| Asura | |
| Director: | S. Mahendar |
| Producer: | Sandesh Swamy |
| Screenplay: | S. Mahender |
| Based On: | Amarkalam (Tamil) |
| Story: | Saran |
| Starring: | Shiva Rajkumar Damini |
| Music: | Gurukiran |
| Cinematography: | Krishna Kumar |
| Editing: | P. R. Sounder Raj |
| Studio: | Sandesh Combines |
| Distributor: | Ramu Films |
| Runtime: | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Asura is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by S. Mahendar, starring Shiva Rajkumar and Damini, with Raghuvaran and Ananth Nag in other pivotal roles.
The film is about an underworld don's henchman who falls in love with a police officer's adopted daughter. The film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Amarkalam, starring Ajith Kumar, Shalini and Raghuvaran.[1]
The film's score and the soundtrack were composed by Gurukiran. All songs were retained as the same tune from the original version by Bharadwaj.[2]
A critic from Chitraloka.com wrote that "Forget that this is a remake there are good elements to enjoy".[3] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole it is an above average film, a good entertainer".[4]