Kaashh

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kaashh | image = Kaashh-2012.jpg | caption = | director = Sujith-Sajith | producer = Sunil | writer = Sujith-Sajith<br>Vamanapuram Mani | starring = Rajeev Pillai<br>Bineesh Kodiyeri<br>Basil<br>Mehul James | music = Sandeep Pillai | cinematography = S. B. Prijith | editing = Vivek Harshan | studio = Oh My God Cinemas | distributor = Shenoy Cinemax | runtime = 110 minutes | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10|26}} | language = Malayalam | gross =  | country = India }} '''''Kaashh''''' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language crime comedy film written and directed by debutant filmmakers Sujith and Sajith starring Rajeev Pillai. The film is about the abduction of an industrialist's daughter by a team of four friends. The film was a box office failure.<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/oru-korean-padam-by-filmmaker-sujith-s-nair/article6594831.ece|title=Copy, paste script and story|work=The Hindu|date=13 November 2014|first=athira|last=M.|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127052057/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/oru-korean-padam-by-filmmaker-sujith-s-nair/article6594831.ece|archive-date=27 November 2014}}</ref>

==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Rajeev Pillai as Sarath * Bineesh Kodiyeri * Basil * Mehul James as Shambu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mehul-james-has-high-hopes-from-kaash/articleshow/13963007.cms|title=Mehul James has high hopes from Kaash|date=10 June 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref> * Vineeth Kumar * Innocent as Devasia * Mamukkoya as Manager * Geetha Vijayan * Lakshmi Priya * Suraj Venjarammoodu as a trickster * Dharmajan as the pizza boy * Jayan as Jayasankar * Tini Tom as Karunan * Chembil Ashokan as the moneylender * Leenna Panchaal as Jayasankar's daughter * Sankar R Nair as Stephen }}

== Production == This film marked the directorial debut of Sujith S. Nair, who previously worked as an assistant to Mohan Raghavan for ''T. D. Dasan Std. VI B'' (2010).<ref name="H"/>

==Critical reception== The film received mixed to negative reviews upon release. Paresh C. Palicha of ''Rediff.com'' rated the film {{Rating|2|5}} and stated, "''Kaashh'' has some glaring gaps in the narrative" and is "an average film despite having a young team of actors who have done their best."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palicha |first1=Paresh C. |title=Review: Kaashh is just an average fare |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-kaashh-is-just-an-average-fare/20121029.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=2 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|13889412}}

Category:2012 Malayalam-language films Category:2012 Indian films Category:2012 action comedy films Category:Indian action comedy films Category:2012 directorial debut films Category:2012 films Category:2012 crime comedy films Category:Indian crime comedy films