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'''Chembil Ashokan''' is an actor in the Malayalam film industry.<ref>https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2020/07/02/chembil-ashokan-actor-mammootty-neighbour-home-life-memories.html</ref> He is from Chembu - [[Vaikom]]. He has played many notable characters in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category%3Dactors%26artist%3DChembil+Ashokan |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405102722/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Chembil%20Ashokan |archivedate=2015-04-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movie.webindia123.com/movie/asp/artist.asp?a_id=866&name=Chembil%20Asokan&purpose=Filmography&type1=Actor/Actress|title=Chembil Asokan, Filmography, Films, Chembil Asokan Photo Gallery, Chembil Asokan Videos, Actor Chembil Asokan, Chembil Asokan Profile|work=webindia123.com|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/celebrity/24818/chembil-ashokan/movies.htm|title=Chembil Ashokan Movies - Indian actor Chembil Ashokan Movies|work=nowrunning.com|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>
'''Chembil Ashokan''' is an actor in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] industry. He has appeared in various roles in Malayalam cinema including ''[[Money Ratnam]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category%3Dactors%26artist%3DChembil+Ashokan |title=Profile of Malayalam Actor Chembil Ashokan |accessdate=2015-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405102722/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Chembil%20Ashokan |archivedate=2015-04-05 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/Sep/28/an-engaging-comic-outing-665945.html|title=An Engaging Comic Outing|first=Pramod|last=Thomas|date=28 September 2014|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
 
==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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2020/07/02/chembil-ashokan-actor-mammootty-neighbour-home-life-memories.html|title = അന്ന് കുടികിടപ്പുകാരൻ; ഇന്ന് പുതിയ വീട്ടിലേക്ക്; മമ്മൂക്കയോടും കടപ്പാട്: ചെമ്പിൽ അശോകൻ|work=Manorama Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://beta.mangalam.com/women/personality/287480 |title=ചെമ്പിലെ താരം | language=ml | trans-title=Star in Copper |access-date=11 April 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414174428/http://beta.mangalam.com/women/personality/287480 |url-status=dead |work=[[Mangalam Publications|Mangalam]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Film!!Role!!Language!!Year
!Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
||''[[Bhagyadevatha]]'' ||||Malayalam  ||2009
| rowspan=3 | 2009 || ''[[Bhagyadevatha]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Chattambinadu]]'' ||||Malayalam  ||2009
|''[[Chattambinadu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|[[Pramani]]
| ''[[Evidam Swargamanu]]'' || ||
|
|Malayalam
|2010
|-
|-
||''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' ||||Malayalam ||2010
| rowspan=5 | 2010 || ''[[Pramani]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Katha Thudarunnu]]''|| Narayanan||Malayalam ||2010
| ''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Thaskara Lahala]]'' ||||Malayalam ||2010
| ''[[Katha Thudarunnu]]'' || Narayanan ||
|-
|-
||''[[Violin]]''||||Malayalam ||2011
| ''[[Thaskara Lahala]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]''||||Malayalam ||2012
| ''[[College Days (2010 film)|College Days]]'' || MLA Keshavan Kutty ||
|-
|-
||''[[Ivan Megharoopan]]'' ||||Malayalam ||2012
| rowspan=3 | 2011 ||''[[Kayam (2011 film)|Kayam]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Celluloid (film)|Celluloid]]'' ||Paulose||Malayalam ||2013
| ''[[Snehaveedu]]'' || Maniyan ||
|-
|-
| ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]'' || Zachariah || Malayalam || 2013
| ''[[Violin (2011 film)|Violin]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|| '' [[1983 (film)]] '' || Tea Shop Owner ||Malayalam  ||2014
| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Manglish]]''||Union Leader||Malayalam ||2014
| ''[[Ivan Megharoopan]]'' || ||
|-
|-
||''[[Vellimoonga]]'' ||||Malayalam ||2014
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[Celluloid (film)|Celluloid]]'' || Paulose ||
|-
|-
||''[[Money Ratnam]]''||Joppa||Malayalam ||2014
| ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film)|ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]'' || Zachariah ||
|-
|-
||''Oru Korean Padam''|||| Malayalam ||2014
|rowspan="11"|2014
||''Darboni'' ||
|
|-
|-
||''[[Choonda]]'' || ||Malayalam ||2010
||''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' || Tea Shop Owner
|
|-
|-
||''Thekku Thekkoru Desathu''|| ||Malayalam ||2014
||''[[Manglish]]''||Union Leader
|
|-
|-
||''[[Actually (film)|Actually]]'' ||Shivan||Malayalam ||2014
||''[[Vellimoonga]]'' ||
|
|-
|-
||''Oru Mazhavil Swapnam'' || ||Malayalam ||2014
||''[[Money Ratnam]]''||Joppa
|
|-
|-
||''[[The Bailey|The Bail]]'' || ||Malayalam ||2014
||''[[Oru Korean Padam]]''||
|
|-
|-
||''[[Murukku]]'' || ||Malayalam ||2014
||''Thekku Thekkoru Desathu''||
|
|-
|-
||''Iruvazhi Thiriyunnidam''|||| Malayalam ||2015
||''[[Actually (film)|Actually]]'' ||Shivan
|
|-
|-
|[[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]
||''Oru Mazhavil Swapnam'' ||
|
|
|Malayalam
|2015
|-
|-
||''[[Life of Josutty]]''|||| Malayalam ||2015
||''The Bail'' ||
|
|-
|-
|[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]
||''Murukku'' ||
|
|
|Malayalam
|2015
|-
|-
||''[[Aana Mayil Ottakam]]''|||| Malayalam ||2015
|rowspan="5"|2015
 
