Beguru: The beautiful 1970 movie love story ‘Sunflower’ starring two hugely talented Italian actors Sophia Lauren and Marcello Mastroianni that tells the tale of World War II, brings back memories of the Sunflower fields. Here Giovanna played by Sophia Lauren goes in search of her husband Antonio,( played by Mastrioianni) to Russia where she visits the Sunflower fields.
Similarly, a Sunflower field in Beguru by the National Highway in Chamarajanagar district is attracting the attention of the people driving in cars and two wheelers. But the situation here is quite different. Due to lack of rain and mounting debts, the farmer here is trying to find new means to augment his income.
