Ashokan | Radio Mango Chat Room | Interview | RJ Kavitha

Actor Ashokan, known widely for his roles in the Harihar Nagar trilogy, joins us on Radio Mango Chat Room and discusses his films, and some of his iconic roles. 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Ashokan recollects working on his debut film - Peruvazhiyambalam with director Padmarajan 01:11 - Gratitude for winning the first National Award 02:27 - To date, Ashokan and Jagathy Sreekumar are the ones cast the most in Padmarajan’s films 03:30 - Ashokan about his role as Vishnu in the acclaimed movie Yavanika of K. G. George - starring Mammootty, Thilakan, and Bharath Gopy alongside others 04:22 - Ashokan on how K. G. George brilliantly utilised the former’s mannerisms for the role of Vishnu in Yavanika 05:02 - How meme culture embraced Ashokan’s character as Vishnu from Yavanika 06:29 - A glimpse of Anantaram by Adoor Gopalakrishnan starring Mammootty and Shobhana alongside Ashokan 07:06 - Padmarajan was a visionary director ahead of his time, with Thoovanathumbikal remaining an evergreen cult classic even after 38 years 08:28 - Ashokan about his role in Moonnam Pakkam alongside Jayaram, Rahman and Thilakan and how Padmarajan as a director provided a positive atmosphere for actors 09:54 - Ashokan about the iconic dialogue - ‘Thomaskutty Vittoda’ from ‘In Harihar Nagar’ 10:43 - Will ‘In Harihar Nagar’ have a re-release in 2025? 11:16 - ‘Amaram’ will hit the screens soon! 12:18 - How Ashokan has evolved as an actor relevant to the times while also talking about his characters from ‘Perilloor Premier League’, ‘Masterpeace’, ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’ 13:24 - Ashokan thanking his lucky stars for being able to collaborate with legends like Yesudas, P. Bhaskaran, Sreekumaran Thampi, O. N. V. Kurup, Jayachandran 13:52 - When Ashokan turned music director and collaborated with Sreekumaran Thampi and Jayachandran 14:18 - Ashokan shares his love for music and how his real dream was to be a singer and not an actor! 15:00 - Ashokan’s nostalgic moment with Yesudas, and how Yesudas is a fan of Anantaram 15:41 - Ashokan sings ‘Oru Dalam Maathram’ from ‘Jaalakam’ 16:35 - How Ashokan imbibed his Malayalam dialects for the movie ‘Amaram’ 18:13 - Challenges faced during ‘Amaram’ 19:00 - How legendary actor Sathyan almost died during the making of Chemmeen 19:42 - Ashokan on his rapport with Mammootty 20:47 - How Ashokan almost turned down his role in Hallo with Mohanlal, directed by Rafi Mecartin 21:43 - ‘Masterpeace’ by Sreejith N was an amazing set to work in! 22:40 - Upcoming ensemble of Ashokan, Jagadish, Manoj K Jayan, Sudheesh, Rajesh Madhavan, Siddharth Bharathan and Shabareesh in Dheeran 23:29 - Led by Rajesh Madhavan, written by Bheeshma Parvam writer Devadath Shaji - all about upcoming Dheeran 24:02 - Cinema cannot be predicted when asked about the progress of Bha Bha Ba 24:56 - Cinema is all a lie! 25:04 - From Sookshmadarshini, Bramayugam, and Manjummel Boys - get to know all of Ashokan’s 2024 favourites 25:36 - From K. G. George to Lijo Jose Pellissery, a comparison between the two directors by Ashokan based on the sets of ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’ 26:41 - “Lijo Jose Pellissery is a director that the Malayalam Industry should have!” 27:00 - A conclusion on how young directors need to come forward! #RadioMango #Ashokan #Amaram #malayalaminterviews #malayalampodcast #malayalammovie #malayalaminterview #interview #HappinessOnAir #OrangeIsHappiness ► Subscribe: https://goo.gl/xY4tIm ► Visit our website: https://www.radiomango.fm ► Follow us on Instagram:   / radiomango   ► Follow us on Facebook:   / radiomango   ► Follow us on 𝕏: https://x.com/radiomango Radio Mango, part of the 135-year-old Malayala Manorama group, is Kerala’s favourite radio network, present in Kochi, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur. An unmissable part of the daily life of a Keralite, we play popular music (Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, English, and Telugu) throughout the day. Tune into Radio Mango, and will never bother to switch stations again 😊