| Ashokan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sangeeth Sivan |
| Starring | Mohanlal Jagathy Sreekumar Madhoo Urvashi Puneet Issar |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ashokan (1993) 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.
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The movie stars Mohanlal 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohanlal | Ashokan |
| Jagathy Sreekumar | Appukuttan |
| Madhoo | Aswathi |
| Urvashi | Damayanthi |
| Master Siddhartha | Rimpoche |
| Puneet Issar |