Ashoka (2006 film) explained

Ashoka
Director:Shivamani
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
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.

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]

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". 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.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 . Ramesh Yadav is back with 'Ashoka' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513011255/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_ashoka.asp . 13 May 2008 . 23 December 2021 . Viggy.
  2. Web site: Ashoka (2006) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922094007/http://mio.to/album/Ashoka+(2006) . 22 September 2018 . 22 December 2021 . Music India Online.
  3. Web site: Ashoka (ಅಶೋಕ) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506050435/https://chiloka.com/movie/ashoka-2006 . 6 May 2021 . 22 December 2021 . Chiloka.
  4. News: Shiva Kumar . S. . 17 March 2006 . Not a historical . . live . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043212/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/another-sunrise/article3217563.ece . 23 December 2021.
  5. News: Shiva Kumar . S. . 29 December 2006 . Year of the setting star . . live . 23 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223045852/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/year-of-the-setting-star/article3231888.ece . 23 December 2021.
  6. News: Shiva Kumar . S. . 31 March 2006 . Simmering discontent . . live . 23 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223050532/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/simmering-discontent/article3217699.ece . 23 December 2021.