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Filmi Score
Weak
3 reviews · provisional
39
2 mixed1 weak
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The reviews praise the first half's earnest writing and strong performances, especially B. Suresha, but say it collapses into a formulaic, hole-ridden revenge plot that cheapens its caste themes.
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Summary
The Rise Of Ashoka (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 39 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.
An educated young man abandons his dream of becoming a government officer to protect his village from a ruthless "hair mafia." He takes up arms to fight deep-rooted caste exploitation and secure justice for his community.
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An educated young man abandons his dream of becoming a government officer to protect his village from a ruthless "hair mafia." He takes up arms to fight deep-rooted caste exploitation and secure justice for his community.
The Rise Of Ashoka (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 39 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Calls it an earnest, well-acted social drama that captures its 1970s setting, but says the screenplay falters once it pivots from dignity and… Read it there →
Praises the first half's writing and the lead performances, especially B. Suresha, but says the screenplay collapses in the second half into a… Read it there →
The critic finds the villain more laughable than menacing, the characters unreal and the narrative superficial, faulting weak dialogue and a… Read it there →
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28
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 3 readings; 0 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch The Rise Of Ashoka?
The Rise Of Ashoka is streaming on OTT: Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and JioHotstar (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about The Rise Of Ashoka?
The Rise Of Ashoka has a Filmi Score of 39 (Weak), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 28 (Deccan Herald) to 48 (Cinema Express). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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