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{{short description|2001 film by Thakkali Srinivasan}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Asokavanam
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| director = [[Thakkali Srinivasan]]
| producer = Kabilon Kannan Parameswaran Ambha Parameswaran
| writer = Thakkali Srinivasan
| starring = [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] [[Riyaz Khan]] [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]]
| music = Balabharathy
| cinematography = K. C. Diwakar
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| released = 12 October 2001
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| studio = Housefull Pictures
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget =
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'''''Asokavanam''''' is a 2001 Tamil [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Thakkali Srinivasan]]. The film features [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]], [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]], and [[Riyaz Khan]] in the leading roles, while [[Mahendran (actor)|Master Mahendran]] and [[Nancy Jennifer|Baby Jennifer]] appear in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], the film was released on 12 October 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/ashokavanam/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549744163/channelid-10000000006620000/starttime-201609111000 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172109/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/ashokavanam/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549744163/channelid-10000000006620000/starttime-201609111000 |archivedate=2017-02-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-First-Break-Abishek/article15538281.ece|title=My First Break - Abishek|first=S. R. ASHOK|last=KUMAR|work=thehindu.com|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article1999098.ece|title=Itsy Bitsy|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|work=thehindu.com|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Madhu
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Selvam
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as Mohan
*[[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]] as Uma
*[[Mohan Raman]] as Sadasivam
*[[Abhishek Shankar]]
*[[Mahendran (actor)|Master Mahendran]] as Rahul
*[[Nancy Jennifer|Baby Jennifer]] as Priya

==Release==
A reviewer from [[The Hindu]] noted "the script is good in the first half but sags in the second", adding "the director has not done much to sustain the viewers' interest or to keep them guessing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/19/stories/09190222.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171109181124/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/19/stories/09190222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Film Review: Asokavanam|date=2001-10-19|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref> Balaji Balasubramaniam of BBthots.com wrote the film was "a rare entry in the horror genre, this movie too flatters to deceive" and that "it was a thriller that draws us in with the right setup and has some good ideas but disappoints in its pacing and execution".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2001/avanam.html|title=Asokavanam|work=bbthots.com|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2001 thriller films]]

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