19.20.21 review: A hard-hitting story on the misuse of UAPA

Entertainment By Shashiprasad S M March 3, 2023 Read the article

In Mansore’s 19.20.21, his cinematic focus is on the misuse of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 aka UAPA.

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19.20.21 is inspired by a real case — the Vittal Malekudiya case — reported in the Western Ghats of Karnataka involving the tribals living in the reserved forest area.

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On 3 March 2012, Vittal and his father Linganna Malekudiya were arrested under the UAPA for their alleged links with Naxals.

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Ever since the UAPA came into force it has been widely reported on how the Act is being misused.

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This is especially after amendments to Section 35 which allows the government to categorise individuals as terrorists (apart from organisations).

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In the film, Shrunga plays the character of Manju who raises his voice for the upliftment of his tribe and is wrongly detained by the system.

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His nine-year-long fight for justice is a heart-wrenching tale that the film depicts to near perfection.

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Shrunga as Manju and Balaji Manohar as his advocate portray their characters really well and narrates the (Vittal Malekudiya’s) “fight” on screens to good effect.

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19.20.21 is a film that one needs to watch for the sole purpose of being aware of our basic rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India.

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