‘The Rise of Ashoka’ movie review: Sathish Ninasam’s film drowns in formula

Nowadays, it is possible to measure the quality of a film based on how fight scenes are used in it. In a village near Mysuru, Ashok (Sathish Ninasam) is on the verge of becoming a revenue officer. In the real world, a young man overcoming financial hurdles to get a government job and bring about change in his hometown is an inspiring story. However, in Rise of AshokaThe situation has little value, as it is the physical strength of the hero that decides the fate of the battle of good versus evil.

Ashok’s father (B Suresh) is a barber who gives his all to ensure his son’s education, a luxury for the underprivileged in a land ruled by Kutti Babaji (Sampath Maitreya), a self-proclaimed child trader who oppresses the locals to keep his powerful business afloat.

From beginning to end, Rise of Ashoka Gets immersed in formulaic thoughts. Kutti Babaji is a classic example of wrong characterization. The producers intended for him to be intimidating, but he ended up being unintentionally funny. Babaji is from Madras, yet he fails to speak Tamil fluently. He has been living in Karnataka for decades, and yet, his Kannada is terrible. Sampath is a dependable actor, but in this case, it feels like he surrendered to sarcastic writing without asking important questions that would have made the character more watchable.

The old-school nature of the film’s script includes an uninterrupted romantic track between Ashok and Ambika (Saptami Gowda). Apart from their shared love for Shehnai, there is nothing exciting for the two lovers in our relationship.

Rise of Ashoka There is also a lack of logic. Ashoka is educated and old enough to understand the injustice done by the upper caste to its people. Nevertheless, he is shown to be unaware of his surroundings, and his discovery is shocking to him and silly to the audience.

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The age-old attempt to woo the audience through melodrama is evident in the climax. Babaji’s team in Ashoka has proven to have the ability to crush any strong force. Yet, he waits for something shameful to happen to Ambika before using his maximum power to destroy his enemies.

Rise of Ashoka This is a classic example of the lack of skill among Kannada filmmakers to tell a compelling anti-caste story. Careless attempts at stories about discrimination will only hurt the genre, as audiences will lose faith in it.

The Rise of Ashoka is currently playing in theaters