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.
| Ashok | |
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| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Written by | Story: Vakkantham Vamsi Screenplay: Surender Reddy Dialogues: Marudhuri Raja |
| Produced by | Valluripalli Ramesh |
| Starring | Jr. NTR Sameera Reddy Prakash Raj Sonu Sood |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Maharshi Cinema |
| Distributed by | Maharshi Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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
editAshok 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
edit- Jr. NTR as Ashok
- Sameera Reddy as Anjali
- Prakash Raj as Bhaskar Prasad, Ashok's father
- Sonu Sood as Krishna Kanth “KK”
- Sudha as Ashok's mother
- Revathi as Ashok's sister
- Rama Prabha as Ashok's grandmother
- Seiloosh Bhaswanth as Chinna
- Rajiv Kanakala as Rajiv
- Vadivukkarasi as KK's mother
- Raghu Babu as Anjali's brother
- Surekha Vani as Anjali's sister-in-law
- Supreeth Reddy as Panda, KK's brother
- Venu Madhav as Jaggu
- Satyam Rajesh as Rajesh, Ashok's friend
- Jeeva as KK's henchman
- Fish Venkat as KK's henchman
- Narsing Yadav as KK's henchman
- Krishna Bhagavan as Police Inspector
- Duvvasi Mohan as TV Reporter
- Chatrapathi Sekhar as Sekhar
- Ravi Kale
- Stunt Silva
Music
editThe music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music.
| Ashok | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 8 July 2006[4] | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:45 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 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 Vardhini | 4:42 |
| 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
editThe 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
editThe film collected ₹25 crore in its opening weekend.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Ashok". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Ashok". Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Ashok - Telugu cinema Review - NTR, Sameera Reddy".
- ^ "Ashok audio launch - Telugu Cinema - NTR, Sameera Reddy".
- ^ "allindiansite.com". Ashok on July 13th, with 228 prints. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
- ^ "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.