Accident

<p>Deepak is the spoiled son of a powerful Dharmadhikari. One night, Deepak runs his car over pavement dwellers ; the pavement dwellers are killed, except Ramanna, who identifies the driver. Rahul, Deepak’s friend and the son of an chief, was with him during the accident. Rahul gets deeply traumatized due to the shock of the accident, he shares the truth with his mother Maya Rani. Maya implores Dharmadhikari to save them. Dharmadhikari, who is slated to win a , cannot afford to let this accident ruin his political ambitions. Dharmadhikari hushes up the case with the help of the and sends Deepak on a trip abroad. Rao takes charge of the case as an investigative officer. Ravi, a daring , joins Rao in investigating the case together. When Rao identifies the culprits, Dharmadhikari asks his retired driver to tell them that 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. Ravi tries to assassinate Dharmadhikari to seek justice, but he backs out and moralises that violence does not solve problems. Meanwhile, Deepak, who is leaving to the airport, dies in an accident. was produced in two months. While filming the climax, Anant Nag, who was playing Dharmadhikari, was to be shot in the courtyard of his house as he had wanted to base it around the , but Shankar Nag did not agree and changed the ending of the film. This movie was released on 9th November 1984, just 9 days after Indira Gandhi’s assassination on 31st October 1984, making it very unlikely that the climax was changed in response to the event. The film won the first at the in 1985. It also won multiple awards at the 1984–85 Karnataka State Film Awards including the award for . The film was praised for placing a politician against justice system and media revealing the nexus between politics and drug mafia.</p>