Ashok Kumar (1941)
அசோக் குமார்
Based on age-old Buddhist folklore connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal.
- Date of release
- 1941-07-10
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- History
- Director
- Raja Chandrasekhar
Casting
- Chittoor V. Nagayya — King Ashoka
- P. Kannamba — Queen Tishyarakshita
- T. V. Kumudhini — Wife of Prince Kunal
- N. S. Krishnan
- M. G. Ramachandran — Mahendran
- Ranjan — Gautama Buddha
- Nagercoil Mahadevan — Buddha bhikshu
- M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar — Gunalan
- T. A. Madhuram
Interesting facts
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.
Production
Ashok Kumar is based on a legend involving the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, his son Kunalan and Ashoka's younger queen Thishyarakshai. It was the first Tamil film based on the legend, which was previously filmed in Hindi as Veer Kunal (1925). Telugu actress P. Kannamba played the role of Thishyarakshai.
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