Accident (1985 film)

Accident
Accident
	Ilayaraja
Distributed by	Sanket
Release date	9 November 1984;
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Accident is a 1984 Indian

Arundhati Nag.^[1]

Plot

Deepak, the spoiled son of a powerful politician Dharmadhikari, runs his car over pavement dwellers one 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 the secret any longer, Rahul shares the truth with his mother. She in turn implores Dharmadhikari to save them. Dharmadhikari who is slated to win a

Sub-Inspector

Rao takes charge of the case as an investigative officer.

Ravi, a daring

investigative journalist

, joins Rao and they investigate the case together. When Rao identifies the culprits, Dharmadhikari asks his retired driver to say he was driving the car.

As a result of the events that have transpired, 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.

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

Production

The film was produced in two months. While filming the climax, Anant Nag who was playing the politician, was to be shot in the courtyard of his house. He had wanted to base it around the assassination of Indira Gandhi. But Shankar Nag did not agree agree and therefore changed the ending of the film.^[2]

Reception

The film won the first

First Best Film. The film was praised for placing a politician against justice system and media revealing the nexus between politics and drug mafia.^[4]

Awards and recognitions

32nd National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

1984–85 Karnataka State Film Awards

14th International Film Festival of India

Screening; homage to Shankar Nag

References

^ "28 years on, 'accident' once more". The Times of India. 18 July 2013.
^ "The final accident". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 October 2010.
^ "32nd National Film Festival (1985)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF).
^ "Best Kannada Thrillers from Different Eras Now Available on OTT". 24 September 2020.

External links

Accident at
IMDb

[1] "28 years on, 'accident' once more". The Times of India. 18 July 2013.

[2] "The final accident". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 October 2010.

[3] "32nd National Film Festival (1985)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF).

[4] "Best Kannada Thrillers from Different Eras Now Available on OTT". 24 September 2020.

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v t e National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
1984–1990	Accident (1984) No Award (1985) Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986) Ore Oru Gramathiley & Vedham Pudhithu (1987) Main Zinda Hoon (1988) Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti (1989) Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (1990)
1991–2000	Yamanam (1991) Neenga Nalla Irukkanum (1992) Janani & Narayam (1993) Parinayam & Wheelchair (1994) Doghi (1995) Tamanna (1996) Dhanna (1997) Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998) Kairee (1999) Vetri Kodi Kattu & Munnudi (2000)
2001–present	Chandni Bar (2001) Swaraaj (2002) Koi... Mil Gaya & Gangaajal (2003) Perumazhakkalam (2004) Iqbal (2005) Hope (2006) Antardwand (2007) Jogwa (2008) Well Done Abba (2009) Champions (2010) No Award (2011) Spirit (2012) Tuhya Dharma Koncha (2013) Chotoder Chobi (2014) Nirnayakam (2015) Pink (2016) Aalorukkam (2017) Pad Man (2018)