Harisree Ashokan

• Name — Harisree Ashokan • Born — 6 April 1964 • Birthplace — Kochi, Kerala, India • Occupation — Film actor, Director • Years Active — 1986 – present • Parents — Kunjappu, Janaki • Spouse — Preetha • Children — Arjun Ashokan, Sreekutty Ashokan

Ashokan (nicknamed Babu) was born as the sixth child among ten children to the late Kunjappan and late Janaki on 6 April 1964, in Ernakulam, Kerala. His siblings include the late Raveendran, the late Sasindran, Mohanan, Anil, Sunil, Santha, Vimala, and the late Sujatha. He had his primary education from MIHS Ernakulam. After tenth, he joined Kuyilin's Cochin Kalavedi. He holds a diploma in Telecom Engineering from Ernakulam, Kerala. He found work as an assistant lineman in 1984 with the telecom department in Kochi, Kerala. He worked there until 1987 when he became an electric lineman.

While working at the telecom department, Ashokan joined Kalabhavan and worked for 6 years and later moved to Harisree, after which he began to be called "Harisree Ashokan". His elder brother was also a telecom officer. Asokan was always interested in acting and had been an amateur theatre actor. He got his first break with the movie Parvathy Parinayam directed by P.G. Viswambharan where he played the role of a beggar. Ashokan made his screen debut in the 1986 movie Pappan Priyappetta Pappan. He played several roles in the next few years. His role in Parvathy Parinayam gave his first breakthrough in Malayalam cinema. He acted in around ten movies in 1994 after acting in Parvathy Parinayam. In the movie Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka in 1994, he played one of the lead roles alongside Dileep, with whom Ashokan eventually formed one of the most celebrated comedy pairs in Malayalam film industry throughout his career. In the 1998 movie Punjabi House, Ashokan played the character Ramanan. Many consider this as the best performance by Harishree Ashokan of his career. Dileep-Harishree Ashokan duo's another hit movie is Ee Parakkum Thalika, which was released in 2001; in this movie, he played the role of Sundaran. He played the character of Sugunan in the 2002 movie Meesha Madhavan, which became the highest grossing Malayalam movie of the year. Harishree Ashokan's most famous roles in his career came out in 2003. In the slapsick comedy C.I.D. Moosa, he played the role of Thorappan Kochunni, and in the movie Pulival Kalyanam, he played the role of Theeppori Kuttappan. He played the character Krishankutty in Thilakkam. His role as Ugran in the movie Chronic Bachelor was also appreciated by the audience. All these films were major blockbusters in 2003. In the 2005 Malayalam movie Boyy Friennd, Ashokan played the villain role for the first time in his career. Dileep and Harishree Ashokan are regarded as a popular comedy pair in Malayalam cinema of the 90s and early 2000s. The duo have acted together in plenty of movies. Vriddanmarund Sookshikkuga, Punjabi House, Ee Parakkum Thalika, Meesa Madhavan, C.I.D Moosa, Thilakkam, Runway, Kochi Rajavu, Pandippada, Crazy Gopalan, Chess, Kuberan, Kaaryastan are some among the major movies among them. Ashokan made his directional debut through the 2019 movie An International Local Story.

He is married to Preetha. The couple has two children, Sreekutty and Malayalam film actor Arjun Ashokan.

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1986 — Pappan Priyappetta Pappan — Debut film

