Act 1978

ACT 1978
ACT 1978
Directed by	Mansore
Written by	Dayanand TK ; Veerendra Mallanna (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Mansore ; TK Dayanand
Story by	Mansore
Produced by	Devaraj R
Starring	Yagna Shetty; Shruti; Sanchari Vijay
Cinematography	Satya Hegde
Edited by	Nagendra K. Ujjani
Music by	Score:; Ronada Bakkesh; Rahul Shivakumar; Songs:; Rahul Shivakumar;
Production; company	D Creations
Distributed by	KRG Studios
Release date	20 November 2020;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Act 1978 (Kannada: ಆಕ್ಟ್ ೧೯೭೮) is a 2020 Kannada social thriller film directed by Manjunatha Somashekara Reddy 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]

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 playes 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[]

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[]

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	10th 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

References[]

^ "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.

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[1] "Is Mansore directed ACT-1978 Sandalwood's first post Covid theatrical hit?". Times Of India. 30 November 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. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[4] Shilpa Anandraj (7 November 2020). "Mansore on his upcoming film, 'Act 1978'". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[5] A Sharadhaa (4 November 2019). "Mansore takes bureaucracy on big screen with Act 1978". Indianexpress. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[6] "Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards: Love Mocktail, Dia, Gentleman Dominate Nomination List". ibtimes. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[7] "Winners: Chandanavana Film Critics Academy 2020: Dia, Popcorn Monkey Tiger, Gentleman Walk Away with Maximum Honours". ibtimes. 23 February 2021.

[8] "CFCA Awards 2021 – Dhananjaya and Kushee win Best Actors award in lead role". cinimirror. 22 February 2021.

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