Vascodigama

Vascodigama
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhu Chandra
Produced by	Ashwin Vijaykumar
Written by	Madhu Chandra
Screenplay by	Madhu Chandra
Starring	Kishore Parvathy Nair
Music by	Poornachandra Tejaswi Background music  B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Cinematography	Karm Chawla
Edited by	Srikanth
Production company	Ashwin Creations
Distributed by	Jayanna Films
Release date	23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Poornachandra Tejaswi

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.

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.

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". Ashwin Vijaykumar, then recently graduated with an MBA degree, told Bangalore Mirror of his plans of having wanted to enter cinema for two years which materialized with Vascodigama. He produced the film also appearing in a supporting role as a student.

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. It was reported in July 2015 that a dancer Ajisha Shah, who had hitherto appeared in an item number in the 2014 Hindi film Happy New Year, filmed with Vascodigama for a dance sequence at Rockline Studio in Bangalore.