Chembil Ashokan

Chembil Ashokan
Born	(1960-11-29) 29 November 1960 (age 64)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Chembil Ashokan is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He has appeared in various roles in Malayalam cinema including Money Ratnam (2014). ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and career

Ashokan is from Chempu near Vaikom and was a neighbor of Mammootty. He was brought up in a family of five and his father died early on. He was a part of the theatrical group Kalidasa Kalakendram and worked in theatre for 22 years before Mammootty's brother Ibrahimkutty helped him get into films by taking him to film sets and introducing him. Director Sathyan Anthikad who noticed his performance in Amrita TV's 2008 serial Aranazhikeneram called him for a role in Bhagyadevatha (2009). ^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Bhagyadevatha
	Chattambinadu
	Evidam Swargamanu
2010	Pramani
	Paappi Appacha
	Katha Thudarunnu	Narayanan
	Thaskara Lahala
	College Days	MLA Keshavan Kutty
2011	Kayam
	Snehaveedu	Maniyan
	Violin
2012	No. 66 Madhura Bus
	Ivan Megharoopan
2013	Celluloid	Paulose
	ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi	Zachariah
2014	Darboni
	1983	Tea Shop Owner
	Manglish	Union Leader
	Vellimoonga
	Money Ratnam	Joppa
	Oru Korean Padam
	Thekku Thekkoru Desathu
	Actually	Shivan
	Oru Mazhavil Swapnam
	The Bail
	Murukku
2015	Iruvazhi Thiriyunnidam
	Aadu
	Life of Josutty
	Anarkali
	Aana Mayil Ottakam
2016	Varna Vasanthangal
	Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti	Govachan
	Kammatipaadam	Krishna's Uncle
	Pulimurugan	Thankachan
	Romanov
2017	Jomonte Suvisheshangal
	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations
	Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam
2018	Parole
	Panchavarnathatha	Eappachen
	Marubhoomiyile Mazhathullikal
	Pettilambattra
	Mangalyam Thanthunanena	Koora
	Aanakkallan	Kuruppu
	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Matrimonial advertisement girl's father
2019	Nalla Vishesham
	Oru Yamandan Premakadha	Vickey's Father
	Prakashante Metro
	Mask	Achayan
	Luca	Martin
	Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty
	Adhyarathri	Sukumaran
2020	Uriyattu
2021	Meezan
	Sumesh and Ramesh
	Jan. E. Man	Manikunju
2024	Rebel		Tamil film
	Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam		[5]
2025	Aadachayi	Aadachayi	Lead role [6]
	Written & Directed by God		[7]

Television

• Aranazhikeneram (Amrita TV) (2008)
• Veendum Jwalayayi (DD Malayalam)
• Kadamattathu Kathanar (JaiHind TV)
• Bhasi Bahadoor (Mazhavil Manorama)

References

1. "Profile of Malayalam Actor Chembil Ashokan". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. Thomas, Pramod (28 September 2014). "An Engaging Comic Outing". The New Indian Express.
3. "അന്ന് കുടികിടപ്പുകാരൻ; ഇന്ന് പുതിയ വീട്ടിലേക്ക്; മമ്മൂക്കയോടും കടപ്പാട്: ചെമ്പിൽ അശോകൻ". Manorama Online.
4. "ചെമ്പിലെ താരം" [Star in Copper]. Mangalam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. "Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam: ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ച അന്വേഷണം, മികവ് പുലർത്തി अभिनേതാക്കളും; ഗംഭീര പ്രതികരണം നേടി 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം'". Zee News Malayalam. 9 November 2024.
6. "വെല്ലുവിളി നിറഞ്ഞ കർഷകരുടെ ജീവിതവുമായി 'ആദച്ചായി'; ജനുവരി 17 റിലീസ്". Manorama Online.
7. Features, C. E. (17 April 2025). "Saiju Kurup and Sunny Wayne's Written & Directed by God gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

External links

• Chembil Ashokan at IMDb