''Kasko'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. The film was a box office failure.

Cast

as Vamsi / Pawan Kalyan *

as RJ Krishnaveni * Pradeep Rawat as Basavanna *

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as Mahesh Babu * Salim Panda as Alauddin * Gowri Pandit as Deepika *

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as J.P. (a goon) *

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as Vamsi's father *

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as Salim, Vamsi's friend * Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Vamsi's friend *

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as Vamsi's friend *

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*Sravan *Tarjan *Azad

Production

A. Kodandarami Reddy, who produced Vaibhav Reddy's previous Telugu venture ''

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'', is also producing this film.

was signed as the heroine while

was signed as a comedian. Tamil music director

Premji Amaren Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi or Premji () is an Indian singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema an ...

, who was Vaibhav Reddy's childhood friend and acted with him in '' Saroja'', signed this film, which marks his debut in Telugu cinema. In January 2009, the production team shot the film in BHEL, Hyderabad. Kodandarami Reddy hired a helicopter to shoot the heroine kidnapping scene.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Premgi Amaren Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi or Premji () is an Indian singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema an ...

. The audio launch was held on 18 November 2009. The guests of the function included

Paruchuri Gopala Krishna Paruchuri Gopala Krishna (25 September 1947) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema. Gopala Krishna is the younger of the Paruchuri Brothers (Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna), ...

V. V. Vinayak Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayaka Rao, better known as V. V. Vinayak (born 9 October 1974), is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is recognised for directing action dramas and action comedies. Vinaya ...

, B. Gopal, and N. Shankar.

Release and reception

The film was scheduled to release on 4 December 2009, but the release was postponed by twenty days. The ''Full Hyderabad'' gave the film a negative review saying that "All said and done, Kasko won't test your patience – they'll heave it out of the theatres pretty soon".

References

External links

* {{A. Kodandarami Reddy Indian romantic comedy-drama films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films 2009 romantic comedy-drama films 2009 films Films directed by G. Nageswara Reddy Films scored by Premgi Amaren