Ashok (film)

Last updated

Ashok
Ashok film poster.jpg
Directed by Surender Reddy
Screenplay by Gopimohan
Dialogues by
Story by Vakkantham Vamsi
Produced byValluripalli Ramesh
Starring Jr. NTR
Sameera Reddy
Prakash Raj
Sonu Sood
Cinematography K. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byGautham Raju
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Maharshi Cinema
Distributed byMaharshi Cinema
Release date
  • July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)(India)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ashok is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film [1] produced by Maharishi Cinema, directed and written by Surender Reddy, starring Jr. NTR, Sameera Reddy, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood in the lead roles. [2] [3] It is a movie about redemption in which the title character must make amends to his father after being blamed for his grandmother's death while meeting a girl who understands him and his burdens; at the same time, he must also battle against a mafia-like organisation that hates him.

Contents

The movie was released in Andhra Pradesh on 13 July 2006. It was an average grosser at the box office. It became a cult film over the years. It was remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Babar Kosom (2007) with Manna and Nipun Akter.

Plot

Ashok is a mechanic who is thrown out of his house because of his rash actions that have led to his grandmother's death. His father still harbors anger against him, despite Ashok's good behavior that has a positive outcome. Ashok happens to meet an insecure yet talented dancer named Anjali and falls in love with her. Anjali witnesses a crime involving KK, the leader of one of the largest crime syndicates in Andhra Pradesh. KK then tries to ensnare Anjali within his evil plans, while Ashok wages a one-man war against KK's gang.

Ashok's friend Rajiv attempts to rescue Anjali, but KK has him killed. Ashok then avenges Rajiv's death by killing KK's brother, Panda. This enrages KK, and his gang captures Ashok's sister, demanding that Ashok hands himself over to them in return for her safety. Ashok's father drags him to KK's manor and orders him to save his sister. Ashok and KK then get into a dramatic fight at Ashok's sister's wedding. Just when it appears that Ashok will emerge the winner, KK's mother tries to shoot Ashok but accidentally kills her own son. She drops the gun and falls down dead, apparently dying of shock. The film ends with Ashok's sister getting married and Ashok receiving his father's forgiveness.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music.

Ashok
Soundtrack album by
Released8 July 2006 [4]
Recorded2006
Genre Soundtrack
Length29:45
Label Aditya Music
Producer Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Pokiri
(2006)
Ashok
(2006)
Stalin
(2006)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Gola Gola" Chandrabose Ravi Varma, Sujatha Mohan 5:10
2."Nuvvasalu Nachale" Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar Jassie Gift, K. S. Chitra 5:19
3."Yekantanga Unna"Chandrabose Karunya 4:21
4."Oka Chinni Navve Navvi"Chandrabose KK 5:11
5."Jabiliki Vennelalistha"Chandrabose Hariharan, Sri Vardhini4:42
6."Mumtaju Mahalu"Chandrabose Devan Ekambaram, Tanvi Shah 5:02
Total length:29:45

Hindi version The Fighhterman Ghayal

No

1. Duniya mein jeena hai toh

2. Dola Dola dil yeh Dola

3. tere bina

Release

The film was shot in Super 35 format. It was released with 228 prints. [5]

The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil, Hindi, Hindustani, and Bhojpuri as Ashok and The Fighterman Ghayal (2008) respectively. The Kannada Dubbed version was telecasted on Zee Kannada.

Reception

The film collected 25 crore in its opening weekend. [6]

Related Research Articles

<i>Jai Chiranjeeva</i> 2005 Indian film

Jai Chiranjeeva is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. The movie stars Chiranjeevi, Arbaaz Khan, Sameera Reddy and Bhumika Chawla. The film's climax was shot in Los Angeles, California and one of the songs on Las Vegas strip. The film's music was composed by Mani Sharma with editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released on 22 December 2005. The film was remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Ziddi Mama (2012) starring Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas and Rumana.

<i>Chatrapathi</i> (2005 film) 2005 film directed by S. S. Rajamouli

Chatrapathi is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Prabhas and Shriya Saran while Shafi, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles. Aarthi Agarwal and Mumaith Khan made a guest appearance.

<i>Lakshmi</i> (2006 film) 2006 Indian film

Lakshmi is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by Nallamalupu Bujji on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions on banner, directed by V. V. Vinayak and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Starring Venkatesh, Nayantara and Charmme Kaur. The music of the movie was composed by Ramana Gogula. The film was successful at the box office and also marked Nayantara's Telugu debut.

<i>Rakhi</i> (2006 film) 2006 film directed by Krishna Vamsi

Rakhi or Rakhee is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Krishna Vamsi and starring Jr. NTR, Ileana D'Cruz and Charmme Kaur. Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Chandra Mohan, Brahmaji, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Saranya Ponvannan, Brahmanandam, Sunil, and Sayaji Shinde play other supporting roles. The music of the movie was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by S. Gopal Reddy action sequences by Stun Shiva and editing by Shankar.