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1991 — Godfather — Anjooran's houseboy • 1992 — First Bell — Mental Patient • Chevalier Michael • 1993 — Ammayane Sathyam • Vakkeel Vasudev • Porutham — Gulumalu Jamal • Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni — Bhaskaran • 1994 — Kudumba Visesham — Abubacker • Vadhu Doctoranu — Snake charmer • Manathe Kottaram — Balan • 1995 — Parvathy Parinayam — Beggar • Keerthanam • Kokkarakko — Servant • Three Men Army — Susheelan • Achan Raajavu Appan Jethavu — Dushyantharaj • Alancheri Thamprakkal — Haridas • Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam • Kalyanji Anandji — Anantharaman • Mimics Action 500 • Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka — Dharmaraj / Daniel M D'Souza • Tom & Jerry • Sindoora Rekha — Oommachan • Mannar Mathai Speaking — Sandhyavu • 1996 — Kaathil Oru Kinnaram — John Samuel • Kanchanam — Easho • Kalyana Sowgandhikam — Bahuleyan • Kumkumacheppu • Kanjirapally Kariyachan • Padanayakan • Manthrika Kuthira • Nandagopalnte Kusruthikal • Kudumbakodathi — Sarathy Kumaran • Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum — Rajappan • Kinnam Katta Kallan • Harbour — Usman • Mr. Clean — Iymootty • Malayaalamaasam Chingam Onninu — Kochuraman • Ee Puzhayum Kadannu — Ramankutty • 1997 — Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan — Aromal • Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum — Thankakkuttan • Ishtadanam — M.K. Maniyan • Aniyathipraavu — Chippayi • Moonnu Kodiyum Munnooru Pavanum — Kondotty • Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum — Charlie • The Good Boys — Kunjandi • Hitler Brothers — Bhakthavalsalan • Ikkareyanente Manasam — Thankappan • Oru Mutham Manimutham — Kumaran • 1998 — Gramapanchayath — Swa. Le • Nakshatratharattu — Darling Hariharan • Amma Ammayiamma — Premachandran • Kallu Kondoru Pennu — Antappan • Mayajalam — Manivarnnan • Punjabi House — Ramanan • 1999 — Deepasthambham Mahascharyam — Aliyar • Jananayakan — Dominic • Chandamama — Bhaskaran • Onnam Vattom Kandappol • Bharya Veettil Paramasukham — Shiyami • Pattabhishekam — Bhairavan • Auto Brothers — Pappan • Pranaya Nilavu — Mathai • Charlie Chaplin — Bheeman • Udayapuram Sulthan — Augustine • Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal — Vikram Bolaram Singh

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2000 — Sathyam Sivam Sundaram — Vijayan • Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum — Pachu • Aanamuttathe Aangalamar — Ramanan • Millennium Stars • Ee Mazha Thenmazha • Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal • Vinayapoorvam Vidhyaadharan — Punyalan • Mera Naam Joker • Varavay • Kattu Vannu Vilichappol — Velappan • 2001 — Aaraam Jaalakam • Rakshasa Rajavu — Pathrose • Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu — Shashankan • Meghasandesam — Kuttikrishnan • Naranathu Thampuran — Sadan • House Owner • Prnayamanthram • Nagaravadhu • Andolanam • Sharja To Sharja — Lohi • Ee Parakkum Thalika — Sundaresan M. K • Sundara Purushan — Philipose • 2002 — Savithriyude Aranjanam — Neelakandan • Pranayamanithooval — Ponnappan • Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan — Kochu Kuttan • Kuberan — Theyyunni • www.anukudumbam.com • Kayamkulam Kanaran • Pakalpooram — Ayyappankutty • Kattuchembakam — Antappan • Kaiyethum Doorath — Appunni • Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town — Udakku Chempakaraman • Bamboo Boys — Nakki • Meesa Madhavan — Sugunan • 2003 — Varum Varunnu Varunnu • Thillana Thillana — Govind • Chronic Bachelor — Ugran • Thilakkam — Krishnan Kutty • C.I.D. Moosa — Thurappan Kochunni • Achante Kochumolkku — Anthappan • Balettan — Manikandan • Melvilasam Sariyanu — Pushkaran • Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu — Suresh • Pulival Kalyanam — Theeppori Kuttappan • 2004 — Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku — Vallabhan • C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu — Dasappan • Vismayathumbathu — Gopan • Thalamelam — Guinness Gopalan • Kusruthi — Kumaran • Vajram — Achu • Thekkekkara Superfast — Bhairavan • Runway — Porinchu • Mampazhakkalam — Sulaiman • 2005 — Otta Nanayam — Paramu • Junior Senior — Jeeva • Bus Conductor — Gangadharan • Kalyanakurimanam • Lokanathan IAS — Ajayan • Iruvattam Manavaatti — Susheelan • Hridayathil Sookshikkan — Mathen • Kochi Rajavu — Komalan • Ben Johnson — Constable Swami • Pandippada — Bhasi • Boyy Friennd — Thankappan • 2006 — Madhuchandralekha — Digambaran • Moonnamathoral — Divakaran • Baba Kalyani • Lion — Kannan • Parayam • Chacko Randaaman — Usman • Thuruppugulan — Shathru • Kilukkam Kilukilukkam — Ponnappan • Chess — Kallan Bhaskaran • 2007 — Changathipoocha — Aishwaryan • Inspector Garud — Kuttappan • Athisayan — S.P Damodaran • Aakasham — Manoharan • Black Cat — Caesar • Rock n' Roll — Balu • Nagaram — Parashuraman • Janmam • Kangaroo — Pappachan • Ottakkayyan — Ottakkayyan Vasu • Mouryan • Sooryan • 2008 — Bullet • Kabadi Kabadi — Biju • Swarnam • Annan Thampi — Chandran • College Kumaran — Valsan • Twenty:20 — Poottu Varkey • Crazy Gopalan — Harishchandran • 2009 — Moz & Cat — Ajayan • Kancheepurathe Kalyanam — P.M. Premachandran • Banaras — Paul • Chemistry — Varghese • Vairam: Fight For Justice — Sugunan • Passenger — Varghese • Rahasya Police — Arjunan • Swantham Lekhakan — Dasan • Bharya Swantham Suhruthu • Utharaswayamvaram — Sarassappan • Colours — Gopi • Loudspeaker — Kathanar

