Vascodigama (2015)

Directed by

Madhu Chandra

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 19m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Kannada lecturer argues that India's education system values degrees over real learning. He tries to inspire his students to think critically and live meaningfully.

satiricalthought-provokingearnestslow-paceddidacticunderstatedfrustratinghopeful

What happens

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. Ashwin Vijaykumar also produced the film under his production house Ashwin Creations. The cinematography was done by Karm Chawla, and was edited by Srikanth. The soundtrack was composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi, who collaborated with B. Ajaneesh Loknath to score the background music. The film was released on 23 October 2015 to positive reviews from critics, who acclaimed the theme of the film and the acting performance of Kishore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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