Ashoka Chakravarthy is a 1989 Telugu-language action film produced by Smt. Kaaja Venkataravamma under the Sri Venkateswara Art Productions banner and directed by S. S. Ravi Chandra. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Bhanupriya and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a remake of the Mohanlal-starring Malayalam film Aryan with several changes to suit the audience.

Plot

The film begins in Bombay, which is in jeopardy of a gang war between two dreadful Karim Saheb & Majid Khan. Vedam Venkata Ashok, a spirited man from an orthodox Brahmin family, endeavors to make a living but fails. However, he is acquainted with a sincere cop, ACP Robin Albert. A benevolent Muslim, Abdullah shelters him and turns his life around. Ashok is a priest at a temple in their village, "Krishnapuram." Vedam Venkataraya Sastry, his father, was bankrupted by the betrayal of his brother-in-law Shanmukha Sastry & Aadiseshaiah, and Ashok revolted against them. Moreover, Shanmukha Sastry begrudged as his daughter Urmila endears him. Accordingly, they conspire with a vile cop who incriminates Ashok for heisting the jewelry of Goddess and sentences him. Soon after release, Venkataraya Sastry ostracizes Ashok when he pledges to return with great riches.