Ashok (film)
| 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 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. 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 |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹27 crore |
Ashok is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Maharishi Cinema. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the lead role, alongside Sameera Reddy, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood in pivotal roles.
The plot follows a hot-headed mechanic, desperate to reconcile with his peace-loving father, is forced to abandon his quest when a ruthless mobster threatens his family. Now, to protect his loved ones and the woman he loves, he must embrace the violence he once rejected and fight back.
The film was released on 13 July 2006. While it performed moderately at the box office on its initial release, it gradually gained a cult following over the years. It was later remade in Bengali Bangladesh as Babar Kosom (2007).