based on the novel written by the acclaimed writer U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film is broadly based on the life of Social reformist and opposition leader in the Legislative assembly, Gopala Gowda. The film starred Anant Nag in the lead role along with a host of real-time politicians like J. H. Patel, D. B. Chandre Gowda, M. P. Prakash and B. K. Chandrashekar in the key roles. Other pivotal roles were played by B. V. Karanth, M. Bhaktavatsalam, Archana and Bhargavi Narayan.

The film's score and songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film, upon release, was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1987–88.