K. S. Ashwath

Acting

K. S. Ashwath

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

Vamsha Jyothi poster
7.0

Vamsha Jyothi is a 1978 Kannada film that stars Kalpana in a lead role. It was directed by A. Bhimsingh

Vamsha Jyothi

1978

Samyuktha poster
NR

A young man falls in love with a girl and will go to any extent to prove his love for her. However, things take a turn when he is challenged to stay in a haunted house. This was the 6th movie of Shivarajkumar as a lead hero. The movie is based on the novel Samyuktha authored by Kakolu Saroja Rao. Originally, the movie was supposed to star Chi Gurudutt and Balaraj in lead roles, however, Shivarajkumar was later brought on board as one of the leads of the movie to garner recognition amongst the audience. The soundtracks for the movie were composed by director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and background score was composed by Shankar-Ganesh. This was also the first horror thriller movie of Shivarajkumar.

Samyuktha

1988

Amara Jyothi poster
NR

The film is a family drama about a man whose past love causes problems in his current relationship and leads to misunderstandings.

Amara Jyothi

1985

No artwork available
NR

Badrappa, a cunning man in a village, sets his eyes on jewels belonging to the temple. He befriends the sons of a man who guards the jewels and hatches a plan to get the keys to the treasure.

Haddina Kannu

1980

Aasegobba Meesegobba poster
6.5

A young man lands a job by making his employer believe that he is a man of traditional values. However, when suspected of lying, he makes up a false story about having an ill-mannered twin.

Aasegobba Meesegobba

1990

Manasiddare Marga poster
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Manasiddare Marga is a 1967 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role.

Manasiddare Marga

1967

Film credits

1990s · 9 titles

Aasegobba Meesegobba poster
6.5

A young man lands a job by making his employer believe that he is a man of traditional values. However, when suspected of lying, he makes up a false story about having an ill-mannered twin.

Aasegobba Meesegobba

1990

Navibbaru Namagibbaru poster
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In a bid to turn their lives around, two lookalikes, who have different personalities, switch places to find true love in their partners.

Navibbaru Namagibbaru

1993

Kaaveri Theeradalli poster
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1994 romantic Kannada movie featuring Raghuveer, Usha, and Sangeetha in the lead roles, directed by S. Narayan.

Kaaveri Theeradalli

1994

Modada Mareyalli poster
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Ramanna wishes his son to become a police inspector someday. However, things take a turn when Ramanna is killed by Kaali, a goon.

Modada Mareyalli

1991

Anuragada Alegalu poster
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A singer falls in love with a girl at a party, not knowing that she is the one who is writing him anonymous love letters. However, their lives turn upside down when he is diagnosed with blood cancer.

Anuragada Alegalu

1993

Aralida Hoovugalu poster
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The story follows Vijaykumar (Shivarajkumar), a college boy who falls in love with his classmate, Sudha (Vidyashree). Their romance hits a major roadblock when Vijaykumar discovers that Sudha's family has a long-standing, bitter dispute with his own family.

Aralida Hoovugalu

1991

Mruthyunjaya poster
NR

Trouble ensues when Chandru and his brother, Sundaru, return to their native place and their envious aunt tries to fix Sundaru's marriage with her daughter to gain his wealth.

Mruthyunjaya

1990

Musuku poster
NR

The story follows a woman, Shantala, who is caught between her dying father's wish to marry his servant and her love for Hemanth, with shocking secrets emerging after her father's death.

Musuku

1994

Hrudaya Hadithu poster
NR

A Kannada romantic drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Srinivas & B. P. Somu. The story is influenced by the novel Himada Hoovu written by Vamshi. The film features Ambareesh, Bhavya and Malashri in the lead roles. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and lead actors performances upon release. Malashri won a Filmfare Award for her portrayal as a heart patient in the film.

Hrudaya Hadithu

1991

1980s · 23 titles

Samyuktha poster
NR

A young man falls in love with a girl and will go to any extent to prove his love for her. However, things take a turn when he is challenged to stay in a haunted house. This was the 6th movie of Shivarajkumar as a lead hero. The movie is based on the novel Samyuktha authored by Kakolu Saroja Rao. Originally, the movie was supposed to star Chi Gurudutt and Balaraj in lead roles, however, Shivarajkumar was later brought on board as one of the leads of the movie to garner recognition amongst the audience. The soundtracks for the movie were composed by director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and background score was composed by Shankar-Ganesh. This was also the first horror thriller movie of Shivarajkumar.

Samyuktha

1988

Amara Jyothi poster
NR

The film is a family drama about a man whose past love causes problems in his current relationship and leads to misunderstandings.

Amara Jyothi

1985

No artwork available
NR

Badrappa, a cunning man in a village, sets his eyes on jewels belonging to the temple. He befriends the sons of a man who guards the jewels and hatches a plan to get the keys to the treasure.

