Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor)
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| Born | Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan 12 December 1988 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Spouse | Sharaniya |
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Ramanand Sagar's Shree Krishna serial and now is working in Tamil and South Indian Film Industry.
Early life
Ashok Kumar was born and brought up in a middle-class family to R. Balakrishnan and Radha Balakrishnan in Mumbai. He did his schooling at Fatima High School, Vidyavihar, and Vani Vidyalaya. He graduated with Majors in Sociology, Psychology & Hindi Literature from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Career
As a teenager, he played the role of Little Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's teleserial Sri Krishna for which he won the "Best Child Actor Award" from Uptron. It was telecast in Doordarshan in 1994–95. He also was awarded the coveted Nritya Mayur for excellence in dance from the State Government of Maharashtra.[citation needed]
He was involved in stage productions like the musical "Evita" directed by Alyque Padamsee, "Love is the Best Remedy" by Jean Jacques Bellot, "Katha" in Hindi directed by Ravi Mishra of Ekjute Productions for which Ashok Kumar won the Best Actor Award during the IPTA, Manch and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's/Bhavan's Kala Kendra Theatre Festivals.[citation needed] He also directed the play "Cryptic Death" for the Thespo Theatre Festival.[citation needed]
Ashok Kumar works in Tamil films.[1] His first film was Muruga, directed by R. T. Neason, which released in 2007, followed by Pidichirukku, directed by Kanagu, was released in 2008.
He starred in a short film titled Viol in 2017.[2]
Filmography
Films
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Muruga | Murugan | |
| 2008 | Pidichirukku | Velu | [3] |
| Mulla | Himself | Malayalam film; cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | Kozhi Koovuthu | Kumaresan | |
| 2013 | Vetkathai Kettal Enna Tharuvaai | Shiva | |
| 2014 | Kadhal Solla Aasai | Mahesh | |
| 2015 | Kaki | Karthik | Telugu film |
| 2017 | Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri | ||
| 2018 | Gangs of Madras | Ibrahim | |
| 2019 | Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 | Salim | |
| 2020 | Unakkagathane | Ashok Singh | Malaysian film |
| 2022 | Vidiyatha Iravondru Vendum | Kathir | |
| Bestie | Ashok | ||
| Mayathirai | |||
| 4554 | Karthi | ||
| Therkathi Veeran |
Web Series
| Year | Title | Role | Streaming channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kuruthi Kalam | Item Kumar | MX Player |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1993 | Shri Krishna | Child Krishna | Debut TV show | [4] |
References
- ^ "My First Break -- Ashok Kumar". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Creating awareness through his short film". The Times of India.
- ^ "Seemingly endless search -- Pidichirukku". The Hindu.
- ^ "रामानंद सागर का 'कन्हैया' जिसने कालिया नाग को खूब नचाया". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com (in Hindi). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.