January 16, 2018
After successfully donning the greasepaint in the Malayalam
film industry for the past four decades, actor Asokan is going strong as ever
before.
The 55-year-old actor, who has worked in close to 200 Malayalam
films, told IANS that there's no truth in reports that he has quit films and is
now concentrating only in TV serials.
"This is nothing but a mischievous
prank played by some vested interests. I have already had one release this year
and I have completed shooting for one, and starting another one next week," said
Asokan.
Asokan said films and TV serials are like chalk and cheese, and
each has its own flavour.
"For me, acting is my profession and all along,
I have been doing that. Even though I do act in TV serials, the satisfaction I
get in films is not there in serials. This is my opinion and I am entitled to
it. In future also, I will don the greasepaint in all opportunities I get,
though films are my first love and my preference," he added.
Starting off
his acting career as a teenager in his debut film "Peruvazhiyambalam", directed
by legendary director Padmarajan, Asokan has had a long and eventful
professional career. He has featured in films like "Yavanika",
"Thoovanathumbikal", "Anantaram", "Moonnam Pakkam", "In Harihar Nagar" and
"No.20 Madras Mail", which turned out to be successful.
Over his long
career, Asokan has often been termed as a director's delight, given the
flexibility that he offers and how he remains fit as a fiddle.
Since
early 2000, Asokan, who hails from Alappuzha district in Kerala, is now settled
in Chennai.
"During the early 2000, I got an offer for a mega serial in
Tamil and I felt it was more convenient. With my shifting base, my wife and
daughter also joined me and now my daughter has started to work here. Even
though most of my work now is in Kerala, I travel," said Asokan.