Act 1978


Act 1978 is a 2020 Kannada-language social thriller film directed by Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy and produced by Devaraj R This was the first Kannada film to be released in theatres after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 RNomitated
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest DirectorMansoreWon
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest ActressYagna ShettyNomitated
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest ScreenplayMansore
TK Dayanand		Nomitated
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest DialogueTK Dayanand
Veeru Malanna		Nomitated
20212nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest LyricsJayanth Kaikini Won
202267th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Playback Singer – MaleKadabarege Muniraju for "Teladu Mugilu"Nomitated
20202020 Karnataka State Film AwardsBest EditorNagendra K UjjainiWon