Ashokan was one of the most blessed actor in his time. He was lucky enough to work with many brilliant film makers like Padmarajan, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Bharathan etc in his early career. He started with the Padmarajan movie, 'Peruvazhiyambalam'. There onwards he didn't had to look back. Ashokan is married to Sreeja and they have a daughter 'Karthyayani.