Ashok (Kannada actor)

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Ashok
Born (1951-09-12) 12 September 1951 (age 73)[ citation needed ]
Anekal, Mysore State (present–day Karnataka), India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor

Ashok (born 12 September 1951) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for drama roles. His notable films include Ranganayaki, [1] Sanadi Appanna, Bayalu Daari, Archana, Chellida Rakta, Thayiya Madilalli, Raja Maharaja and Krantiyogi Basavanna. [2]

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Early life

Ashok was born to V. Lakshminarasimhaiah, a police inspector and Puttamma in Anekal. [3] From a young age, he aspired to become a film star. After completing his degree, he applied to the National School of Drama (NSD), the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and the Madras Film Institute. He was admitted to the Madras Film Institute, [4] where he completed his course. [2]

Career

His first Kannada film was Hennu Samsarada Kannu opposite Sridevi. [1] He mainly acted in romantic movies opposite top heroines Aarati and Manjula during the late seventies and early eighties. He also set up a small-scale industry, which is his main source of income. [2] In 1986, he became the founding president of the Karnataka Film Artists, Workers and Technicians Union. He is also an activist in many movements, including the Gokak movement and Raitha Sangha protests. [1]

Filmography

Kannada films

Following list is Incomplete.

YearTitleRole
1975Hennu Samsarada Kannu
1976Vijaya Vani
1976 Sutrada Bombe
1976 Geddavalu Naane
1977 Sanaadi Appanna Hanumanthu
1977 Bayalu Daari Raja
1977Deepa
1977 Bhagyavantharu Ramu
1977 Pavana Ganga Narasimha
1977 Kumkuma Rakshe
1977 Ondu Premada Kathe Chandrashekhar Rao
1978 Madhura Sangama
1979 Mallige Sampige
1979Maralu Sarapani
1980Rama Lakshmana
1980Kappu Kola Manju
1980Varadakshine
1981 Ranganayaki Nagaraj Shetty
1981 Ganeshana Mahime
1981 Thayiya Madilalli Raghu
1981 Rajeshwari
1981Balu Bangara
1982 Archana Gopalakrishna
1982 Kannu Teresida Hennu Ravi
1982 Chellida Raktha
1983 Kranthiyogi Basavanna Basavanna
1983 Raja Maharaja
1983 Manege Banda Mahalakshmi
1984 Hennina Sowbhagya Ramu
1984 Shapatha
1985 Mugila Mallige
1985 Mavano Alliyano
1995 Thumbida Mane
1998 Janumada Jodi
2002 Dakota Express Rajashekhar Patil
2002 Appu Sub-inspector Sudarshan
2012 Prarthane [5]
2014 Kempe Gowda Kempe Gowda's father
2014 Maanikya Ugrappa
2014 Gajakesari
2014 Tirupathi Express Srinivas Rao
2015 Rana Vikrama
2015 Mr. Airavata
2016 Parapancha
2016 Shivalinga Vishwanath
2017 Raajakumara Murthy
2019 Adyaksha in America Ullas' father
2022 Ombattane Dikku Vasu
2023 Aachar & Co Madhusudhan Aachar
2024 Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi

Tamil films

YearTitleRole
1985 Kalyana Agathigal Robert
1986Oru Manithan Oru Manaivi
1993 Valli Shekar's father

References

  1. 1 2 3 "An actor who eases into many roles". The Hindu . 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Hindu : Friday Review Bangalore : An actor and an activist". 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ashok - Acting to Serving for Good Causes". Supergoodmovies. 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rajnikanth is a true friend indeed". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Star encore". Bangalore Mirror . 23 February 2010.
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