S. A. Asokan

Birth : , Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu

Death : 1982-11-11

History

S. A. Ashokan (born as Antony), often simply referred to as Asokan, was an Indian film actor, who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was popular mainly for playing negative roles, but was also a successful character artiste.

Movies

Pokkiri Raja
Ramesh joins a businessman's factory to eradicate irregularity and corruption, but gets dismissed due to personal reasons. To make matters worse, he is framed for murder when the industrialist dies.
Sankarlal
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.
Bala Nagamma
Bala Nagamma is a 1981 Telugu and Tamil Indian feature film directed by K. Shankar for A.Khader's K.B.Creations. The film stars Sarath Babu and Sridevi in the lead roles.
Ram Lakshman
Lakshman, an elephant, and Ram are inseparable friends. Ram even refuses to marry Meena when her father insists on getting rid of Lakshman. When Ram is accused of murder, Lakshman comes to his rescue.
Kula Kozhundhu
Jamboo
Anbukku Naan Adimai
This is the story of a street dancer, a policeman, and a thief - and the latter two are brothers
Billa
Gym trainer
Billa, a powerful outlaw with a long list of enemies, kills Rajesh, a member of his gang, after he quits the criminal life. But Rajesh's fiancee and his sister pledge to take revenge on Billa.
Dharma Yuddam
Azhagappan
Rajini's parents are killed by Thengai Srinivasan. He is adopted and brought up by a rich man. After many years Rajini finds out that Thengai Srinivasan has been stealing body parts, especially eyes. How Rajini takes revenge on him forms the crux of the story.
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Vilakku Bootham, The Genie
A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
Kuppathu Raja
Govind
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
Babu vows to take revenge on Balu and Johnny, who killed his family members, and trains himself for the fight. Unknown to him, the culprit is someone very close to him.
Sakka Podu Podu Raja
Sakka Podu Podu Raja is a 1978 Tamil-language film starring Jaishankar, Jayachitra in the lead roles. Kamal Haasan and Phataphat Jayalaxmi played guest roles.
டாக்ஸி டிரைவர்
Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye
Thomas Alva
After an accident, Shanti develops extra sensory perception. Since she can foresee future events, people believe she has divine powers. This bothers her and causes problems for her marriage prospects.
Sattam En Kaiyil
Mayandi
Twin brothers who were separated at a young age and raised in different environments meet each other after growing up. Their facial features create confusion for their respective love interests.
Aattukara Alamelu
Alamelu, a young woman, leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when an evil landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her.
Gaayathri
A man tries to sell provocative footage of his wife. When she finds out, he tries blackmailing her. She enlists the help of a friend to tackle the situation at hand.
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film starring Jayalalithaa in the lead role. The supporting cast included AVM Rajan, Vidhubala, Pramila, Savithri, Vijayakumar. Kamal Haasan plays a cameo. The film was directed by G.Subramaniya Reddiar and produced by Shree Navaneetha Pictures.
Uyarnthavargal
A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment.
Thunive Thunai
Coffin Maker
An undercover cop sets off to investigate a mysterious village after the death of his police officer brother who dies of seemingly unnatural causes while on a mission to the village.
Dasavatharam
Ravana
The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama and Kalki.
Pattikkaattu Raja
Pattikkaattu Raja is a Tamil language film starring Sivakumar in the title role. Jayasudha and Sri Priya also portray important roles.Kamal Haasan plays a very small supporting role with negative touch.
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
Jagadish
Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble.
Janaki Sabatham
Janaki Sabatham
Aayirathil Oruthi
Vijaya is put behind bars by her husband who falsely accuses her of a crime. Lakshmi, her lawyer and friend, decides to represent her in court and help her find justice.
Kaliyuga Kannan
Michael
Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.
Netru Indru Naalai
Producer
Manickam, who was raised by a farmer, finds out that Thangappapuram, a rich businessman, is his biological father. When Manickam reveals his identity, Thangappapuram does not believe him.
Netru Indru Naalai
"Perum Puli" Jambhu, a rowdy
Manickam, who was raised by a farmer, finds out that Thangappapuram, a rich businessman, is his biological father. When Manickam reveals his identity, Thangappapuram does not believe him.
Naan Avanillai
A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men.
Komatha En Kulamatha
Vijaya, an orphan and good-hearted woman, takes care of Laxmi, a domestic cow, who adores and protects her. Though Vijaya faces various obstacles in life, Laxmi is always ready to help her.
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
