Ashokan is the favorite actor of Malayalees. He was once active in Malayalam cinema. For a while, Ashokan took a long break from cinema. Now in an interview given to Manorama, he says some things. His words are, “After 1996, I reduced the number of films for ten years. To be honest, it should be said that he was silent. During this time I also acted in some serials. Meanwhile, he acted in some films. My second innings in cinema was in 2006-07. I got a call saying I had a cameo in a movie called Hello directed by Raffi McCartin”.
When I was told a guest appearance, I replied that I was not interested. Rafi has worked as Siddique-Lal’s assistant since Harihar Nagar. When they called me, I thought, shouldn’t I be given a lead role? I was shocked to be called for a guest role. Rafi called me after a while. There is a scene. Ashoka should do it himself. A small scene but an important one. If Ashoka does it, it will be alright. When the director called me directly, I didn’t feel like saying no. When the movie was released, it was a huge hit in the theatres. People still say the dialogue Nee Sabualletta.
I am also acting with new directors. They are fond of characters from my early films. He acted as hero, villain and comedian. Part of period films and commercial films. He also says that the role of Kuryachan Nne in the web series Masterpiece, which he acted in recently, got a lot of acceptance.
