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	\| ~~2014~~ \|\| ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)\|Kempe Gowda]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)\|Kempe Gowda]]'' \|\| \|\|
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{{Short description|Indian Kannada film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ashok
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|09|12|df=yes}}{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
| birth_place = [[Anekal]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| known_for =
}}

'''Ashok''' (born 12 September 1951) is an [[India]]n actor in the [[Kannada film industry]], known for [[drama]] roles. His notable films include ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]],''<ref name="2012-hindu-article">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/an-actor-who-eases-into-many-roles/article2887084.ece|title=An actor who eases into many roles|date=13 February 2012|access-date=2016-01-31|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''Sanadi Appanna'', ''Vijayavani'', ''Archana'', ''Chellida Rakta'', ''Thayiya Madilalli'', ''Raja Maharaja'' and ''Krantiyogi Basavanna''.<ref name="hindu.com" />

==Early life==
Ashok was born to V. Lakshmi Narasimhaiah, a police inspector and Puttamma in [[Anekal]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Ashok - Acting to Serving for Good Causes |url= http://www.supergoodmovies.com/11675/sandalwood/ashok-acting-to-serving-for-good-causes-exclusives-details |publisher= Supergoodmovies |date= 2011-01-09 |access-date= 2013-06-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130429003236/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/11675/sandalwood/ashok-acting-to-serving-for-good-causes-exclusives-details |archive-date= 29 April 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> To become a film star was his childhood ambition. No sooner had he completed his degree, than he applied to NSD, FTTI, Pune and the Madras Film Institute. He was admitted to the Madras Film Institute<ref name=rediff>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/29ssrajni.htm Rajnikanth is a true friend indeed]</ref> and even topped the course.<ref name="hindu.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121109074545/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/22/stories/2006122202420100.htm An actor and an activist]</ref>

==Career==
His first Kannada film was ''[[Hennu Samsarada Kannu]]'' opposite ''[[Sridevi]]''.<ref name="2012-hindu-article"/> He mainly acted in romantic movies opposite top heroines Aarati and Manjula during the late seventies and early eighties.

He also set up a small-scale industry, which is his main source of income.<ref name="hindu.com"/> In 1986, he became the founding president of the Karnataka Film Artists, Workers and Technicians Union. He is also an activist in many movements, including the Gokak movement and Raitha Sangha protests.<ref name="2012-hindu-article" />

== Filmography ==
Following list is Incomplete.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1975 || ''Hennu Samsarada Kannu'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' || || Supporting role
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Bayalu Daari]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Deepa]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Bhagyavantharu]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Pavana Ganga]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Kumkuma Rakshe]]'' || ||
|-
| 1979 || ''Maralu Sarapani'' || ||
|-
| 1980 || ''Rama Lakshmana'' || ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' || ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Ganeshana Mahime]]'' || ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Thayiya Madilalli]]'' || ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Archana (1982 film)|Archana]]'' || ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[kannu teresida hennu]]'' || ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Chellida Raktha]]'' || ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Kranthiyogi Basavanna]]'' || ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Raja Maharaja]]'' || ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' || ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mavano Alliyano]]'' || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thumbida Mane]]'' || ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Janumada Jodi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Gajakesari'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]]'' || ||
|-
|2014 ||''[[Tirupathi Express (film)|Tirupathi Express ]]'' || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Rana Vikrama]]'' || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mr. Airavata]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Parapancha]]'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Adyaksha in America]]'' || ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Bangalore Urban district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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