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Rich kid, dead bodies, daddy's damage control. Bangalore's ugliest cover-up.
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Accident (1984)

sleazy privilegesweaty corruptionmedia circus

Overview

DramaThrillerCrime

Young man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.

Flag of ININKannada
Content warning
1980spower struggleneo-noirpolitical thrillerpolice investigationinvestigative journalismdramasystemic corruptionsocial issuespolitical drama+5 more
class impunityjournalistic complicitygenerational guilturban inequality

Standout Aspects

Acting

Anant Nag's politician oozes Bangalore elite sleaze.

Direction

Shankar Nag builds dread through bureaucratic silence.

Writing

No heroes, just varying degrees of complicity.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel morally queasy alone.·Streaming: Late-night Kannada cinema rabbit hole.·Rewatch: Spotting every cop who takes the bribe.
Heads up:Violence: Hit-and-run aftermath shown in raw detail.·Disturbing: Systemic corruption feels depressingly plausible.
Shankar Nag

Director

Shankar Nag

ReleasedNov 9, 1984
Runtime2h 5m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Sanket

Top Cast

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Dharmadhikari

Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag

Ravi

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag

Maya Rani

Ramesh Bhat

Ramesh Bhat

Inspector Rao

Srinivasa Prabhu

Srinivasa Prabhu

Rahul

T. S. Nagabharana

T. S. Nagabharana

Ramanna

Kashi

Kashi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

1980s Bangalore's nouveau riche politics, where IT money hadn't yet sanitized the city's underbelly.

Trivia

Real Bangalore journalists consulted; Shankar Nag reportedly received anonymous threats during filming.

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