India, Feb. 27 -- The Rise of Ashoka movie story: The big business in the small village of Avarathi is human hair, an empire that's been run by the evil Kutty Babji (Sampath Maithreya) for decades. He's been getting the tender of the local tonsuring unit without fail, where he employs local barbers for a pittance. Voices of dissent are silenced, while dishonesty is dealt with an iron hand. Ashoka (Sathish Ninasam), the son of barber Gangaraju (B Suresha), has been consciously kept away by his father from getting drawn into the same line of work. Ashoka, his family and his community at large will benefit from him becoming a revenue officer, reckons Gangaraju. But then a series of events unfold that lead Ashoka to rise and stand up against ...