Asoka is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Sheesa.^[1]

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• Sumith Bibile as Sarath
• Pushpa Janet as Asoka
• Ananda Weerakoon as Harry
• Punya Heendeniya
• Eddie Yapa as Pattiya
• Benjamin Fernando as Seeya
• D. J. Samarakkody
• Sumith Dissanayake as Doctor
• Prema Kanthi
• Wimala Kumari as Sisi
• Sheela Renuka as Sarath's sister
• S. H. Jothipala as Goviya
• Oliver Silva as Thel Veda
• Dharmadasa Kulatunga as Beggar
• W. Chularatne as Donald
• Noel Perera
• Marcus Perera
• N. R. Dias
• G. S. B. Rani
• Seetha Nanayakkara
• E. Marshall Perera

The songs were recorded by the cast for the movie and by prominent playback singers for general release:

• "Katharagamey" – Jikki, Dharmadasa Walpola and chorus (lyrics by Abeysekera)
• "Sataneki Jivithe" – Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Abeysekera)
• "Thanivay Upanne" – Mohideen Baig (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from 1954 Bollywood film Dost)
• "Maruwa Maruwa" – G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera)
• "Payana Sanda Sey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera and Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Piyasena Costa)
• "Adare Sagarey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera
• "Prem Suwandai" – Dharmadasa Walpola and Chitra Somapala (melody from the song Äaja re Baalam""by Sandhya Mukherjee in the Hindi movie Ek Do Teen,1953.)
• "Meka Thama Dewiangai" – Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasa Walpola and Mohideen Baig (A. J. Kareem and Haroon Lantra in movie)
• "Loke Sihinayak" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar's "Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag" in 1953 Bollywood film Anarkali)
• "Prem Pahana Niwa" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (melody from 1953 Tamil movie Avan)
• "Seeya Manamalaya" – Mohideen Baig and Dharmadasa Walpola (Eddie Yapa and A.J. Kareem in movie. Lyrics by Abeysekera)
• "Prem Geethai Sangeethay" – Sathyawathi (Vindoini in movie) melody from : "Mai to chali re piya ke desh" by Geeta Dutt in the Hindi movie "Suhaag Sindoor", 1953