The Best Ashokan Movies, Ranked
87 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019) with $2.21M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ashokan Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Ashokan is credited on. Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) leads with 85, followed by Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022) at 71. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Kishkindha Kaandam 2024 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam 2022 · Fantasy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Jai Ganesh 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Jack & Daniel 2019 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Mikhael 2019 · Family -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Oru Yamandan Premakadha 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 Ittymaani: Made In China 2019 · Comedy
Biggest Ashokan Box Office Hits
Ashokan's films have made $5.73M worldwide in total. Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019) is the biggest hit at $2.21M, ahead of Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) ($1.88M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Oru Yamandan Premakadha 2019 · Comedy $2.21M
- 2 Kishkindha Kaandam 2024 · Drama $1.88M
- 3 Ittymaani: Made In China 2019 · Comedy $614K
- 4 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam 2022 · Fantasy $185K
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Carbon 2018 · Fantasy $180K - 6
Shubharathri 2019 · Comedy $106K - 7 Jack & Daniel 2019 · Thriller $90.7K
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Panchavarnathatha 2018 · Drama $89.7K - 9
DiwanjiMoola Grand Prix 2018 · Comedy $73.5K - 10 Jai Ganesh 2024 · Drama $66.6K
The Best Ashokan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ashokan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 34 films, and Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 34 films Kishkindha Kaandam 2024 · as Sivadasan Movie Echo Score: 85
- Comedy 25 films Oru Yamandan Premakadha 2019 · as Kushumban Johnny Movie Echo Score: 35
- Thriller 7 films Jack & Daniel 2019 · as SI Hari Movie Echo Score: 41
- Family 3 films Mikhael 2019 · as Antony Movie Echo Score: 40
- Fantasy 2 films Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam 2022 · as Babukutty Movie Echo Score: 71
The Best Ashokan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ashokan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Ashokan Movies
The most recent films Ashokan is credited on, newest first — starting with Dheeran (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dheeran 2025 · Drama - Kishkindha Kaandam 2024 · Sivadasan
- Jai Ganesh 2024 · Ganeshan's father
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Perilloor Premier League 2024 · K M Soman -
Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn 2023 · Abdulkhadar - Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam 2022 · Babukutty
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Priyan Ottathilaanu 2022 · Family - Jack & Daniel 2019 · SI Hari
- Ittymaani: Made In China 2019 · Dr. Asif Mooppan
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Ormayil Oru Shishiram 2019 · Rajendran - Shubharathri 2019 · Ashok
- Oru Yamandan Premakadha 2019 · Kushumban Johnny
The Best Ashokan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ashokan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ashokan movie?
Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) is the best-rated Ashokan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022) (71) and Jai Ganesh (2024) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Kishkindha Kaandam: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ashokan movie?
Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019) made the most at the box office, with $2.21M worldwide, followed by Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) with $1.88M. Together, Ashokan's films with box office figures have made $5.73M.
What is the best Ashokan drama movie?
Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) is the best-rated of Ashokan's drama films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Oru Yamandan Premakadha (comedy), Jack & Daniel (thriller) and Mikhael (family).
What is the newest Ashokan movie?
The newest film on Ashokan's filmography is Dheeran (2025).
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