''Kasko'' is a 2009 Telugu

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

directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars

Vaibhav Reddy Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil film industry. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Godava'' (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is bes ...

and Shweta Basu Prasad in the lead roles.

Cast

as Vamsi / Pawan Kalyan * Shweta Basu Prasad as RJ Krishnaveni * Pradeep Rawat as Basavanna *

Brahmanandam Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...

as Mahesh Babu * Salim Panda as Alauddin * Gowri Pandit as Deepika * Jayaprakash Reddy as J.P. (a goon) *

Chalapathi Rao Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...

as Vamsi's father *

Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker Satyam following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early life ...

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

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as Vamsi's friend *

M. S. Narayana M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951–23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, India. Career Narayana has over 750 films to his credit. His debut film ...

Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...

*Tarjan *Azad

Production

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

Godava ''Godava'' () is a 2007 Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and stars his son Vaibhav Reddy and Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy an ...

'', is also producing this film. Shweta Basu Prasad 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, is an Indian playback singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and i ...

, 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 audio launch was held on 18 November 2009. The guests of the function included Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, V. V. Vinayak, B. Gopal, and

N. Shankar Nimmala Shankar is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing blockbuster films like ''Jayam Manade Raa''. In 2011, he directed ''Jai Bolo Telangana'', which won five Nandi Awards and was screened a ...

Release

The film was scheduled to release on 4 December, but was postponed. 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". ''123 Telugu'' called the film a "head ache which is cliched, predictable and probably pointless drama too".https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/K/Kasko/Kasko_review.html

References

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