'Kaashi' film review - movie of Sudeep and Rakshita

As the title goes, Kashi is indeed a village youth who migrates to city with his brother. But that is only to start with and rest of the story revolves within the city. Since Saiprakash is the director, woes and cries are an obvious expectation but contrarily, you can see a balanced act by the director with humor, sentiment and action. Its Sudeep who carries the whole film on his shoulder and as usual, he shines be it the comedy or sentiment or action scenes.

Kashi is a simple story of a youth hailing from a village and he loses his only brother for the mistake of falling in love with the daughter of a goon. Circumstances forces Kashi to face the goons and the odds courageously.

Nothing invigorating as far as the story goes. What is notable is the splendid performance by Sudeep in all areas. Unlike in Kalasipalya and Ayya, director and the producer were not keen on capitalizing on Rakshita's 'glamour' but her performance, which she managed effectively. Producer N. Kumar once again winded the unfinished product in a hurry. The results are seen on the screens because 'screens never lie'! Kashi would have been a great commercial flick if it was handled well both technically and during postproduction. No DTS, no proper rerecording, no importance for locations - what else you need to spoil a film? Music director Koti made his life easier by refining some of his old tunes! Still Kashi is watchable for Sudeep's acting and Rakshitha's comical performance as a TV anchor. Their comeback after 'Dhum' is refreshing. Kashi is a must see film for Sudeep fans.

Direction: Sai Prakash
Producer: N. Kumar
Music: Koti
Cinematography: J.G. Krishna
Cast: Sudeep, Rakshita, Bhavya, Shilpa, Harsha, Sathyaprakash, Harish Rai, Dharma, Sundar Raj, Pramila Joshai etc