Ashoka

is director Shivamani’s first film with producer Ramesh Yadav, who also wrote the story. The film is the 14th one produced by Yadav. Music by . Lyrics written by . was released on 17 March 2006 after being delayed. K.N. Venkatasubba Rao of opined that “Borrowing its plot straight from published sensational news stories, in a cut and paste format, attempts to trace the nexus between the police and underworld in a despicable but undeniable fashion”. R G Vijayasarathy of said that “Overall, is good if you want to see another side of Shivaraj Kumar”. The film was commercially unsuccessful.