Maska(2009)
Maska is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by B. Gopal. It stars Ram Pothineni, Hansika Motwani, Sheela, and Sunil in lead roles. The story follows Krish, an unemployed man who plots to marry a wealthy politician's daughter for money but falls in love with another woman. The film weaves together romance, comedy, and political drama as family secrets threaten to destroy a powerful leader's career. Maska released on 14 January 2009 across 550 theaters with 300 prints. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Ram's performance but found the script formulaic. The film earned a distributors' share of ₹10 crore and was later remade in Bengali as Onnorokom Bhalobasha and as Hero 420.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Plex, Eros Now, Airtel Xstream Play (Sun NXT)
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2009
- Director
- B. Gopal
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6/10
Storyline
Krish is a jobless slacker who wants to marry a rich girl for an easy life. He targets Manju, the daughter of a powerful politician. But when he meets Meenu, he falls in love for real. Now he must choose between his money plan and his true heart.
“Love is the real wealth.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Maska
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Brahmanandam & Sunil Varma (48 films together), M. S. Narayana & Sunil Varma (27 films together), Brahmanandam & Mukesh Rishi (26 films together), Brahmanandam & B. Gopal (15 films together), and Pradeep Rawat & Brahmanandam (13 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Maska' refers to the Hindi word for 'flattery' or 'buttering up', hinting at the protagonist's initial motives.
- Director B. Gopal is known for mass action films, but this movie blended romance and political drama in a less typical way for him.
- Actress Sheena Shahabadi, who played Meenakshi, was a newcomer; this was one of her first major Telugu film roles.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by Chakri, known for hit albums, but the songs did not become major chartbusters.
- A subplot involves a political figure's secret second family, a dramatic element reflecting real-life political scandals in India.
- The film was shot in Hyderabad and Delhi, with the political scenes aiming to add a national capital backdrop to the story.
- Despite starring popular actor Tarun, the film had a modest box office run and is not widely remembered among his hits.