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| birthname = Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1993–present
| yearsactive = 1993; 2007–present
| other_names = ''Muruga'' Ashok
| other_names = ''Muruga'' Ashok
| alma mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]{{Citation needed |date=February 2024}}
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'''Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan'''<ref name="navbharattimes.tomar.2020.05.04"/> is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominately [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-11 |title='4554' is a tribute to dedicated drivers, says actor Ashok Kumar- Exclusive! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/4554-is-a-tribute-to-dedicated-drivers-says-actor-ashok-kumar-exclusive/articleshow/95449764.cms |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
'''Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan'''<ref name="navbharattimes.tomar.2020.05.04"/> is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-11 |title='4554' is a tribute to dedicated drivers, says actor Ashok Kumar- Exclusive! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/4554-is-a-tribute-to-dedicated-drivers-says-actor-ashok-kumar-exclusive/articleshow/95449764.cms |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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| rowspan="3"|2023 || ''[[Vizhithelu]]'' || ||
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|''Priyamudan Priya'' || ||
|''[[Priyamudan Priya]]'' || Markendya ||
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|''[[Are You Ok Baby?]]'' || Thyagi ||
|''[[Are You Ok Baby?]]'' || Thyagi ||
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===Web series===
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|+ List of Ashok Kumar web series credits
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! scope="col" | Streaming channel
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| 2021 || ''[[Kuruthi Kalam]]'' || Item Kumar || [[MX Player]]
| rowspan="3"|2024||''[[E-mail (film)|E-mail]]'' || Abhi ||
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| ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' || Krishna || [[Kannada]] film
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| ''[[Maya Puthagam]]'' || Guru ||
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| Debut TV show<br />Best Child Actor Award
| Debut TV show<br />Best Child Actor Award
| <ref name="navbharattimes.tomar.2020.05.04">{{Cite news |script-title=hi:श्रीकृष्णा: 'कन्हैया' बनकर कालिया नाग का घमंड तोड़ने वाले ऐक्टर अशोक कुमार बालकृष्णन |trans-title=Sri Krishna: Actor Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan breaks Kalia Nag's pride by becoming 'Kanhaiya' |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna-of-ramanand-sagar-who-danced-on-kaliya-naag-and-held-govardhan-parvat-interesting-story/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna/photoshow/75518674.cms |first1=Sangeeta |last1=Tomar |date=3 May 2020 |newspaper=[[Navbharat Times]] |via=indiatimes.com |language=hi|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="navbharattimes.tomar.2020.05.04">{{Cite news |script-title=hi:श्रीकृष्णा: 'कन्हैया' बनकर कालिया नाग का घमंड तोड़ने वाले ऐक्टर अशोक कुमार बालकृष्णन |trans-title=Sri Krishna: Actor Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan breaks Kalia Nag's pride by becoming 'Kanhaiya' |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna-of-ramanand-sagar-who-danced-on-kaliya-naag-and-held-govardhan-parvat-interesting-story/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna/photoshow/75518674.cms |first1=Sangeeta |last1=Tomar |date=3 May 2020 |newspaper=[[Navbharat Times]] |via=indiatimes.com |language=hi|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| 2021
|''[[Kuruthi Kalam]]''
| Item Kumar || Tamil || [[MX Player]] ||
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! scope="row" | 2024 - present
| ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe (TV series)|Mounam Pesiyadhe]]''
| Shiva || Tamil
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 20 December 2024

For other people named Ashok Kumar, see Ashok Kumar (disambiguation).

Ashok Kumar
Born
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan

India
Other namesMuruga Ashok
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai[citation needed]
OccupationActor
Years active1993; 2007–present

Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan[1] is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films.[2]

Career

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Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor (transl. Dancing Peacock) Award from the Government of Maharashtra. He played Krishna in the Hindi television serial Krishna (1993-97). He made his feature film debut with R. T. Neason's Muruga (2007) and starred in Pidichirukku the following year.[3] He made a special appearance as a Tamil actor in a song from the Malayalam film Mulla (2008).[4] Ashok made his Telugu debut with the bilingual Kaki (2015), which was made by Vetrimaaran's assistant director.[5]

Filmography

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Films

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  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
List of Ashok Kumar film credits
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Muruga Murugan
2008 Pidichirukku Velu [6]
Mulla Himself Malayalam film; cameo appearance
2012 Kozhi Koovuthu Kumaresan [7]
2013 Vetkathai Kettal Enna Tharuvaai Shiva
2014 Kadhal Solla Aasai Mahesh [7]
2015 Kaki Karthik Telugu film
2017 Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri Karthik
2018 Gangs of Madras Ibrahim
2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Salim
2020 Unakkagathane Ashok Singh Malaysian film
2022 Vidiyatha Iravondru Vendum Kathir
Bestie Ashok
Mayathirai Jeeva
4554 Karthi
Therkathi Veeran
2023 Vizhithelu
Priyamudan Priya Markendya
Are You Ok Baby? Thyagi
2024 E-mail Abhi
Sambhavami Yuge Yuge Krishna Kannada film
Maya Puthagam Guru

Television

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List of Ashok Kumar television credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1993 Shri Krishna Child Krishna Hindi Debut TV show
Best Child Actor Award 		[1]
2021 Kuruthi Kalam Item Kumar Tamil MX Player
2024 - present Mounam Pesiyadhe Shiva Tamil

References

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  1. ^ a b Tomar, Sangeeta (3 May 2020). श्रीकृष्णा: 'कन्हैया' बनकर कालिया नाग का घमंड तोड़ने वाले ऐक्टर अशोक कुमार बालकृष्णन [Sri Krishna: Actor Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan breaks Kalia Nag's pride by becoming 'Kanhaiya']. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via indiatimes.com.
  2. ^ "'4554' is a tribute to dedicated drivers, says actor Ashok Kumar- Exclusive!". The Times of India. 11 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "My First Break -- Ashok Kumar". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Mulla review. Mulla Malayalam movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  5. ^ "Vetrimaaran heaps praises on his protégé". Deccan Chronicle. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Seemingly endless search -- Pidichirukku". The Hindu. 10 October 2016 [18 January 2008]. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b Sharanya CR (21 February 2017). "Creating awareness through his short film". The Times of India.
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