Ashokan (film director)

Raman Ashok Kumar (28 May 1961 – 25 September 2022), better known as Ashokan, was an Indian filmmaker from Kerala.[1][2][3] He was also the Managing director of Oberon, an IT firm operating in Gulf and Kochi.[4]

Ashokan
Born28 May 1961 (1961-05-28) (age 62)
Varkala, Kerala, India
Died25 September 2022
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director
screenwriter
IT Head
Years active1983 – 2003
Known forVarnam
Mookilla Rajyathu
SpouseSeetha
RelativesAbhirami PhD (daughter)

Joining as an assistant director in Aattakalasam,[5] he mastered the skills in directing feature films during his seven-year tutelage with Malayalam film director J. Sasikumar,[6][7] Ashokan is known for his debut directorial Varnam (1989), a commercial success[8] and Mookilla Rajyathu, the terrific classic comedy that you won't get bored even if you watch it countless times, as reviewed by The Times of India.[9]

Ashokan has also directed Kanappurangal, that won the second best tele film at Kerala State television awards 2001.[10][11]

Ashokan died in Kochi on 25 September 2022, at the age of 60.[12]

Filmography
Films
YearTitleActorsLanguageNotes
1989VarnamSuresh Gopi, Jayaram, RanjiniMalayalam
1990SaandramSuresh Gopi, Parvathy, InnocentMalayalamThaha as co-director
1991Mookilla RajyathuThilakan, Mukesh, Siddhique, JagathyMalayalamThaha as co-director
1993AacharyanThilakan, Sreenivasan, Suresh GopiMalayalam
2001KanappurangalMalayalamTele film

References
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  5. "പൂമുഖം - അശോകൻ". M3DB. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. "Malayalam film director Ashokan dies". Onmanorama. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. Prabhavathi, Nair (10 March 1995). "Director sets trends in Malayalam hit movies". Straits Times, Singapore.
  8. "Malayalam director Ashokan passes away at 60". The News Minute. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. "Weekend Recommendation! 5 Mollywood comedy films to watch this weekend". No. 18 February 2022. The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. "Television Awards - Kerala Culture.org" (PDF). www.keralaculture.org/. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  11. "Malayalam filmmaker Ashokan passes away at 60". The Indian Express. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  12. Sen, Srijita (26 September 2022). "Noted Malayalam Filmmaker Ashokan Passes Away at 60". News 18. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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