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{{Infobox film
| name = Minchina Ota
| image = 1980 Kannada film Minchina Ota VCD cover.jpg
| caption = Film VCD cover
| director = [[Shankar Nag]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Mariyam Jetpurawala Shankar Nag
| producer = [[Anant Nag]] Shankar Nag
| starring = Anant Nag Shankar Nag [[Priya Tendulkar]] [[Lokanath]] [[Ramesh Bhat]]
| cinematography = [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]
| editing = [[P. Bhaktavatsalam]]
| music = [[Prabhakar Badri]]
| studio = Sanketh
| distributor = Films International Srinivas Pictures Venkateshwara Pictures
| released = 1980
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| budget =
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'''''Minchina Ota''''' ({{lang-kn|ಮಿಂಚಿನ ಓಟ}}) 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.

The film was a critical success and won multiple awards at the 1979–80 [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] including [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film|Second Best Film]], [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Anant Nag) and [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Lokanath). It is seen as a milestone in the careers of the Nag brothers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle and working class versus the rich|url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/middle-and-working-class-versus-the-rich/article1294545.ece|work=The Hindu|date= 12 July 2008|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> It was remade in Hindi in 1983 by [[Shankar Nag]] himself as ''[[Lalach]]'' starring [[Vinod Mehra]], [[Ranjit]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] alongside [[Anant Nag]] with music by [[Bappi Lahiri]]. [[Minchina Ota]] is considered one of the finest movies in the history of Kannada cinema. It's also a milestone movie in the career of Nag brothers.

== Plot ==
Katte ([[Shankar Nag]]) and Prabhakar Rao / Tatha ([[Loknath]]) are petty thieves who can't 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 Highway (India)|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 ([[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 petty thief Manju ([[Priya Tendulkar]]), 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 ([[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. In the process, Tatha 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 ==
* [[Anant Nag]] as Tony D'Souza
* [[Shankar Nag]] as Katte
* [[Lokanath]] as Prabhakar Rao / Thatha
* [[Priya Tendulkar]] as Manju
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as Inspector Nayak
* [[Mandeep Roy]] as Constable Thimmaiah
* Prakash
* B. R. Shivaramaiah
* Mysore Nagaraj
* Ranga
* Basavaraj Vali

==Soundtrack==
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Prabhakar Badri
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Prabhakar Badri composed the soundtrack for the film with lyrics written by [[Rudramurthy Shastry]]. The album consists of four soundtracks.

{{Track listing
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Belli Moda Hatthuttha
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[Anant Nag]], [[Shankar Nag]], D. Prabhakar Rao
| length1 =
| title2 = Heege Nee Naguthiruvaaga
| lyrics2 = Rudramurthy Shastry
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Baralide Hosa Ruthu
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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| title4 = Arasutha Sukhavanu
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==Awards==
[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 1979-80

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] - [[Anant Nag]] and [[Shankar Nag]]

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Anant Nag]]

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Lokanath]]

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] – Mariyam Jetpurawala, [[Shankar Nag]]

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] – [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] – P. Bhaktavatsalam

* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Sound Recording|Best Sound Recording]] – S. P. Ramanathan

[[28th Filmfare Awards South]]

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]] — [[Shankar Nag]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0245284|Minchina Ota}}

[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:1980s heist films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian heist films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shankar Nag]]

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