Sprouted Dream) is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. S. Nagabharana and starring Shiva Rajkumar, Anant Nag, Vidhya Venkatesh, Rekha Unnikrishnan and Avinash.
The story and characterisation of the lead role - an urban youth in search of his roots giving up his city life and deciding to stay back in a remote village and setting up a micro hydroelectric project to generate electricity for the benefit of the villagers - went on to be used in the 2004 Hindi movie Swades[1][2][3][4][5] whose story writer MG Sathya had revealed that he was swayed over by the Gandhian principles and the socio - political environment during his formative years while studying in Kannada medium school in Jalahalli, Bengaluru.
He has a doting father B. Sundara Rao (Anant Nag) and a loud, annoying and a threatening mother.
His college friend Seetharam (Raju Ananthaswamy) from Karnataka, teaches him Kannada to converse with Varalakshmi.
When Shankar returns to Delhi, his mother plans to marry him off and he reluctantly agrees to meet his bride-to-be.
She shows him their family's land and asks him to help rebuild their house, which has fallen into disrepair.
He has a young, cheerful daughter Srimathi (Rekha Unnikrishnan), who teaches Kannada to the small kids around.
But he somehow successfully builds a bridge across the river, sets up a micro hydro-electric project to generate electricity which can be used for fencing.
Shankar's hard work gain him rewards and all the village people set off for a celebration for the crops harvesting time.
Finally, Shankar loses all hopes in his life and he is all set to leave Bangaadi to return to Delhi.
His mother learns Kannada, Varalakshmi sets up a clinic in that village while Shanbhog, seriously shocked by his daughter's death becomes mentally challenged and begins to construct a bridge which he destroyed.
The idea of the protagonist loving his roots, going to his village and setting up a Micro Hydro-Electric project to generate electricity can also be seen in the Hindi cult classic Swades.