Director, writer and actor · Telugu cinema
G. Ashok
G. Ashok movies: 6 Telugu films on file (5 as director, 2 as writer, 1 as actor), 1986–2018. Earliest on file: Repati Pourulu (1986). Latest release: Bhagmati (26 February 2018).
- Films on file
- 6 (5 as director, 2 as writer, 1 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1986–2018
- Selected films on file
- Pilla Zamindar, Bhagmati, Sukumarudu
- Record
- Q16197466 on Wikidata
G. Ashok is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works mainly in Telugu cinema and also in Hindi. His debut, Ushodayam (2007), won him the Nandi Award for Best Children’s Film Director. He went on to direct Aakasa Ramanna, Pilla Zamindar, Sukumarudu, Chitrangada and the hit horror thriller Bhaagamathie (2018).
Early life and dance
Ashok was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. A classical dancer skilled in 13 Indian classical dance forms, he was cast by T. Krishna in Repati Pourulu at the age of six and went on to act in 15 films as a child.
Choreographer
He started as a dance assistant in 1997 and worked on more than 300 songs as a choreographer and assistant under masters such as DKS Babu, Swarnalatha, Lawrence and Raju Sundaram. His credits include Annamayya, Pelli, Osey Ramulamma and Jeans.
Director
After Ushodayam he directed Aakasa Ramanna (2010), starring Allari Naresh, and Pilla Zamindar (2011), starring Nani and Haripriya.
Sukumarudu
In 2013 he made Sukumarudu, a romantic drama with Aadi and Nisha Agarwal, which was launched with a first clap by Sreenu Vaitla.
Bhaagamathie
He is best known for Bhaagamathie, starring Anushka Shetty. He wrote it in 2012 with her in mind and waited years for her to become free rather than recast the role. Released on 26 January 2018, the film was a hit, and according to the source it grossed around ₹67.20 crore. It was remade in Hindi as Durgamati (2020).
Career on file
G. Ashok has 6 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1986 to 2018: five films as director, two films as writer and one film as actor. The earliest of them is Repati Pourulu (1986), and the most recent release is Bhagmati (2018). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Pilla Zamindar (2011), Bhagmati (2018) and Sukumarudu (2013). Other recent releases on file are Chitrangada (2017), Aakasa Ramanna (2010) and Repati Pourulu (1986).
Music on two of them is by V. Selvaganesh. Across these films the credits on file name 5 music directors and 26 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 5 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Sukumarudu at 172 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1980s (1) and 2010s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.