Act 1978 (Kannada: ಆಕ್ಟ್ ೧೯೭೮) is a 2020 Kannada social thriller film directed by Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore) and produced by Devaraj R [1][2] This was the first Kannada film to be released in theatres after the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [4][5]
| Act 1978 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore) |
| Screenplay by | Veerendra Mallanna Dayanand T. K. |
| Story by | Mansore |
| Produced by | Devaraj R. |
| Starring | Yagna Shetty Shruti Sanchari Vijay |
| Cinematography | Satya Hegde |
| Edited by | Nagendra K. Ujjani |
| Music by | Ronada Bakkesh Rahul Shivakumar |
Production company | D Creations |
| Distributed by | KRG Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editGeetha, a pregnant widow, goes to a government office as part of her long and continuous ordeal to get money already sanctioned by the government, but kept on the backburner by officials of the concerned department. Tired of being asked for bribes, Geetha takes the violent route to get her due. The movie plays out like a game of chess. What seems to be a normal day of bureaucracy and corruption goes awry when she lands up with a bomb strapped to her stomach.
Cast
edit- Yagna Shetty as Geetha
- B. Suresha as Sharanappa
- Pramod Shetty as ACP Ram Gopal
- Achyuth Kumar as Doreswamy, Home Minister
- H. G. Dattatreya as Advocate General Venkatachalaiah
- Shruti as Kanika Mehta, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
- Sudha Belawadi as Chief secretary Sabiha Bhanu
- Avinash as Chief Minister of Karnataka
- Sanchari Vijay as NSG Commando Chief Bheemeshwar Pandey
- Krishna Hebbale as Guruswamy, Branch Manager
- Shobaraj as Sub-inspector Karunakar
- Ashwin Hassan as constable
- Bala Rajwadi as Commissioner of Police Shankar Narayan
- RJ Nethra as Rohini, Central Crime Branch (CCB) officer
- Ravi Bhat as IGP Avinash Manphade
- Raghu Shivamogga as Benjamin
- P. D. Sathish Chandra as Aravinda Nadiger
- Deepa Ravishankar
- Sharanya as Suhasini
- Sathya Ummatthal
- Nanda Kumar as Ashok Dalavayi, Chief Accountant
- Kiran Naik as Govinda, peon
- Naresh Bhat as Lokesh, clerk
- Aravind Kuplikar
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards | Best Film | Devaraj R | Nominated | [6] [7] [8] |
| Best Director | Mansore | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Yagna Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Mansore TK Dayanand |
Nominated | |||
| Best Dialogue | TK Dayanand Veeru Malanna |
Nominated | |||
| Best Lyrics | Jayanth Kaikini ("Teladu Mugile") | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Nagendra K Ujjani | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Director | Santhosh Panchal | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards. | Best Film | D Creations | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Mansore | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematographer | Satya Hegde | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Yagna Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | B. Suresha | Won | |||
| 2022 | 67th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | Devaraj R | Won | [9] |
| Best Director | Mansore | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Yagna Shetty | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | B. Suresha | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist | Jayanth Kaikini for "Teladu Mugile") | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Kadabarege Muniraju for "Teladu Mugilu" | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Is Mansore directed ACT-1978 Sandalwood's first post Covid theatrical hit?". Times Of India. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ A Sharadhaa (21 November 2020). "'Act 1978' review: A thriller with a social message". New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Shree DN (22 November 2020). "Act 1978 review: A hostage drama that leaves you misty-eyed". deccanherald. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Shilpa Anandraj (7 November 2020). "Mansore on his upcoming film, 'Act 1978'". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ A Sharadhaa (4 November 2019). "Mansore takes bureaucracy on big screen with Act 1978". Indianexpress. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards: Love Mocktail, Dia, Gentleman Dominate Nomination List". ibtimes. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Winners: Chandanavana Film Critics Academy 2020: Dia, Popcorn Monkey Tiger, Gentleman Walk Away with Maximum Honours". ibtimes. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "CFCA Awards 2021 – Dhananjaya and Kushee win Best Actors award in lead role". cinimirror. 22 February 2021.
- ^ "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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