||''Iruvazhi Thiriyunnidam''||
|
|
|-
|-
|Varna Vasanthangal
|''[[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]''||
|
|
|Malayalam
|-
|2016
||''[[Life of Josutty]]''||
|
|
|-
|''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]''||
|
|
|-
||''[[Aana Mayil Ottakam]]''||
|
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|2016
|''Varna Vasanthangal''||
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti]]
|''[[Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti]]''||Govachan
|Govachan
|Malayalam
|2016
|
|
|-
|''[[Kammatipaadam]]''||Krishna's Uncle
|
|
|-
|''[[Pulimurugan]]''||Thankachan
|
|
|-
|''Romanov''||
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Kammatipaadam|Kammatti Paadam]]
|rowspan="3"|2017
|Krishna's Uncle
|''[[Jomonte Suvisheshangal]]''||
|Malayalam
|2016
|
|
|-
|''[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]''||
|
|
|-
|''[[Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam]]''||
|
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|2018
|''[[Parole]]''||
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Pulimurugan]]
|''[[Panchavarnathatha]]''||Eappachen
|Thankachan
|Malayalam
|2016
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Romanov
|''Marubhoomiyile Mazhathullikal''||
|
|Malayalam
|2016
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Jomonte Suvisheshangal]]
|''[[Pettilambattra]]''||
|
|Malayalam
|2017
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]
|''[[Mangalyam Thanthunanena]]''||Koora
|
|Malayalam
|2017
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam]]
|''[[Aanakkallan]]''||Kuruppu
|
|Malayalam
|2017
|
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Ottakoru Kaamukan]]'' ||  Matrimonial advertisement girl's father
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Parole]]
|rowspan="7"|2019
|
|''Nalla Vishesham''||
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Panchavarnathatha]]
|''[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]''||Vickey's Father
|Eappachen
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Marubhoomiyile Mazhathullikal
|''Prakashante Metro''||
|
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Pettilambattra]]
|''[[Mask (2019 film)|Mask]]''||Achayan
|
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Mangalyam Thanthunanena]]
|''[[Luca (2019 film)|Luca]]''||Martin
|Koora
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Aanakkallan]]
|''Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty''||
|Kuruppu
|Malayalam
|2018
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Ottakoru Kaamukan]]'' || Matrimonial advertisement girl's father || Malayalam || 2018
|''[[Adhyarathri]]''||Sukumaran
|-
|Nalla Vishesham
|
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]
|2020
|Vickey's Father
|''Uriyattu''||
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Prakashante Metro
|rowspan="3"|2021
|
|''Meezan''||
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Mask]]
|''[[Sumesh and Ramesh]]''||
|Achayan
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Luca (2019 film)|Luca]]
|''[[Jan. E. Man]]''||Manikunju
|Martin
|  
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty
| 2024 ||  ''[[Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-movie-getting-good-response-running-successfully-in-theatres-212421|title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam: ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ച അന്വേഷണം, മികവ് പുലർത്തി अभिनേതാക്കളും; ഗംഭീര പ്രതികരണം നേടി 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം'|date=November 9, 2024|website=Zee News Malayalam}}</ref>
|
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Adhyarathri]]
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''Aadachayi'' || Aadachayi || Lead role<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2025/01/04/aadachayi-movie-release-date.html|title=വെല്ലുവിളി നിറഞ്ഞ കർഷകരുടെ ജീവിതവുമായി 'ആദച്ചായി'; ജനുവരി 17 റിലീസ്|website=Manorama Online}}</ref>
|Sukumaran
|Malayalam
|2019
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Uriyattu
| ''[[Written & Directed by God]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-04-17 |title=Saiju Kurup and Sunny Wayne's Written & Directed by God gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Apr/17/saiju-kurup-and-sunny-waynes-written-directed-by-god-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|
|Malayalam
|2020
|-
|-
|Meezan
|
|Malayalam
|2021
|}
|}


==Television ==
==Television ==
*Kadamattathu Kathanar ([[JaiHind TV]])
*''Aranazhikeneram'' ([[Amrita TV]]) (2008)
*Bhasi Bahadoor ([[Mazhavil Manorama]])
*''Veendum Jwalayayi'' ([[DD Malayalam]])
*''Kadamattathu Kathanar'' ([[JaiHind TV]])
*''Bhasi Bahadoor'' ([[Mazhavil Manorama]])


==References==
==References==
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==External links ==
*{{IMDb name|3945709}}


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Chembil Ashokan
Born (1960-11-29) 29 November 1960 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam [5]
2025 Aadachayi Aadachayi Lead role[6]
Written & Directed by God [7]

Television[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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 മലയാളം). 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[edit | edit source]

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