G. Ashok

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G. Ashok
Born
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Vijaya lakshmi
(m. 2009)
Children3

G. Ashok is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Ashok made his directorial debut Ushodayam (2007) which won him Nandi Award for Best Children's Film Director. He went on to direct films such as Aakasa Ramanna, Pilla Zamindar , Sukumarudu , Chitrangada, and Bhaagamathie.

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Personal life

G. Ashok was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. He married Vijaya in 2009, and the couple has three children. [1]

Career

He is a classical dancer and good at 13 various Indian classical dances. T Krishna cast him in Repati Pourulu when he was 6 years old. Later, he worked as a child artist in 15 films. He made his debut as a dance assistant in 1997 and worked for over 300 songs as a choreographer and dance assistant. He has worked under dance masters like DKS Babu, Swarnalatha, Lawrence and Raju Sundaram. He worked for films like Master, Annamayya, Pelli, Osey Ramulamma and Jeans. Director Bala was his roommate when he was in Chennai. [2]

He received a Nandi Award for Best Director for a Children's Film for his directorial debut Ushodayam (2007). [1] [3]

In 2010, he directed Aakasa Ramanna, starring Allari Naresh. [4] [5] In 2011, he directed Pilla Zamindar with Nani and Haripriya on the lead. In 2013, he directed Sukumarudu with Aadi and Nisha Agarwal. He is best known for his work on Bhaagamathie (2018) with Anushka Shetty. [6]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotesRef.
2007UshodayamTelugu Nandi Award for Best Children's Film Director - won [3]
2010 Aakasa Ramanna Telugu
2011 Pilla Zamindar Telugu
2013 Sukumarudu Telugu
2017 Chitrangada Telugu
2018 Bhaagamathie Telugu
Tamil
Simultaneously shot in Tamil
2020 Durgamati HindiRemake of Bhaagamathie
2024 Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Hindi
TBADream SlayersHindiFilming

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