Minchina Ota (1980 film)

Minchina Ota

Film VCD cover
Directed by Shankar Nag
Produced by Anant Nag
Shankar Nag
Screenplay by Mariyam Jetpurawala
Shankar Nag
Starring Anant Nag
Shankar Nag
Priya Tendulkar
Lokanath
Ramesh Bhat
Music by Prabhakar Badri
Cinematography B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production
company
Sanketh
Distributed by Films International
Srinivas Pictures
Venkateshwara Pictures
Release dates
 1980
Running time
 126 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Minchina Ota (Kannada: ಮಿಂಚಿನ ಓಟ) 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.

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).[1] It is seen as a milestone in the careers of the Nag brothers.[2]

Plot

Katte (Shankar Nag) and Prabhakar Rao / Tatha (Loknath) are petty thieves who can't 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 duping people on their way.

Soon their jig is up when one of their stolen vehicles breaks down and a mechanic Anthony "Tony" D'Souza (Anant Nag) 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 is hitting various spots and making away with vehicles. During this process they even manage to rope in another petty thief Manju (Priya Tendulkar), who is thieving to meet her ill 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 (Ramesh Bhat). 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, Tatha 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 kid 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 soundtracks.

No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Belli Moda Hatthuttha"   Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, D. Prabhakar Rao  
2. "Heege Nee Naguthiruvaaga"  Rudramurthy ShastryS. 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

References

  1. ↑ "Minchina Ota (1980)". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Middle and working class versus the rich". The Hindu. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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