Vascodigama

Vascodigama (2015)

Vascodigama is a 2015 Indian Kannada satirical film written and directed by Madhu Chandra. The plot revolves around the extent to which education system in India holds practically among students, and that the revision of curriculum is obligatory for a healthy teacher-student connect, accentuating the argument that students should lead discerning and forbearing lives rather than being coerced to study only to acquire a degree. It stars Kishore in the lead role as Vascodigama, a Kannada lecturer emphasizing his students on the above point; and Parvathy Nair as Shanthi, an English lecturer in the same college, in the lead roles. Ashwin Vijaykumar and Suchendra Prasad feature in supporting roles.

Date of release
2015-10-23
Runtime
2h 19m
Director
Madhu Chandra

Casting

Interesting facts

Vascodigama is a 2015 Indian Kannada satirical film written and directed by Madhu Chandra. The plot revolves around the extent to which education system in India holds practically among students, and that the revision of curriculum is obligatory for a healthy teacher-student connect, accentuating the argument that students should lead discerning and forbearing lives rather than being coerced to study only to acquire a degree. It stars Kishore in the lead role as Vascodigama, a Kannada lecturer emphasizing his students on the aforementioned point; and Parvathy Nair as Shanthi, an English lecturer in the same college,. Ashwin Vijaykumar and Suchendra Prasad feature in supporting roles.

Production

Madhu Chandra, who made his debut as a director with the 2012 Kannada film Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam, announced of directing Vascodigama in early 2013. The Times of India carried a report that Komal was cast to play the role of a college lecturer and the film would be a comedy, carrying "a deeper message on the importance of education".

Kishore was cast in Komal's place as the male lead and Parvathy Nair, who had previously appeared in a Kannada film Story Kathe (2013), was cast opposite him as the female lead. Filming was done extensively in Sullia, in the Dakshina Kannada region of Karnataka for 95 days, before completion in March 2015.

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