Haddina Kannu

1980

Guru Jagadguru poster
NR

Movie starring Ambarish, Deepa, Sudarshan and directed by A T Raghu.

Guru Jagadguru

1985

Jimmy Gallu poster
NR

After losing her parents in an accident at a young age, Sudha is adopted by her father's friend. She becomes a lawyer and takes up a special interest in a case that involves Jimmy, a do-gooder.

Jimmy Gallu

1982

Geetha poster
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Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilayaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events

Geetha

1981

Aaradhane poster
NR

Rajesh and a successful model, Geeta, get married. While Geeta gives up modelling, she is forced to get back into the profession when her family goes through a financial crisis.

Aaradhane

1984

Sneha Sambandha poster
NR

A story about a responsible son who helps his family through financial hardship. 

Sneha Sambandha

1985

Shwetha Gulabi poster
NR

A man goes to any lengths to keep his sister happy. He sacrifices his love for her and marries a girl who has a mental illness.

Shwetha Gulabi

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Parajitha

1982

Bidugadeya Bedi poster
NR

Gowri, an egocentric girl, falls in love with Santharam, a school master. When Gowri's father is against their relationship, she tries to fight against all odds to unite with her lover.

Bidugadeya Bedi

1985

Driver Hanumanthu poster
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Two close friends get into trouble when another friend intrudes into their lives with a personal motive.

Driver Hanumanthu

1980

Leader Vishwanath poster
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Vishwanath, who comes from a wealthy family that faces sudden poverty. Vishwanath takes a job in a factory and becomes a union leader, fighting against the injustice inflicted by the factory owner and striving to bring justice to the workers.

Leader Vishwanath

1981

Ibbani Karagithu poster
NR

Varun woos and marries Manasa, his rival Raghu's sensitive younger sister, to avenge the death of his younger sister. Later, Varun changes his mind and joins hands with Raghu to find the real killers.

Ibbani Karagithu

1983

Dhairya Lakshmi poster
NR

"Dhairya Lakshmi" translates to "Courage Lakshmi" and refers to a form of Goddess Lakshmi that bestows strength and courage, suggesting the film may have themes related to overcoming adversity.

Dhairya Lakshmi

1980

Hongkongnalli Agent Amar poster
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The film's plot involves Agent Amar thwarting a gangster named Dayanand who is trying to steal a secret formula, and also saving the gangster's captive, a scientist's daughter.

Hongkongnalli Agent Amar

1989

Karna poster
NR

Karna, an unemployed graduate, is always at fault for everything he does. Karna tries to win his father's heart, but circumstances turn against him.

Karna

1986

Nava Bharatha poster
NR

Satya, a brave man, and his girlfriend Saraswati, a school teacher, try to bring a change in the society by fighting against the corrupt practices despite the many hurdles that come their way.

Nava Bharatha

1987

Hasyarathna Ramakrishna poster
8.0

Hasyarathna Ramakrishna is a 1982 Indian Kannada film, directed by B S Ranga and Produced by B R Vasanth, A Ramesh Rao, S V Rajarao and B S Ranga. The film stars Ananthnag, Aarathi, Srinath, Manjula, Sripriya, K S Ashwath, Dinesh, Shivaram, Ashwath Narayan and Anantharam Maccheri in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by T G Lingappa.

Hasyarathna Ramakrishna

1982

Auto Raja poster
9.0

Raja, an educated man, makes a living by driving an auto rickshaw. He falls in love with Rani, but soon discovers that she has multiple personality disorder.

Auto Raja

1980

Janma Janmada Anubandha poster
9.0

Avinash, a young man, is troubled by the memories of his past life and decides to investigate the truth behind it.

Janma Janmada Anubandha

1980

Male Banthu Male poster
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Subbu, a young villager, takes a strong stand against Bakasur, an exploitative village head. However, things turn trickier when a deadly crocodile enters their village.

Male Banthu Male

1984

Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu poster
NR

When a young man's girlfriend is kidnapped, he enlists the help of two friendly drug dealers to rescue the love of his life.

Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu

1980

1970s · 12 titles

Vamsha Jyothi poster
7.0

Vamsha Jyothi is a 1978 Kannada film that stars Kalpana in a lead role. It was directed by A. Bhimsingh

Vamsha Jyothi

1978

Kanasu Nanasu poster
NR

When Chandru elopes with Priya who is an orphan and his father's employee, his father disowns the duo. Soon, the couple struggles to make a living while striving to reunite with his family.

Kanasu Nanasu

1976

Halli Haida poster
NR

It is a remake of the 1973 Tamil film Pookkari.

Halli Haida

1978

Sirithanakke Saval poster
NR

Movie starring Vishnuvardhan, Manjula Devi, K S Ashwath and is directed by T R Ramanna.

