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Accident (1985 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Accident' is a 1984 Indian Kannada language film directed by Shankar Nag.
Plot
Deepak, who is the spoilt son of a powerful politician Dharmadhikari, runs his imported car over pavement dwellers one fateful night under the influence of drugs. All are killed, except Ramanna, who identifies the driver. His friend Rahul, son of an advertising agency chief, is with him during the accident. The shock of the accident leaves Rahul deeply traumatised.
Unable to hold keep the secret any longer, Rahul shares the truth with his mother. She in turn implores to Dharmadhikaari to save them. Dharmadhikari who is slated to win a by-election cannot afford to let this accident ruin his political ambitions. He hushes up the case with the help of Chief Minister and sends his son on a trip abroad. Sub-Inspector Rao takes charge of the case as an investigative officer
Ravi, a daring investigative journalist, joins Rao and they begin to putting together the evidence, Ravi gets to the bottom of the whole affair. When Rao identifies the culprits, Dharmadhikari asks his retired driver to say he was driving the car. Rao is asked to go on leave and Ravi's editor refuses to run the story. On his way to the airport, Deepak dies in an accident. Dharmadhikari wins, but loses at the same time.
Cast
* Anant Nag as Dharmadhikari, a politician
* Shankar Nag as Ravi, a journalist
* Arundhati Nag as Maya Rani
* Ashok Mandanna as Deepak
* Makeup Naani as Editor Shamanna
* Srinivas Prabhu as Rahul
* Ramesh Bhat as Inspector Rao
* T. S. Nagabharana as Ramanna
* H. G. Somashekar Rao as Mechanic Pinto
* Shimoga Venkatesh as Police Commissioner
Analysis
Contrary to stereotypes of Indian cinema which include romantic interests, song- and dance sequences, 'Accident' takes a neo-noir approach. This can be considered one of the earliest attempts towards a paradigm shift in film making in India which unfortunately didn't take off until the early 2000s due to the tragic death of Shankar Nag in 1990.
Notes
The film starred Shankar Nag's elder brother Anant Nag and his wife Arundhati Nag . The film was produced in only two months. The political atmosphere of the country was in turmoil. The sanctity of the "Golden Temple in Punjab" had been desecrated; the air was charged with helplessness, anger and confusion. While shooting climax of the film, Ananth Nag who was playing the politician, was to be shot in the courtyard of his house. He originally wanted to work it around the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
Shankar Nag was dead sure that it had to be that way and changed ending of film.
Reception
The film won the first National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 32nd National Film Awards in 1985. It also won multiple awards at the 198485 Karnataka State Film Awards including the award for First Best Film. The film was praised for placing a politician against justice system and media revealing the nexus between politics and drug mafia.
Awards and recognitions
;32nd National Film Awards
* National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
;198485 Karnataka State Film Awards
* First Best Film
* Best Supporting Actress Arundathi Nag
* Best Screenplay Vasantha Mokashi
* Best Sound Recording Pandurangan
* Special Award (Stunts) Hasan Raghu
;14th International Film Festival of India
* Screening; homage to Shankar Nag
References
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