Ashwin Kumar

Ashwin Kumar is an Indian film and television actor who predominately works in Tamil industry. He is the grandson of Tamil actors K. A. Thangavelu and Kaka Radhakrishnan. He first worked as an actor in films as a child, portraying roles in the Vijayakanth-starrer Periya Marudhu (1994) and in Sakthi Chidambaram's Samrat (1997).

Career

In 2012, Kumar finished working on a coming-of-age film titled Hi Da directed by Brindha Das, which had music composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar.Though the soundtrack and an official trailer were released,[1][2] the film did not have a theatrical release.[3] He then appeared in Radha Mohan's bilingual film Gouravam (2013), in both the Tamil and Telugu version. In early 2013, he completed a film titled Ayul Regai Neeyadi, where he worked alongside a new technical team. Despite having an audio launch event, the film also failed to have a theatrical release.[4][5] Vijay Sekar's Kaathal Kasakkuthaiya was also completed but unreleased. Another film titled Kalaintha Kanavugal by director Kabilan, examining the relationship between parents and their children, also failed to be completed.[6] In 2013, Kumar worked in the lead role in Rasu Jaganathan's Saranalayam co-starring actress Sri Priyanka.[7] Upon completion, the film failed to find distributors and remained unreleased for five years. It later had a low-profile release across Tamil Nadu in February 2018, with a reviewer from Iflicks.com noting, "Ashwin Kumar plays the protagonist and has done a decent job".[8][9]

Kumar has enjoyed more success in television. His most high-profile work to date has been appearances in the lead role in the serials Thamarai and Kula Deivam since 2014 and 2015, respectively. In early 2017, he began work on the television serial Lakshmi Kalyanam as Kalyan, one of the lead roles.

Filmography
Year Film Role Language
1994Periya MarudhuChild artistTamil
1997SamratChild artistTamil
2013GouravamTamil
GouravamTelugu
2016Dhuruvangal PathinaaruGraphted GowthamTamil
2016Jacobinte SwargarajyamMurali MenonMalayalam
201716 - Every Details countGraphted GowthamTelugu
2017LavakushaDavid LukeMalayalam
2017CharminarSethuMalayalam
2018RanamSelvanMalayalam
2019MenakaDySP Jacob AnookkaranMalayalam

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2009–2012ChellamayManiyarasuSun TVSupporting role
201410 Mani KathaigalEthir Veetu PaiyanMale lead
2014–2018ThamaraiDwarakesh Raghavan
2017–2018Kula DeivamArjunSupporting role
2017Lakshmi KalyanamKalyaanVijay TVMale lead
NeeliSathyaVijay TVCameo
2017–2019Azhagiya Tamil MagalGowthamZee TamilSupporting role
2018SumangaliSelvamSun TVSupporting role
2019Tamil SelviAmudhanMale lead (Replaced by Vijay)
2020–PresentChithi 2AnbuselvanSupporting role
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References
  1. "Hi Da trailer released – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "No shooting abroad for Hi Da!, Hi Da, Brinda Das". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. Paitandy, Priyadarshini (27 May 2016). "A tune of one's own". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. Raghavan, Nikhil (18 March 2013). "Shot Cuts: Murder mystery". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (23 March 2013). "Audio Beat: An ode to love". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. Raghavan, Nikhil (27 July 2013). "Etcetera: Pet subject". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. "Actor Thangavelu grandson turns hero". Kollywood Today. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. "IFlicks: Iflicks: Tamil Movie review | Latest Tamil movie Reviews | Kollywood cinema news". www.iflicks.in (in Tamil). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  9. "The Making – Saranalayam | Entertainment – Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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