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Ashok Kumar (1941)

Ashok Kumar poster
Original title
அசோக் குமார்
Directed by
Raja Chandrasekhar
Genre
history
Country
British Raj
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells a story about the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, his son Kunala, and the emperor's wife Thishyarakshai. It is based on a legend from Indian history.

dramaticsomberhistoricalmythologicalemotionaltragicslow-pacedserious

What happens

Ashok Kumar is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. Based on a legend involving the Mauryan emperor Ashoka The Great, his son Kunala and Ashoka's second wife Thishyarakshai, it stars M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Chittoor V. Nagayya and P. Kannamba. The film was released on 17 September 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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