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Minchina ota Directed by Shankar Nag Starring Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, Priya Tendulkar, Loknath, Ramesh Bhat Music by Prabhakar Badri Editing by Bhaktavatsalam Release date(s) 1980 Country India Language Kannada Minchina ota is a Kannada film directed by actor,director Shankar Nag starring his brother Anant Nag and himself.Its a heist movie.
Minchina ota illustrates the life of a criminal. The age old saying that crime does not pay is portrayed in this feature. Katte (Shankar) and Thatha (Loknath) are petty thieves who can’t seem to get a break in life. Their criminal past does not leave them wherever they go. Being the lazy and hopeless souls that they are, they decide to hit it big. They start jumping unsuspecting passers by on National Highways and relieving them of their automobiles.
Soon their jig is up when one of their stolen vehicles breaks down and Tony (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 helpless soul Manju (Priya Tendulkar) into their criminal enterprise.
The cops are hot on their trail for a good part of the movie before finally clamping the trio down much to the delight of the pipe-smoking Inspector (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. But as it has happened in the past, as you sow so shall you reap. The same holds good for these guys’ fates. Thatha dies after accidentally falling off the high prison walls. Katte and Tony are killed in a encounter while trying to flee from the cops. The movie ends with Manju, who at this stage is pregnant with Tonys child, vowing to raise the kid in a good and healthy environment.
‘Minchina Ota’ is considered one of Shankar Nag’s best works.
Actor Ramesh Bhat debuted in Kannada films through this movie.
References
Categories:- Kannada-language films
- Kannada-language film stubs
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