K. S. Ashoka

K. S. Ashoka known as Ashoka is an Indian director and writer. He became popular after his debut movie 6-5=2. It was the first found footage movie in Kannada.^[1] With the success of 6-5=2, the movie was remade in Hindi with same title and released in 2014 by different director. In Telugu, it was dubbed and released as Chitram Kadu Nizam.^[2] K S Ashoka directed a second movie, Dia, which was critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

K. S. Ashoka
Born	(1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 43) Mandya, Karnataka, India
Alma mater	SJCE Mysuru, Karnataka.
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter, Dialog writer
Years active	2013 – Present

Early life

With an engineering degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysuru, Ashoka was working at Citi Bank India where he found his colleague D Krishna Chaitanya as his first movie producer. Following the success of 6-5=2 they again collaborated to work together for the next movie Dia.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Note	Ref.
2013	6-5=2	Kannada	Debut film	[4]
2020	Dia	Kannada
2022	Dear Dia	Hindi	Remakes of Dia	[5][6]
2023	Sari	Marathi		[7]

Awards and nominations

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Dia	Chandanavana Film Critics Academy	Best Film	Won	[8]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Dialogue	Won
		Best Screenplay	Nominated
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[9]