Scientist Murugan has a formula that can harness energy from lightening. A rival wants it for his evil plans. When Murugan disappears, his brother goes around the world to find him and save the world.
Maru Piravi
Elango, a professor, and Sharada, a college student, fall in love and get married. However, trouble ensues when he is not able to consummate his marriage.
Raman Thediya Seethai
Nalla Neram
ALLA NERAM is about Raju (MGR)'s choice between love his wife (K. R. Vijaya) and friendship (his loyal and devoted pet elephants, ). This is the story about the friendship and loyalty of animals with man. Raju owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks. He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises. Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life. She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends. Will the elephants succeed in winning over her heart or will Raju be forced to make a choice between his wife and his animal friends?
Sange Muzhangu
Nadarajan
Murugan and his sister, who are orphans, are adopted by a diamond merchant, Dhayalan, after they help him save his diamonds from thieves. Years later, Murugan is framed for Dhayalan's murder.
Rickshawkaran
A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father has been killed. All his attempts to seek justice for the man are thwarted by a corrupt lawyer.
Kumarikkottam
Maanavan
Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder of a student instead.
En Annan
Dharmaraj
Rangan (M.G.R) the very loving brother of Thangam, though only a cart puller, dreams of educating his sister, to become a doctor. So, when he learns of his sister's love with Murali (Muthuraman), a doctor, he gets them married, in a grand manner. Murali's mother, after their marriage, learns that Thangam is the daughter of Velappan, her husband's (mill owner Karunakaran) murderer. Thangam is thrown out of the house. Rangan finds out that his father, who is still languishing in jail, had been falsely implicated. He vows to bring the real culprits to book. His fiancé Valli (Jayalalitha), helps him nab the murderers. It is proved at last that justice always wins.
Mattukara Velan
Sattanathan, a lawyer, mistakes Velan for Raghu, another lawyer. When Raghu learns about this, he helps Velan continue the charade since Velan loves Sattanathan's daughter.
Adimai Penn
An evil man kills Vengaiyan's father and enslaves all his people. Vengaiyan is ignorant and wild but Jeeva helps him evolve into a valiant and wise man, who then swears to right his people.
Akka Thangai
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case.
Uyarndha Manidhan
Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because of his father. Director duo Krishnan–Panju’s Midas touch made this remake of the 1966 Bengali film “Uttar Purush” a tremendous success in Tamil. Often considered as one of Sivaji Ganesan’s all-time greats, this drama is poignant account of the tragedies that befall a young heir following an act of atrocity.
Kadhal Vaaganam
Marimuthu
An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to catch a group of smugglers red-handed and expose their corrupt activities.
Kanavan
Kannan En Kadhalan
Neelagiri Express
Villain
A murder takes place in Neelagiri Express bound to Coimbatore from Chennai.
Karpooram
Karpooram is a 1967 Tamil-language film directed by C. N. Shanmugham. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film.
Penn Entral Penn
Iru Malargal
Kaavalkaaran
Mani is employed as a driver with Marudachalam. Mani and his employer's daughter Susheela fall in love with each other and get married against Marudachalam's wishes. This also enrages Nagu, her father's business partner who intended to marry Susheela. In order to make her marriage successful, Susheela disowns her father and his wealth. Mani, on the other hand, loses his mother after a prolonged illness.
Naan
A wealthy man son gets lost at a very young age. His father searches for him in vain and dies after few years. Years later, 3 men come up to the palace claiming they are the lost son. The story unfolds as to who is the real lost son.
Athey Kangal
Kamalanathan
A woman gets ready to leave for a get together and finds her husband dead in their room. In no time, she is also tried to kill by a black masked face man. His attempt gets failed and he escapes. The woman is now in state of shock and mentally paralysed. A murder case is registered and investigation take place. Susi (Kanchana) a young college girl comes to her home for vacation along with her friends. She lives with younger paternal uncles Kamalanathan and Vimalanathan who are the younger brothers of the victim and her aunt who was supposed to be the victim in the hands of the murderer. Susi meets Baskar (Ravichandran), a singer and both of them are attracted to each other at first sight.
Arasa Kattalai
Before dying, a king requests Vijayan, a righteous man, to be his successor. But a minister in the king's court also wants to occupy the throne and decides to kill Vijayan.
Kandhan Karunai
Soorapadman
The film revolves around Lord Murugan, his birth, marriage and his acceptance of the post of the head of the army of heaven.
Thaaiku Thalaimagan
Thanippiravi
Rathnapuram
