Minchina Ota (1980 film)

Minchina Ota
Film VCD cover
Directed by	Shankar Nag
Produced by	Anant Nag Shankar Nag
Screenplay by	Mariyam Jetpurawala Shankar Nag
Starring	Anant Nag Shankar Nag Priya Tendulkar Lokanath Ramesh Bhat
Music by	Prabhakar Badri
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production company	Sanketh
Distributed by	Films International Srinivas Pictures Venkateshwara Pictures
Release date	1980
Running time	126 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Minchina Ota (Kannada: 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 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.

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 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 Anthony "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 ill mother's medical bills, into their criminal enterprise. Soon, Tony and Manju get married.