Minchina Ota (1980 film)

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Minchina Ota
1980 Kannada film Minchina Ota VCD cover.jpg
Film VCD cover
Directed by Shankar Nag
Screenplay byMariyam Jetpurawala
Shankar Nag
Produced by Anant Nag
Shankar Nag
StarringAnant Nag
Shankar Nag
Priya Tendulkar
Lokanath
Ramesh Bhat
Cinematography B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by Prabhakar Badri
Production
company
Sanketh
Distributed byFilms International
Srinivas Pictures
Venkateshwara Pictures
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Minchina Ota is a 1980 Indian Kannada language heist film directed by and starring Shankar Nag with his brother Anant Nag and Lokanath in pivotal roles. The supporting cast features Priya Tendulkar and Ramesh Bhat, who made his debut in the film.

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The film was a critical success and won multiple awards at the 1979–80 Karnataka State Film Awards including Second Best Film, Best Actor (Anant Nag) and Best Supporting Actor (Lokanath). It is seen as a milestone in the careers of the Nag brothers. [1] It was remade in Hindi in 1983 by Shankar Nag himself as Lalach starring Vinod Mehra, Ranjit and Pran alongside Anant Nag with music by Bappi Lahiri.

Plot

Katte and Prabhakar Rao "Tatha" are petty thieves who cannot seem to get a break in life. Their criminal past does not leave them wherever they go. To make it big, they resort to their past and start jumping unsuspecting passers by on National Highways and relieving them of their automobiles. Disassembling the auto parts, they sell them for money and often dupe people on their way.

Soon their jig is up when one of their stolen vehicles breaks down and a mechanic Tony D'Souza is brought for help. Seeing that money is a free flowing concept in this criminal life, Tony joins hands with this crime duo. Soon, the trio hits various spots and makes away with vehicles. During this process, they even manage to rope in another petty thief Manju, who is thieving to meet her sick mother's medical bills, into their criminal enterprise. Soon, Tony and Manju get married.

The cops are hot on their trail for a good part of the film before finally clamping the trio down much to the delight of the pipe-smoking Inspector Nayak. As jailbirds, Katte and Thatha seem to have found their peace but not Tony. His desperate self is trying to get away from the chains that bind him. A prison break is planned and executed to almost perfection by the three. In the process, Thatha dies after accidentally falling off the high prison walls. Katte and Tony are killed in an encounter while trying to flee from the cops. The film ends with Manju, who at this stage is pregnant by Tony, vowing to raise the child in a good and healthy environment.

Cast

Soundtrack

Minchina Ota
Soundtrack album by
Prabhakar Badri
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Saregama

Prabhakar Badri composed the soundtrack for the film with lyrics written by Rudramurthy Shastry. The album consists of four tracks.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Belli Moda Hatthuttha"  Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, D. Prabhakar Rao 
2."Heege Nee Naguthiruvaaga"Rudramurthy Shastry S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam  
3."Baralide Hosa Ruthu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Arasutha Sukhavanu" Vani Jairam 

Awards

1979–80 Karnataka State Film Awards
28th Filmfare Awards South

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