Asura is a 2001 Kannada action film directed by S. Mahendar and starring Shivarajkumar and Damini in the lead roles with Raghuvaran and Ananth Nag in other pivotal roles.
The film is about an underworld don's henchman who falls in love with a police officer's adopted daughter. The film is remake of the 1999 Tamil film Amarkalam starring Ajith Kumar, Shalini and Raghuvaran.
Directed bySingampuli GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance ActorsAjith Kumar, Priya Gill, S. Manivannan, Rajan P. Dev, Raghuvaran, Salim Ghouse Rating43% Ajith is Red (it stands for Revolution, Education, Development), an orphan who has since grown up to be the local don in Madurai. Naturally he possesses a heart of gold and when not bashing up bad guys, he spends his time forcing schools to accept students without donations and taking care of orphans. Cheeni (Salim Ghouse) is his biggest enemy. Red falls for Gayatri (Priya Gill), the daughter of his friend and confidante Narayanan (Manivannan) and helps her without her knowledge. She too likes him but wants him to give up his life of violence. Meanwhile, a reporter (Rajesh) for Ananda Vikatan begins to serialise Red's story under the name Aadi and it becomes quite the rage among readers.