School Master is a 1958 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu.

[4] The movie is based on 1937 English movie Make Way for Tomorrow[5] which has been adapted multiple times including in Japanese as Tokyo Story (1953), in Marathi as Oon Paus (1954), in Tamil as Varavu Nalla Uravu (1990), in Pakistani as Samaj (1972) and twice in Hindi as Zindagi (1976) and Baghban (2003).

[6] Ranganna is a newly appointed headmaster in a government-run village primary school, where he admits his children.

Although Vasu is punished, his innate goodness wins over his teacher and he is given special attention to become a better student.

Nagappa, the corrupt chairperson of the village panchayat frequently clashes with the honest Ranganna and the district authorities.

Ranganna's sons marry — Gopi to Radha, Nagappa's daughter, and Ravikumar to Geetha, much against the parents' wishes.

Over time, Ranganna’s eyesight deteriorates, and he is unable to even read his wife's letters because his son refuses to provide him with spectacles.

Ranganna is overwhelmed with emotion as he sees his once troublesome student has transformed into a role model.