When Babu's brother gets killed by a gang of murderers, he joins their team as one of them to take revenge. However, he faces a huge setback when the criminals learn about his true identity.
Ramu
Raja returns from war only to learn that tragedy struck his family while he was away. He decides to help his son by leaving his village and seeking treatment for him.
Anbe Vaa
A rich man decides to take a vacation after working for two years straight. However, upon arrival, he is shocked to find that his caretaker, Krishnaiah, is missing after renting his Shimla bungalow.
Thazhampoo
Andavan Kattalai
Manikandan
Aandavan Kattalai (English: Deity's order) is a 1964 Tamil film directed by K. Shankar and produced by P. S. Veerappan under PSV Pictures. Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy assets to the movie. The film staaring Sivaji Ganesan and Devika played lead role with J. P. Chandra Babu, K. Balaji, S. A. Ashokan, A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha.
Padagotti
Two fishing communities in a village are pitted against each other by an evil landlord. Problems arise when the leader of one community falls in love with his rival's sister.
Thozhilali
M. Murugappa
Raju, a hardworking man, joins a bus company and earns the respect of his boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her and is thrown out of the company.
Dheiva Thaai
Karunagaran
Maran, a police officer, grows up with the belief that his father was killed in a tragic accident. However, when he sets out to investigate a case, he learns that his father leads a terrorist group.
Vazhkai Vazhvadarke
Karnan
Duryodhanan
Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.
Periya Idathu Pen
Periya Idathu Pen, Murugappan (M.G.R.) is a simple village youth, living with his widowed sister, Gangamma. He wishes to marry his master’s daughter Tillai, but the village head Pillai’s son Sabapathy, plays foul with the help of his sister Punitha (Saroja Devi) and weds her. Murugappan learns of this and vows to marry Punitha a very proud and head strong girl and teach her a lesson.Unable to tolerate Murugappan’s democratic ways, Pillai torches their hut and forces himself on Gangamma. Murugappan is forced to leave the village and go to the city to make a living. Does Murugappan succeed in his mission? Does Gangamma get Justice?
Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
Kudumba Thalaivan
Somu
After the tragic death of his driver, Velayudam, a kind-hearted man offers shelter to his daughter, Sita. Issues erupt when Valayudam's son, Vasu falls in love with the girl.
Paadha Kaanikkai
Paadha Kaanikkai (English: Offering to the feet) is a 1962 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. R. Radha and Kamal Haasan in lead roles. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 28 September 1962.
Saradha
Saradha, a wealthy woman, marries an ordinary professor against the wishes of her father. Her dream of leading a happily married life is shattered when her husband meets with an accident.
Thai Sollai Thattathe
Story about 2 brothers who are in the opposite side of the law. Their mother ask her son who is a police officer to arrest her other son who is a thief.
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
Collector Ash
Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly of the British over maritime trade out of India.
Arasilangumari
Padikkadha Medhai
Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.
Parthiban Kanavu
Parthiban
7th century AD. Parthiban, the Chola King, dies in battle leaving incomplete his desire to be free from the yoke of the Pallavas. His son Vikraman (Gemini Ganesh) is determined to fulfill his father's dream. He is arrested by the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman and exiled to an island where he is chosen the king
Manjal Mahimai
Manjal Mahimai (English: Power of Turmeric) is a 1959 Tamil language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the laed roles and music composed by Master Venu. The film is based on Aasapoorna Devi's Bengali novel Agni Pariksha which was first remade as Telugu movie Mangalya Balam (1958); both the movies are made simultaneously by same banner & director and some of the scenes & artists are same in both versions. It was later remade as Hindi movie Chhoti Si Mulaqat (1967) with slight changes, starring Uttam Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in pivotal roles
Thirumanam
Kuladeivam
Kula Deivam was based on a Bengali film Banga Kora by noted writer Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi
Edhir Paradhathu
Moorthi
Ethirpaaraathathu narrates the story of star-crossed lovers Sundar (Sivaji Ganesan) and Sumathi (Padmini) in whose house Sundar, a college student, lodges. Both dream of a happy, married life, but that is not to be. Sundar is involved in an air crash and is believed to be dead. However, he survives the crash and loses his eyesight. Unwilling to face his father (Nagaiah), he tries to lead a life on his own. Destiny takes over their lives and the widowed father marries Sumathi and on the wedding night, the husband realises that his son and bride are sweethearts. Broken-hearted, he leaves home and wanders around visiting temples and holy places.