Sirithanakke Saval

1978

Upasane poster
8.0

Shraddha is a music enthusiast. She is determined to pursue a career in classical music but faces several obstacles.

Upasane

1974

Mayura poster
7.9

Mayura challenges an arrogant wrestler and defeats him. Though never formally trained he has only learned techniques of wrestling by observing others. As a Brahmin he is required to study Vedas yet he is deeply interested in martial arts. Ranga Jetti, the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. One day while observing the training of Pallava princes Mayura gets into a fight with and thrashes Vishnugopa, the Pallava prince, earning his enmity. Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the Kadamba king who was deceitfully killed by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning of his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to overthrow the Pallava yoke. Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant Mayura builds an army and conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila, thus building a vast kingdom.

Mayura

1975

Bangarada Gudi poster
9.0

Bangarada Gudi is a 1976 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by C. H. Prakash Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Ambareesh and Padmapriya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1979 as Bangaru Gudi.

Bangarada Gudi

1976

Bayaludaari poster
9.0

Bayaludaari is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bharathi Sutha. This was the first movie of the director duo without Dr. Rajkumar in the lead. The film starred Anant Nag, Kalpana, and K. S. Ashwath. It was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. Bayalu Daari was the first commercial success for Anant Nag who had earlier done art films and established himself as a leading star in the Kannada cinema with a chocolate hero image. This film was one the last big hits of Kalpana. The helicopter scenes formed a major highlight of the movie.

Bayaludaari

1976

Havina Hejje poster
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1978 Kannada action and mystery film titled "Havina Hejje" starring Ambarish, Srinath, and Shivaram, directed by K. Mani Murugan.

Havina Hejje

1978

Pakka Kalla poster
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Ravi, a thief, falls in love with Lata, the daughter of a wealthy man. However, problems arise when her father turns out to be an alleged killer and the long-lost father of Ravi's friend, Shankar.

Pakka Kalla

1979

No artwork available
6.5

Kumar falls for Latha but is unable to marry her as his father opposes their relationship. After Kumar marries another woman, Chandru, an evil man, enters Latha's life, and Kumar tries to save her.

Maathu Tappada Maga

1978

Chamundeshwari Mahime poster
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The film depicts the greatness of the Goddess Chamundeshwari.

Chamundeshwari Mahime

1974

1960s · 13 titles

Manasiddare Marga poster
NR

Manasiddare Marga is a 1967 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role.

Manasiddare Marga

1967

Annapoorna poster
10.0

Annapoorna is a 1964 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in a lead role.

Annapoorna

1964

Nagarjuna poster
NR

Nagarjuna is a 1961 Indian Kannada language film, directed by Y. V. Rao and produced by K. N. Mallikarjuna

Nagarjuna

1961

Amma poster
NR

Rani, a widowed woman, is known for her strength, resilience, and unconditional love for her son.

Amma

1968

Namma Makkalu poster
10.0

Namma Makkalu (which translates to "Our Children") is a film advocating the necessity of inculcating in the children — who hold the limelight in this film — a sense of responsibility, in the family and in society.

Namma Makkalu

1969

Vidhi Vilasa poster
NR

The legend of a self fulfilling prophecy

Vidhi Vilasa

1962

No artwork available
8.0

1967 Indian Kannada-language film

Shri Purandaradasaru

1967

Bhoodana poster
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The theme of Bhoodana is inspired by Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement and also draws from the novel Chomana Dudi by K. Shivaram Karanth.

Bhoodana

1962

Dashavathara poster
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Dashavathara is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by P. G. Mohan and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Narasimharaju.

Dashavathara

1960

Sathi Shakthi poster
8.0

Sathi Shakthi is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Kanagal Prabhakar Shastry. The film stars Rajkumar, Ramkumar, K. S. Ashwath and B. Raghavendra Rao. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa. Puttanna Kanagal assisted his brother during the shoot of this movie. This was the first movie in which Rajkumar played a dual role in full-fledged manner

Sathi Shakthi

1963

Gange Gowri poster
9.0

The film encompasses the story of Daksha yajna. It depicts how the daksha yajna was desecrated following the jumping into the fire by Lord Shiva's wife Dakshayani. Following this, Lord Shiva marries Goddess Parvati. Later, the Devatas Shiva, Ganga, Gowri all take birth as avatars on earth in the city of Kashi. Eventually, Shiva, Gowri and Ganga all get married in their earthly avatars.

Gange Gowri

1967

Mane Aliya poster
6.0

Mane Aliya is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by A. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Jayalalitha, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna in the lead roles. The film has musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao

Mane Aliya

1964

Kaivara Mahathme poster
NR

Kaiwara Mahathme is a hagiographical drama that chronicles the spiritual journey of the revered saint-poet Narayanappa, known as Kaiwara Thathaiyyah.

Kaivara Mahathme

1961