Aravind Akash

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Aravind Aakash
Born
S Aravinder Singh

(1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 (age 48)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
EducationBachelor of History
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
Years active2000–present

Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film Nandanam portraying the role of Unnikrishnan. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows in Malayalam and Tamil.

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Personal life and education

He was born on 27 February in Delhi to parents from Jalandhar, Punjab. The family then moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His mother was a dancer in Tamil movies. He did his primary education from Children Garden School, and Kesari Higher Secondary school. He pursued a bachelor's degree in History and took dancing lessons from Academy of Modern Dance, Chennai. [1]

Career

Aakash Aravind had signed on to play the lead role in Kutty Padmini's production, titled Kanju Sotuthey in 2001, opposite her daughter Kirthana Udayan. Despite beginning production, the film did not have a theatrical release. [2] His next proposed film, Agathiyan's Kadhal Samrajyam , also did not have a theatrical release despite a much-publicised production process. [3]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of Aravind Akash film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1999 Padayappa [ citation needed ]Dancer Tamil Uncredited appearance in "En Peru Padayappa" song
2000 Hey Ram Sankar KishthayaTamil/Hindi
Uyirile Kalanthathu [ citation needed ]DancerTamiluncredited appearance in "Deva Deva Devadhaiye" song
2001Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam Malayalam
2002 Nandanam Unnikrishnan (Guruvayurappan)Malayalam
2003 Maa Bapu Bommaku Pellanta Krishna Telugu
Kaiyodu Kai RajaTamil
Sena VikramTamil
2004 Super Da TamilSpecial appearance
Koottu BalagopalMalayalam
Vajram Malayalam
Wanted NanduMalayalamcredited as Aravindan
2005 Ponmudipuzhayorathu ChandranMalayalam
ABCD ChristopherTamil
Kadhal FM AravindTamil
2006TanthraKiran VarmaMalayalam
Unakkum Enakkum Lalli's blackmailerTamil
Prajapathi Dance MasterMalayalam
2007 Unnale Unnale InterviewerTamil
Chennai 600028 AravindTamil
NagaramMalayalam
NanmaDathanMalayalam
2008 Inba RupanTamil
MayakazhchaSreehariMalayalam
Panchamirtham SriramTamil
Saroja TamilSpecial appearance
2009 A Aa E Ee ElangoTamil
2010 Goa JackTamil
Rasikkum Seemane AravindTamil
Mummy & Me DeepanMalayalam
2011 Mankatha FaizalTamil
2013 Onbadhule Guru KochadaiyaanTamil
Biriyani HimselfTamilCameo
Climax Malayalam
Flat No.4BDoctorMalayalamGuest appearance
2014 Theriyama Unna Kadhalichitten TamilSpecial appearance
2015 Massu Engira Masilamani Anthony's henchmanTamil
2016Ennama Katha VudranungaHimselfTamilSpecial appearance
Kannula Kaasa Kattappa JaiTamil
Chennai 600028 II AravindTamil
2017 Kuttram 23 GauravTamil
2018 Kaala Sivaji Rao GaekwadTamil
2019 Charlie Chaplin 2 AkashTamil
2021 Kasada Thapara Krishnamoorthy's friendTamilSegment : Pandhayam
Maanaadu HitmanTamil
2022 Manmadha Leelai HimselfTamilGuest appearance
2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX ChinnaTamil
2024 Guruvayoor Ambala Nadayil Unnikrishnan (Guruvayurappan)MalayalamGuest appearance
The Greatest of All Time AravindTamil [4]

Television

Serials

List of Aravind Akash television credits
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2000–2002 Krishnadasi Sunderesan Sun TV Tamil
2004–2006 Kalki Jaya TV Tamil
2006–2007Suryavamsam Gemini TV Telugu
201410 Mani Kathaigal (Theriyamal Oru Kolai) Sun TV Tamil
2019 Chandrakumari RJ Aadhavan
2020–2023 Abhiyum Naanum [5] Dr. Siva
2021 Vanathai Pola Dr. Siva
2023 Mr. Manaivi Advocate Surya

Shows

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2006 Jodi Number One season 1Host with Dhivyadharshini STAR Vijay Tamil
2008Super Dancer JuniorJudge Amrita TV Malayalam
2010Super Dancer JuniorJudge Amrita TV Malayalam
2011Dance DanceJudge Asianet Malayalam
2014Let's DanceJudge Amrita TV Malayalam
2015Let's Dance season 2Judge Amrita TV Malayalam
2015Let's Dance season 3Judge Amrita TV Malayalam
2020Vada daHimself Sun Music Tamil
2021Star MagicMentorFlowers TVMalayalam
2024Naanga Ready Neenga Ready AhJudge Sun TV Tamil

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