Kasko review

Movie Name : Kasko

Rating : 1.75/5

Banner : K Films

Casting : Vaibhav, Sweta Basu, Gowrie Pandit, Pradeep Rawat, Brahmanandam, Chitram Rajesh, Srinivasa Reddy, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Baby Anushkaa, Anant, Chalapathi Rao, Arundhati Aravind etc

Music : Premji

Cinematography : Akhilan

Producer : Bharathi

Director : Nageshwar Reddy

Release Date:25 Dec, 2009

Summary:
A rotten tale, the story begins with Vamsi who is also known as Pawan Kalyan (vaibhav) and he comes to the city of Hyderabad. He has got a goal and in this process, he comes upon Mahesh Babu (Brahmanandam). Apparently, Mahesh is in the city for a particular reason - to curb the growth of rowdyism and bring them to task. Together, Vamsi and Mahesh form a team and they take on the bad guys Mallesh, Saleem and Allauddin (pradeep rawat, jayaprakash reddy). However, Vamsi has also got a past which is not revealed until a long time. He also has a love interest in Krishnaveni (swetha Basu) who is a radio jockey in Radio Mirchi. Soon, the confrontation takes place and what happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Scanning:
The director has come up with a routine masala tale and though the presentation was okay, the narrative was not upto the mark. The dialogues were weak, the script was having flaws and the screenplay was poor. Background score didn't do much and the songs also were more of Tamil mass flavor. Cinematography was a saving grace. Costumes were alright and the art department also made its presence felt. Editing was required at few key places. Fights were good at few places. Coming to the cast, Vaibhav has worked hard for this role but then he still needs to work on his voice modulation and dialogue delivery. It is better he is himself and not try to imitate someone else. Swetha did justice to her role and was a complete visual feast for the masses. Pradeep Rawath was regular, Jayaprakash Reddy managed few smiles, Brahmanandam also showed his prowess at few places but he could have been better, M S was good, the others did their bit to add value to the film.

Round-Up:
The film does not come up with anything new but then the take off is good with interesting character names and a concept. However, it soon gets back to the beaten track and though there is a twist before the interval, all the fizz is lost once it is revealed in the second half. Overall, it is the same old formula approach for a pure mass entertainer and there are many places the makers could have worked on to make this a much better venture. The technical aspects are alright, the production values were of quality but then the content is weak. This will be below average at the box office.