Act 1978

Act 1978
Act 1978
	Poster
Directed by	Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore)
Screenplay by	Veerendra Mallanna; Dayanand T. K.
Story by	Mansore
Produced by	Devaraj R.
Starring	Yagna Shetty; Shruti; Sanchari Vijay
Cinematography	Satya Hegde
Edited by	Nagendra K. Ujjani
Music by	Ronada Bakkesh; 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 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]

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

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]
		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	9th South Indian International Movie Awards.	Best Film	D Creations	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}
		Best Director	Mansore	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer	Satya Hegde	Nominated
		Best Actress	Yagna Shetty	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	B. Suresha	Won
2022	67th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film	Devaraj R	Won	^[7]
		Best Director	Mansore	Nominated
		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
2020	2020 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Editor	Nagendra K Ujjaini	Won	^[8]

References

^ "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.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award". DeccanHerald.com. 12 March 2025.

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[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.

[8] "Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award". DeccanHerald.com. 12 March 2025.

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