Ashokan (film)
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Ashokan is the Tamil
version of the Malayalam film Yodha
. It stars Mohanlal
, Madhoo
, Jagathy Sreekumar
. It is directed by Sangeeth Sivan
. Music is by done by A.R.Rahman.
as Ashokan. He is always in competition with his cousin Appukuttan played actor Jagathi Sreekumar. Urvashi
and Madhoo
play the lead female roles. Ashokan is sent to Nepal to meet his uncle as an astrologer predicts that if he stays at home, he will commit a murder. Once there, he finds that Appukuttan has already reached there claiming to be Ashokan.
He loses his luggage and is shunned off to the streets where he is joined by the Rimpoche (Siddhartha), the sacred boy of one of the monasteries, who escaped from his tormentors. The evil forces kidnaps the Lama
child Rimpoche. Ashokan realizes from the Buddhist monks that he was sent to Nepal by destiny to save the child. He undergoes rigorous training there and is drawn into the climactic fight to save the child.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
version of the Malayalam film Yodha
Yodha
Yodha is a 1992 Malayalam film scripted by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi and directed by Sangeeth Sivan. The film stars Mohanlal who plays the protagonist, who is told he is the saviour destined to rescue the Rimpoche of a Nepalese Buddhist monastery from practitioners of black magic...
. It stars Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
, Madhoo
Madhoo
Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with almost all leading actors in India...
, Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
. It is directed by Sangeeth Sivan
Sangeeth Sivan
Sangeeth Sivan is a Bollywood/Malayalam director and writer of Indian cinema.He is the brother of cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan. He started his career in films as a director with Malayalam films. After directing more than half a dozen Malayalam films, he directed his first Bollywood film,...
. Music is by done by A.R.Rahman.
Plot
The movie stars MohanlalMohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
as Ashokan. He is always in competition with his cousin Appukuttan played actor Jagathi Sreekumar. Urvashi
Urvashi (actress)
Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
and Madhoo
Madhoo
Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with almost all leading actors in India...
play the lead female roles. Ashokan is sent to Nepal to meet his uncle as an astrologer predicts that if he stays at home, he will commit a murder. Once there, he finds that Appukuttan has already reached there claiming to be Ashokan.
He loses his luggage and is shunned off to the streets where he is joined by the Rimpoche (Siddhartha), the sacred boy of one of the monasteries, who escaped from his tormentors. The evil forces kidnaps the Lama
Lama
Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru .Historically, the term was used for venerated spiritual masters or heads of monasteries...
child Rimpoche. Ashokan realizes from the Buddhist monks that he was sent to Nepal by destiny to save the child. He undergoes rigorous training there and is drawn into the climactic fight to save the child.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Mohanlal Mohanlal Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star... |
Ashokan |
Jagathy Sreekumar Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films... |
Appukuttan |
Madhoo Madhoo Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with almost all leading actors in India... |
Aswathi |
Urvashi Urvashi (actress) Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi... |
Damayanthi |
Master Siddhartha | Rimpoche |
Puneet Issar Puneet Issar Puneet Issar is an Indian actor and director, most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the TV adaptation of the Mahabharata, and directing Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan. His other notable roles are in Border, 1997 war film, directed by J. P... |