Vincent Asokan

Vincent Asokan is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He debuted in Aai (2004) and has mostly enacted antagonist roles.[1] He has established a career in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu film industry. Like his father S. A. Ashokan, he is known for negative roles.[2]

Vincent Asokan
Born
Vincent Asokan

(1965-10-07) 7 October 1965
Madras, Madras State, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Career

Vincent Asokan made his debut in director A. Venkatesh's Aai and has since played villain in close to 30 films.[3]

He played supporting roles in flicks like 6'2, Thotti Jaya, Chanakya, Bangaram, Nee Venunda Chellam, Thagapansamy, Pokkiri, Aalwar and Murugaa. He won the Best Villain Award for his role in Yogi.[4]

In Eppodum Vendraan directed by Sivashanmugham, he makes a cameo appearance as a cop and in Ennamo Nadakkuthu, director Rajapandi cast him as a boxer. In Ramesh Selvan's Thalaivan he plays a don, which he described as an "extremely powerful character".

He played a small role in Sandamarutham which also had Sarath Kumar. In Thottal Thodarum directed by Cable Shankar, he plays a hired assassin. He said that he has "no dialogues and convey terror through menacing looks and expressions". Also he plays a thug in A. Venkatesh's Killadi and a village baddie in Arjunaraja's Mayyam Kondein.[3]

In 2016, he played a supporting role in a suspense-drama film Ennul Aayiram, written and directed by Krishna Kumar.

Personal life

Vincent is the son of famous villain actor S. A. Ashokan. He is married and has two sons.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
2004AaiRaghavan
20056'2Devaraj
Thotti JayaMuthu Ganesh
ChanakyaAssistant Collector
2006BangaramShankar SinghTelugu film
Nee Venunda ChellamAshok
ThagapansamyThakur Dass
2007PokkiriGuru
AalwarPunniyamoorthy's brother
Murugaa
2008Sila NerangalilJoe / ChidambaramFirst lead role
Durai
2009YogiLindon Fernando
2010KuttyMuthu
VallakottaiSethupathi
2011VelayudhamUlaganathan's brother
Vithagan
2012RebelTelugu film
2013LakshmiKannada film
2014Eppodhum Vendraan
Ennamo Nadakkuthu
Thalaivan
2015SandamaruthamThamarai Chandran
Thottal Thodarum
KilladiBhavani
2016Ennul Aayiram
2017Yevanavan
Neruppu DaSadha
ThupparivaalanDiwakar
2018Irumbu ThiraiMinister
Tik Tik TikD. Raghuram
Vada ChennaiACP
Maari 2Gangadhar Beeja's brother
2019Nethraa
ActionDeepak Mehta

Television
  • Maya (Sun TV)
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gollark: Automate *rewriting* it via Rust?
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References
  1. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/12261.html
  2. https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/vincent-asokan
  3. http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/action-thrills-vincent/article5693200.ece
  4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/feb/20/vincent-asokan-the-awarded-villain-133115.html
  5. http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/asokan/tamil-cinema-interview-vincentasokan.html
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