Minchina Ota (1980 film)

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.

Minchina Ota
Film VCD cover
Directed byShankar Nag
Screenplay byMariyam Jetpurawala
Shankar Nag
Produced byAnant Nag
Shankar Nag
StarringAnant Nag
Shankar Nag
Priya Tendulkar
Lokanath
Ramesh Bhat
CinematographyB. C. Gowrishankar
Edited byP. Bhaktavatsalam
Music byPrabhakar Badri
Production
company
Sanketh
Distributed byFilms International
Srinivas Pictures
Venkateshwara Pictures
Release date
1980
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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 duping 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 is hitting various spots and making 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
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSaregama

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 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. "Middle and working class versus the rich". The Hindu. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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