{{short description|Indian Kannada film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox film | image = Act 1978 poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore) | producer = Devaraj R. | screenplay = Veerendra Mallanna<br/>Dayanand T. K. | story = Mansore | starring = Yagna Shetty | music = Ronada Bakkesh<br/>Rahul Shivakumar | cinematography = Satya Hegde | editing = Nagendra K. Ujjani | studio = D Creations | distributor = KRG Studios | runtime = 127 minutes | released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|11|20}} | language = Kannada | country = India | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Act 1978''''' is a 2020 Kannada-language social thriller film directed by Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore) and starring Yagna Shetty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/is-mansore-directed-act-1978-sandalwoods-first-post-covid-theatrical-hit/articleshow/79487060.cms|title=Is Mansore directed ACT-1978 Sandalwood's first post Covid theatrical hit?|website=Times Of India|date=30 November 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201035254/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/is-mansore-directed-act-1978-sandalwoods-first-post-covid-theatrical-hit/articleshow/79487060.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/nov/21/act-1978-review-a-thriller-with-a-social-message-2225976.html|title= 'Act 1978' review: A thriller with a social message|website=New Indian Express|date=21 November 2020|author=A Sharadhaa |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> This was the first Kannada film to be released in theatres after the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/act-1978-review-a-hostage-drama-that-leaves-you-misty-eyed-917814.html |title=Act 1978 review: A hostage drama that leaves you misty-eyed |website=deccanherald |date=22 November 2020 |author=Shree DN |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122135141/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/act-1978-review-a-hostage-drama-that-leaves-you-misty-eyed-917814.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mansore-on-his-upcoming-film-act-1978/article33047864.ece |title=Mansore on his upcoming film, 'Act 1978' |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 November 2020 |author=Shilpa Anandraj |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118042928/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mansore-on-his-upcoming-film-act-1978/article33047864.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/nov/04/mansore-takes-bureaucracy-on-big-screen-with-act-1978-2056597.html |title=Mansore takes bureaucracy on big screen with Act 1978 |website=Indianexpress |date=4 November 2019 |author=A Sharadhaa |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610122130/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/nov/04/mansore-takes-bureaucracy-on-big-screen-with-act-1978-2056597.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
== 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== {{cast listing| * 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==
{| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! Ref. |- |rowspan=8|2021 |rowspan=8|2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards |Best Film |Devaraj R |{{nom}} |rowspan=8|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinimirror.com/cfca-awards-2021-dhananjaya-and-kushee-win-best-actors-award-in-lead-role|title=CFCA Awards 2021 – Dhananjaya and Kushee win Best Actors award in lead role|newspaper=cinimirror|date=22 February 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226214810/http://cinimirror.com/cfca-awards-2021-dhananjaya-and-kushee-win-best-actors-award-in-lead-role/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Director |Mansore |{{won}} |- |Best Actress |Yagna Shetty |{{nom}} |- |Best Screenplay |Mansore<br/> TK Dayanand |{{nom}} |- |Best Dialogue |TK Dayanand<br/> Veeru Malanna |{{nom}} |- |Best Lyrics |Jayanth Kaikini ("Teladu Mugile") |{{nom}} |- |Best Editor |Nagendra K Ujjani |{{nom}} |- |Best Art Director |Santhosh Panchal |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=5|2021 |rowspan=5|9th South Indian International Movie Awards. |Best Film |D Creations |{{nom}} |rowspan=5|{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} |- |Best Director |Mansore |{{nom}} |- |Best Cinematographer |Satya Hegde |{{nom}} |- |Best Actress |Yagna Shetty |{{nom}} |- |Best Supporting Actor |B. Suresha |{{won}} |- |rowspan=6|2022 |rowspan=6|67th Filmfare Awards South |Best Film |Devaraj R |{{won}} |rowspan=6|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2022/kannada/nominations|title=67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory|website=Filmfare|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009174209/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2022/kannada/winners|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Best Director |Mansore |{{nom}} |- |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" |{{nom}} |- | 2020 | 2020 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Editor | Nagendra K Ujjaini | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-state-awards-2020-sanchari-vijay-presented-posthumous-jury-award-3443270|title=Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award|website=DeccanHerald.com|date=12 March 2025}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|11859872}} {{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada}} Category:2020 films Category:2020 Kannada-language films Category:2020 Indian films Category:2024 Indian films Category:Films shot in Karnataka Category:Indian thriller films
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