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 Auberon Technology, an IT firm operating in Abu Dhabi and Kochi.
[4] 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, which 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.