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — Body Guard — Neelambaran • Valiyangadi • In Ghost House Inn — Ernest • Janakan — Pazhani • Advocate Lakshmanan – Ladies Only — Broker Sathyavan • Neelambari — Sundaran • Kaaryasthan — Kumaran • Holidays — Thangappan • Swantham Bharya Zindabad — Uthaman • Puthumukhangal — Member Mani • 2011 — August 15 — Chackochan • Christian Brothers — Krishnankutty • Maharaja Talkies • Lucky Jokers — Vijayan • Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action — Aakri' Shaji • Manushyamrugam — Advocate Shamsuddin Valiyaveettil • Orma Mathram • Swapna Sanchari — Rameshan • Bombay Mittayi — Sulaiman • Snehadaram • 2012 — Orkut Oru Ormakoot — Narayanan • Asuravithu — Father Mullu Murikan • Kunjaliyan — Veeramani • Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. — Shashankan Pravachambalam • Vaadhyar • Perinoru Makan • MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum — Pushkaran • Doctor Innocentanu — Pookkoya • Prabhuvinte Makkal • Scene onnu Nammude Veedu — Bhasi • Oru Kudumba Chithram — Gopikuttan • Bavuttiyude Namathil — Alavi • 2013 — Radio — Jhonson • Pigman — Thimmayyan • Blackberry — Madhavan • Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty — Rafi • Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum — Susheelan • Geethaanjali — Fake Swami • Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal — Abid • 2014 — Aamayum Muyalum — Mayilappa • To Let Ambadi Talkies • 2015 — 3 Wicketinu 365 Runs • 2016 — Thoppil Joppan — Poulose • 2017 — Honey Bee 2: Celebrations — Kappal Ory • Role Models — Ramanan — Cameo • Honey Bee 2.5 — Himself • Parava — Habeeba • 2018 — Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha — Kumaran Asan • Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam — Doctor • Theneechayum Peerankippadayum • 2019 — Ilayaraja — Ganapathy • An International Local Story — Ayyappan Nair

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2021 — Minnal Murali — Dasan • Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan — Kunjikrishnan • 2022 — Priyan Ottathilanu — Kuppi Rajan • Hasyam — Cadaver agent • 2023 — Kunjamminis Hospital — Pappachan • Maharani — Anirudhan • A Ranjith Cinema — Shashankan • 2024 — Anweshippin Kandethum — Postman Chandran • 2025 — Rekhachithram — Gopinath • Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali — Makkar • Kerala Crime Files 2 — Ayyappan — Disney+ Hotstar web series • Paathirathri — SI Rasheed • 2026 — Magic Mushrooms — Shakespeare Gopalankutty • Prathichaya — Purushothaman • Ottam Thullal • 1 Princess Street

• Year — Film — Role — Language — Notes • 2019 — An International Local Story — Ayyappan Nair — Malayalam — Directorial debut