Ashok

Not A Samrat

A masala movie is never about story. It is about treatment and delivery. Whether you can sit through the two-odd hours is the touchstone of the director and hero's success. By that reckoning, Ashok, starring Junior NTR and directed by Surender Reddy, passes the test.

You can certainly crib there is hardly anything new in terms of story. It is a simple revenge drama and the fight of good against evil. This basic plot gets somewhat interesting amplification with Surender…