| 1. Ashokan directed over 130 Malayalam films in his career. |
| 2. His first film was Varnam in 1989, starring Jayaram, Ranjini, and Suresh Gopi. |
| 3. He directed popular films like Saandhram, Mookilla Rajyathu, and Aacharyan. |
| 4. He retired from the film industry to start a software company in Singapore. |
| 5. He won the Kerala State Film Award for the telefilm Kanappurangal. |
| 6. Ashokan is well-known for directing the acclaimed comedy film Mookkilla Rajyathu (1991). |
| 7. He also received the Kerala State Award for the telefilm Melody of Loneliness in 2003. |
| 8. Ashokan started his career as an assistant director to J. Sasikumar in the 1980s. |
| 9. He directed popular films like Saandram, Mookilla Rajyathu, and Acharyan. |
| 10. He frequently collaborated with writer-director Thaha, co-directing films like Sandram and Mookkilla Rajyathu. |
| 11. He won the State Government Award for Best Telefilm in 2003 for his telefilm Kanappuramun (also known as Melody of Loneliness) for Kairali TV. |
| 12. Ashokan later became an IT entrepreneur and was the Managing Director of Auberon Technology, an IT firm operating in Abu Dhabi and Kochi. |
| 13. He had shifted to Singapore with his family and became a businessman after his film career. |
