Maniyarayile Ashokan is an upcoming 2020 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy drama film directed by Shamzu Zayba and produced by Dulquer Salmaan under the banner Wayfarer Films along with Jacob Gregory, who also stars in the title role.[1] The cast also include Anupama Parameswaran[2], Krishna Sankar, Shine Tom Chacko and Anu Sithara.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Netflix from 2020 August 31 onwards.[4]
Set in a village, the film follows the love-life of a middle class man named Ashokan.
Ashokan (Jacob Gregory), a disappointed village office employee starts his day by dreaming of his better half and a happy married life. However, he has an unlucky horoscope and inferior thoughts about his short stature. Everyone his same age, as well as his best friend, is married except for him.
As Ashokan is a single man past the ‘the marital age’, he too is grilled by questions from his villagers and relatives including his cousin Ajayan (Sunny Wayne) who never misses a chance to tease him. Apart from his loving parents, Ashokan is supported by his friends Ratheesh (Krishna Sankar) and Shaiju (Shine Tom Chacko) who stand by him through thick and thin.