Minchina Ota (1980 film)
| Minchina Ota | |
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| Directed by | Shankar Nag |
| Screenplay by | Mariyam Jetpurawala Shankar Nag |
| Produced by | Anant Nag Shankar Nag |
| Starring | Anant Nag Shankar Nag Priya Tendulkar Lokanath Ramesh Bhat |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | Prabhakar Badri |
Production company | Sanketh |
| Distributed by | Films International Srinivas Pictures Venkateshwara Pictures |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Minchina Ota (ⓘ) 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 not a huge success at the box office but was a critical success and won multiple awards at the 1979–80 Karnataka State Film Awards including Second Best Film, Best Actor (Anant Nag) and Best Supporting Actor (Lokanath). It is seen as a milestone in the careers of the Nag brothers. It was remade in Hindi in 1983 by Shankar Nag himself as Lalach starring Vinod Mehra, Ranjit and Pran alongside Anant Nag with music by Bappi Lahiri.