The film is based on an age-old Buddhist folktale connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal. The Mauryan prince Kunal was courted by Ashoka's younger queen Tishyarakshita and when he rejected her advances, was falsely accused by the queen of trying to seduce her and was thrown into prison and blinded. The story, however, comes to a happy end with his eyesight being restored by Lord Buddha and the king acquits of all the charges.
Cast: MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, TA Madhuram
Crew: Raja Chandrasekhar (Director), Papanasam Sivan (Music Director)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 07 Oct 1941 (India)
Tamil Name: அசோக் குமார்
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as Prince Kunal
Actress
as Emperor Ashoka
as Mahendran
Supporting Actor
as Queen Tishyarakshita
Direction
Director
Production
Production Company
Music
Music Director
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
