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'''G. Ashok''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. Ashok made his directorial debut ''Ushodayam'' (2007) which won him [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for [[Nandi Award for Best Children Film|Best Children's Film Director]]. He went on to direct films such as ''[[Aakasa Ramanna]],'' ''[[Pilla Zamindar]]'', ''[[Sukumarudu]]'' ,''Chitrangada,'' and ''[[Bhaagamathie]].''<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
G. Ashok was born in [[Ongole]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He married Vijaya in 2011, and the couple has three children.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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== Career ==<br />
He is a classical dancer and good at 13 various Indian classical dances. T Krishna cast him in Repati Pourulu when he was 6 years old. Later, he worked as a child artist in 15 films. He made his debut as a dance assistant in 1997 and worked for over 300 songs as a choreographer and dance assistant. He has worked under dance masters like DKS Babu, Swarnalatha, Lawrence and Raju Sundaram. He worked for films like ''[[Master (1997 film)|Master]], [[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]], [[Pelli (film)|Pelli]], [[Osey Ramulamma]]'' and [[Jeans (film)|''Jeans'']]. Director [[Bala (director)|Bala]] was his roommate when he was in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Idlebrain interview">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=G. Ashok Interview with Idlebrain (2013-05-09)|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ashokg.html|date=|accessdate=2017-12-26}}</ref><br />
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He received a Nandi Award for Best Director for a Children's Film for his directorial debut ''Ushodayam'' (2007).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2017-03-03|title=Ashok, a man of many talents|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/030317/ashok-a-man-of-many-talents.html|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2007|url=https://www.apsftvtdc.in/nandi-film-awards-2007.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 2010, he directed ''[[Aakasa Ramanna]],'' starring [[Allari Naresh]].<ref name="teluguone">{{cite web|last=Ashok |first=G.|title=G. Ashok Interview about Aakasa Ramanna.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZXQhjWI4TA|date=2010-05-28|accessdate=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Akasha Ramanna to release in March|publisher=New Indian Express|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2010/feb/24/akasha-ramanna-to-release-in-march-134101.html}}</ref> In 2011, he directed ''[[Pilla Zamindar]]'' with [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] and [[Haripriya]] on the lead. In 2013, he directed ''[[Sukumarudu]]'' with [[Aadi (Telugu actor)|Aadi]] and [[Nisha Agarwal]]. He is best known for his work on ''[[Bhaagamathie]]'' (2018) with [[Anushka Shetty]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhaagamathie Telugu collection Day 1: Anushka Shetty's film mints Rs 12 crore worldwide|publisher=Indiatoday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bhaagamathie-box-office-report-anushka-shetty-12-crore-telugu-version-1155298-2018-01-27}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
!Direction<br />
!Writer<br />
!Notes<br />
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}<br />
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|2007<br />
|''Ushodayam''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|[[Nandi Award for Best Children Film|Nandi Award for Best Children's Film Director]] - won<br />
|<ref name=":0" /><br />
|-<br />
|2010<br />
|''[[Aakasa Ramanna]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''[[Pilla Zamindar]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|''[[Sukumarudu]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Chitrangada (film)|Chitrangada]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Bhaagamathie]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''[[Durgamati]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|Hindi film, Remake of ''Bhaagamathie''<br />
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|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:People from Ongole]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]<br />
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[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:People from Prakasam district]]<br />
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