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{{Infobox film
| name           = Ashwamedha
| image          = Ashwamedha.jpg
| caption        = Poster of the film
| director       = [[C. R. Simha]]
| producer       = Shanthilal Jain
| screenplay     =
| writer         = {{plainlist|
*C. R. Simha
*Keerthi
}}
| story          =
| starring       = {{plainlist|
*[[Kumar Bangarappa]]
*Geethanjali
}}
| narrator       =
| music          = [[S. P. Venkatesh|Sangeetha Raja]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/sangeetha-raja|access-date=26 January 2020|website=chiloka.com|title=Sangeetha Raja movies list}}</ref>
| cinematography = R. Deviprasad<ref>{{Cite web|website=chiloka.com|title=R. Deviprasad film list|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/r-deviprasad|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
| editing        = S. Manohar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/manohar-4|title=S. Manohar film list|first=|last=|website=chiloka.com|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
| studio         = Sri Renukamba Enterprises
| distributor    =
| released       = {{film date|1990|||df=yes}}
| runtime        = 135 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Kannada
| budget         = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
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}}
'''''Ashwamedha''''' is a 1990 Indian [[Kannada language]] [[action film]] directed by [[C. R. Simha]]. It stars [[Kumar Bangarappa]] and Geethanjali with [[Srividya]], [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]], [[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]], [[Avinash (Kannada actor)|Avinash]] and [[Ramesh Bhat]] essaying other important roles.
The story was written by [[C. R. Simha]] who co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues with Keerthi. The film was produced by Shanthilal Jain in the banner of Sri Renukamba Enterprises. The film was edited by S. Manohar while R. Deviprasad handled the cinematography.
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Kumar Bangarappa]] as Raja / Vinu{{efn|name=two names|They played one character with two names.}}
* Geethanjali as Ganga
* [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]] as Dayanand
* [[Srividya]] as Savitri
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]] as Rama
* Keerthiraj as Panku / Manu{{efn|name=two names}}
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as Gunda
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Muthanna
* Ashok Rao as Dhanraj
* Ashok Badaradinni
* [[Disco Shanti]] as dancer
* M. S. Karanth
* [[Bank Janardhan]]
* Siddaramaiah
* [[Mandeep Roy]] as "Sautu", Panku's friend
* G. G. Hegde as Panku's friend
* Shashikiran as Panku's friend
* Pranaya Murthy
* Ashok Bhadravathi
* Bheema Rao
* Vasudeva Girimaji
* [[Michael Madhu]] as Dhanraj's henchman
}}
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Ashwamedha
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = Sangeetha Raja
| cover      = Ashwamedha album cover.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| caption    = Soundtrack cover
| released   = 26 January 1990
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length     = 26:36
| label      = [[Lahari Music]]
| language   = Kannada
| producer   =
| prev_title = Ekalavya
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[Sundarakanda (1991 film)|Sundara Kanda]]
| next_year  = 1991
}}
Sangeetha Raja composed the background score for the film and to the soundtrack, with the lyrics for the soundtrack written by [[Doddarange Gowda]]. The album consists of five tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ashwamedha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/ashwamedha-original-motion/id606320517 |publisher= iTunes |access-date= 6 October 2014}}</ref> The track "Hrudaya Samudra Kalaki" sung by actor and playback singer, [[Dr. Rajkumar]], was received very well and is often considered one of his best songs.<ref>{{cite web |title= The best songs of Rajkumar |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17songs.htm |work= Rediff.com |date= 17 April 2006 |access-date= 6 October 2014}}</ref> The song is still played in cultural and religious activities, and concerts across [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Cultural festivities refresh students |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/71691/archives.php |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 26 May 2010 |access-date= 6 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141006100343/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/71691/archives.php|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= A spirited performance |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/a-spirited-performance/article1934993.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 23 October 2007 |access-date= 6 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230923155209/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/A-spirited-performance/article14861995.ece|archive-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 26:36
| title1 = Hrudaya Samudra Kalaki
| lyrics1 = [[Doddarange Gowda]]
| extra1 = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]
| length1 = 6:25
| title2 = Yako Eno Nannede
| lyrics2 = Doddarange Gowda
| extra2 = [[Manjula Gururaj]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 4:51
| title3 = Ee Jaya Nimmade
| lyrics3 = Doddarange Gowda
| extra3 = Manjula Gururaj, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 4:57
| title4 = Ee Jeevanave Ullasa
| lyrics4 = Doddarange Gowda
| extra4 = Manjula Gururaj
| length4 = 5:31
| title5 = A B C D
| lyrics5 = Doddarange Gowda
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:52
}}
==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt29266654}}
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:1990s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh]]
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