<i>Narasimhudu</i> 2005 Indian film

Narasimhudu is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal. The film stars Jr. NTR, Amisha Patel, and Sameera Reddy, while Puneet Issar, Kalabhavan Mani, Pradeep Rawat, Rahul Dev, and Ashish Vidyarthi play supporting roles. The film is a remake of 2004 Kannada film Durgi directed by P. Ravi Shankar. The film was a disaster at the box office. In 2007, the film was dubbed in Hindi as The Power of Narsimha and in 2021, the film was dubbed in Marathi as Narsinha.

Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with Athanokkade (2005), which won him Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. He later directed films such as Ashok, Kick (2009), Oosaravelli (2011), Race Gurram (2014), Dhruva (2016), and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). He won SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu for Race Gurram.

<i>Student No: 1</i> 2001 film by S. S. Rajamouli

Student No: 1 is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, K. Raghavendra Rao produced as well did Screenplay for the film. Student No: 1 marks the directorial debut of Rajamouli in a feature film. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Gajala and Rajeev Kanakala. The film was made on a budget of 1.85 crore (US$392,000) and earned a distributors' share of 12 crore. It was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2001.

<i>Happy Days</i> (2007 film) 2007 Telugu film directed by Sekhar Kammula

Happy Days is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language musical coming of age film written, produced and directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film features Varun Sandesh, Rahul Haridas, Nikhil Siddharth, Vamsee Krishna, Tamannaah, Sonia Deepti, Gayatri Rao, and Monali Chowdhary in the lead roles. The plot explores the college life and experiences of eight friends.

<i>Arundhati</i> (2009 film) 2009 Indian film

Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language horror fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under his banner, Mallemala Entertainments. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the title role with Sonu Sood, Deepak, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The music is composed by Koti with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.

<i>Ek Niranjan</i> 2009 Indian film

Ek Niranjan is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Prabhas, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood and Mukul Dev. The plot revolves around Chotu (Prabhas), who is a bounty hunter getting criminals to the police in exchange for money and how he reunites with his parents he never got to meet because he was kidnapped.

<i>Anjaneyulu</i> (film) 2009 action comedy film by Parasuram

Anjaneyulu is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Parasuram and produced by Bandla Ganesh. The film stars Ravi Teja and Nayantara, while Sonu Sood, Nassar, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. the music was composed by S. Thaman with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 14 August 2009. The Tamil dubbed version titled Adhiradi Arjun was released in Chennai on 29 July 2016.

<i>Vastadu Naa Raju</i> 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film by Hemant Madhukar

Vastadu Naa Raju is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Hemant Madhukar. It stars Vishnu Manchu, who has also produced the film and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. While Gopal Reddy S has handled the camera, the music is composed by Mani Sharma. The film released in February 2011.

<i>Bhai</i> (2013 film) 2013 Indian film

Bhai (transl. Brother) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under Annapurna Studios and directed by Veerabhadram Chowdary in association with Reliance Entertainment. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni and Richa Gangopadhyay, with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Durgi (ದುರ್ಗಿ) is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by P. Ravi Shankar who made his directorial debut. The film stars Malashri in the lead role. The film is about a female rowdy seeking revenge against politicians who raped and killed her sister. The film was officially remade in 2005 in Telugu as Narasimhudu starring Jr. NTR. In 2008, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Main Hoon Durga and in Malayalam as Bhasmasuran.

<i>Sarrainodu</i> 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action film

Sarrainodu is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa and Srikanth in the lead roles, while Brahmanandam, Sai Kumar, Jayaprakash, Pradeep Rawat, Suman, and Adarsh Balakrishna in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by S. Thaman.

Ammayi Kosam is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Pokuri Baburao and directed by Muppalaneni Shiva. This film stars Ravi Teja, Meena, Vineeth, Ali, and Siva Reddy in the main roles.

<i>Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava</i> 2018 Telugu -language film directed by Trivikram Srinivas

Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Pooja Hegde, and Jagapathi Babu. It revolves around Veera Raghava, a young man who engages in a violent fight with henchmen from rival village. He escapes to Hyderabad and decides to stay away from violence in order to bring peace between the two villages whose people have been constantly affected by the feud for 30 years. S. Thaman composed the soundtrack, in his official 100th musical composition.

<i>Godava</i> 2007 film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy

Godava (transl. Trouble) is a 2007 Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and stars his son Vaibhav and Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and the Telugu film debut of Arya.

Bharatasimha Reddy is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Rajasekhar, Meena, Gajala and Ravali in lead roles, with Annapoorna, Gundu Hanumantha Rao, Narra Venkateswara Rao, Raghu Babu and Giri Babu playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Teja, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on 2002.

References

  1. "Ashok". British Board of Film Classification .
  2. "Ashok". Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
  3. "Ashok - Telugu cinema Review - NTR, Sameera Reddy".
  4. "Ashok audio launch - Telugu Cinema - NTR, Sameera Reddy".
  5. "allindiansite.com". Ashok on July 13th, with 228 prints. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  6. "superhit.co.in". Big opening for Jr. NTR starrer Ashok grosses 25 crore for opening week!. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2006.