Ashoka (2006 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ashoka
| image = Ashoka (2006 film).jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Shivamani
| writer = Shivamani
B. A. Madhu (dialogue)
| screenplay = Shivamani
| story = Ramesh Yadav
| producer = Ramesh Yadav
Radhakrishna (presents)
| starring = Shiva Rajkumar
Sunitha Varma
Tejashree
| cinematography = Sundarnath Suvarna
| editing = P R Sounder Rajan
| music = Sadhu Kokila
| studio = Royal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2006|3|17|df=y}}
| runtime = 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.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- 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.{{Cite web |date=2005 |title=Ramesh Yadav is back with 'Ashoka' |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_ashoka.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513011255/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_ashoka.asp |archive-date=13 May 2008 |access-date=23 December 2021 |website=Viggy}}
Soundtrack
Music by Sadhu Kokila.{{Cite web |title=Ashoka (2006) |url=https://mio.to/album/Ashoka+%282006%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922094007/http://mio.to/album/Ashoka+(2006) |archive-date=22 September 2018 |access-date=22 December 2021 |website=Music India Online}} Lyrics written by K. Kalyan.{{Cite web |title=Ashoka (ಅಶೋಕ) |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/ashoka-2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506050435/https://chiloka.com/movie/ashoka-2006 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=22 December 2021 |website=Chiloka}}
{{Track listing
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| title1 = Thai Thai Thai Bangari
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| extra1 = Chaitra H. G., Rajesh Krishnan
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| title2 = Manasello Ello Yeko Ello
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| extra2 = Nandhita, Rajesh Krishnan
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| title3 = Anna Look Kotre Zoom
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| extra3 = Hemanth Kumar
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| title4 = Dil Ayte Duniya Ayte
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| extra4 = Chaitra H. G., Gururaj Hoskote
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| title5 = Naa Atmu
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| extra5 = J. Anoop Seelin, Malathi, Suma Shastri
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Release and reception
Ashoka was released on 17 March 2006 after being delayed.{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=17 March 2006 |title=Not a historical |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/another-sunrise/article3217563.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043212/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/another-sunrise/article3217563.ece |archive-date=23 December 2021}} 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". R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com said that "Overall, Ashoka is good if you want to see another side of Shivaraj Kumar". The film was commercially unsuccessful.{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=29 December 2006 |title=Year of the setting star |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/year-of-the-setting-star/article3231888.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223045852/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/year-of-the-setting-star/article3231888.ece |archive-date=23 December 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=31 March 2006 |title=Simmering discontent |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/simmering-discontent/article3217699.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223050532/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/simmering-discontent/article3217699.ece |archive-date=23 December 2021}}
References
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{{Cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R G |date=17 March 2006 |title=Ashoka: For Shivaraj Kumar fans |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ashoka/20060317.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043901/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ashoka/20060317.htm |archive-date=23 December 2021 |access-date=22 December 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}
{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=K.N. Venkatasubba |date=20 March 2006 |title=Tracing the nexus between police and underworld |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/tracing-the-nexus-between-police-and-underworld/article18431871.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043845/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/tracing-the-nexus-between-police-and-underworld/article18431871.ece |archive-date=23 December 2021}}
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