Akhil | |
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Born | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India | 3 May 1988
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Akhil (born 3 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2007 film, Kalloori , directed by Balaji Sakthivel. [1]
The actor made his debut in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed film Kalloori (2007) alongside Tamannaah and produced by S. Shankar. [2] Akhil farook was Selected by director by seeing him in his school football team. The film opened to positive reviews and Akhil subsequently won a nomination for the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor category. [3] He was next seen in Vaalmiki (2009) alongside Meera Nandan but the film opened to negative reviews, while Nandhi (2011) alongside Sanusha also released with little publicity. [4] [5] In 2013, he played in the supernatural horror thriller film, Masani . [6] His following films were Dhanush 5am Vaguppu (2014), Rettai Vaalu (2014) and Kalkandu (2014). [7] [8] [9]
In 2016, he appeared in Azhagu Kutti Chellam which received positive reviews followed by Ilami where he has brilliantly transformed as a menacing villain in this film. [10] [11] His other films include Pagadi Aattam (2017), Padaiveeran (2018), Alai Pesi (2018), 50 Roova (2019) and Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu Naala (2021).
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Kalloori | Muthu Selvan | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor |
2009 | Vaalmiki | Pandi | |
2011 | Nandhi | Pazhani | |
2013 | Masani | Vishva | |
2014 | Dhanush 5am Vaguppu | Paarai | |
Rettai Vaalu | Sekar | ||
Kalkandu | Vignesh | ||
2016 | Azhagu Kutti Chellam | Saravanan | |
Ilami | Sadai Puli | ||
2017 | Pagadi Aattam | Surya's friend | |
2018 | Padaiveeran | Selvam | |
Alai Pesi | |||
2019 | 50 Roova | ||
2021 | Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu Naala | Sanjay | |
2022 | Mofussil | Surya |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | A. R. Rahman | Non-album single | [12] |
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