Act 1978

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Act 1978
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Directed byManjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore)
Screenplay byVeerendra Mallanna
Dayanand T. K.
Story byMansore
Produced byDevaraj R.
Starring Yagna Shetty
Shruti
Sanchari Vijay
Cinematography Satya Hegde
Edited byNagendra K. Ujjani
Music byRonada Bakkesh
Rahul Shivakumar
Production
company
D Creations
Distributed byKRG Studios
Release date
  • 20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Act 1978 is a 2020 Kannada-language 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]

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Plot

Geetha, 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

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest FilmDevaraj RNominated [6]
Best DirectorMansoreWon
Best Actress Yagna Shetty Nominated
Best ScreenplayMansore
TK Dayanand
Nominated
Best DialogueTK Dayanand
Veeru Malanna
Nominated
Best LyricsJayanth Kaikini ("Teladu Mugile")Nominated
Best EditorNagendra K UjjaniNominated
Best Art DirectorSanthosh PanchalNominated
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards.Best FilmD CreationsNominated[ citation needed ]
Best DirectorMansoreNominated
Best Cinematographer Satya Hegde Nominated
Best Actress Yagna Shetty Nominated
Best Supporting Actor B. Suresha Won
2022 67th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Devaraj RWon [7]
Best Director MansoreNominated
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

  1. "Is Mansore directed ACT-1978 Sandalwood's first post Covid theatrical hit?". Times Of India. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. A Sharadhaa (21 November 2020). "'Act 1978' review: A thriller with a social message". New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. Shree DN (22 November 2020). "Act 1978 review: A hostage drama that leaves you misty-eyed". deccanherald. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. Shilpa Anandraj (7 November 2020). "Mansore on his upcoming film, 'Act 1978'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. A Sharadhaa (4 November 2019). "Mansore takes bureaucracy on big screen with Act 1978". Indianexpress. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. "CFCA Awards 2021 – Dhananjaya and Kushee win Best Actors award in lead role". cinimirror. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.