Ashoka (2006 film)

Ashoka
VCD cover
Directed by	Shivamani
Written by	Shivamani B. A. Madhu (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Shivamani
Story by	Ramesh Yadav
Produced by	Ramesh Yadav Radhakrishna (presents)
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar Sunitha Varma Tejashree
Cinematography	Sundarnath Suvarna
Edited by	P R Sounder Rajan
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Production company	Royal Pictures
Release date	17 March 2006 (2006-03-17)
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Ashoka is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Shivamani. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sunitha Varma, and Tejashree. It was released on 17 March 2006.

Cast

• Shiva Rajkumar as Ashoka
• Sunitha Varma
• Tejashree
• Srinivasa Murthy as the father
• Vinaya Prasad as a cop
• Shivamani as an undercover police investigator
• Sathya Prakash
• Sathyajith
• Ashok
• Govinda Rao
• Kishore

Production

Ashoka is director Shivamani's first film with producer Ramesh Yadav, who also wrote the story. The film is the 14th one produced by Yadav. ^[1]

Soundtrack

Music by Sadhu Kokila. ^[2] Lyrics written by K. Kalyan. ^[3]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thai Thai Thai Bangari"	Chaitra H. G., Rajesh Krishnan
2.	"Manasello Ello Yeko Ello"	Nandhita, Rajesh Krishnan
3.	"Anna Look Kotre Zoom"	Hemanth Kumar
4.	"Dil Ayte Duniya Ayte"	Chaitra H. G., Gururaj Hoskote
5.	"Naa Atmu"	J. Anoop Seelin, Malathi, Suma Shastri

Release and reception

Ashoka was released on 17 March 2006 after being delayed. ^[4] K.N. Venkatasubba Rao of The Hindu opined that "Borrowing its plot straight from published sensational news stories, in a cut and paste format, Ashoka attempts to trace the nexus between the police and underworld in a despicable but undeniable fashion". ^[5] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com said that "Overall, Ashoka is good if you want to see another side of Shivaraj Kumar". ^[6] The film was commercially unsuccessful. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Ramesh Yadav is back with 'Ashoka'". Viggy. 2005. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
2. "Ashoka (2006)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. "Ashoka (ಅಶೋಕ)". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
4. Shiva Kumar, S. (17 March 2006). "Not a historical". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
5. Rao, K.N. Venkatasubba (20 March 2006). "Tracing the nexus between police and underworld". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
6. Vijayasarathy, R G (17 March 2006). "Ashoka: For Shivaraj Kumar fans". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
7. Shiva Kumar, S. (29 December 2006). "Year of the setting star". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
8. Shiva Kumar, S. (31 March 2006). "Simmering discontent". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

External links

• Ashoka at IMDb