Ashok Kumar | |
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| Born | Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan India |
| Other names | Muruga Ashok |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993; 2007–present |
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan [1] is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films. [2]
Ashok Kumar | |
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| Born | Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan India |
| Other names | Muruga Ashok |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993; 2007–present |
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan [1] is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films. [2]
Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor (transl. Dancing Peacock) Award from the Government of Maharashtra. He played Krishna in the Hindi television serial Krishna (1993-97). His film debut but was supposed to be Dishyum (2006), but he was subsequently removed from the film and replaced by Jiiva. [3] He then made his feature film debut with R. T. Neason's Muruga (2007) and starred in Pidichirukku the following year. [4] He made a special appearance as a Tamil actor in a song from the Malayalam film Mulla (2008). [5] Ashok made his Telugu debut with the bilingual Kaki (2015), which was made by Vetrimaaran's assistant director. [6] The film was released in Tamil two years later as Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri (2017). [7]
In 2019, he appeared in the multi-starrer movies such as Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 and Gangs of Madras . [8] [9] He also acted in the Malaysian film Unakkagathane released in 2020. [10] He was seen in the crime series Kuruthi Kalam (2021) which was released on MX Player. [11]
In 2022, Ashok Kumar was seen successively in horror films such as Vidiyatha Iravondru Vendum, Bestie , and Mayathirai. In 2023, he was appeared in the action thriller, Vizhithelu . [12]
In 2024, he was appeared in the drama thriller E-mail . [13] as well as part of a Kannada project called Sambhavami Yuge Yuge, [14] and the fantasy thriller, Maya Puthagam . [3] In 2025, Ashok Kumar starred in Lara (2025). [15]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Muruga | Murugan | |
| 2008 | Pidichirukku | Velu | [16] |
| Mulla | Himself | Malayalam film; cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | Kozhi Koovuthu | Kumaresan | [17] |
| 2013 | Vetkathai Kettal Enna Tharuvaai | Shiva | [18] |
| 2014 | Kadhal Solla Aasai | Mahesh | [17] |
| 2015 | Kaki | Karthik | Telugu film |
| 2017 | Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri | Karthik | |
| 2019 | Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 | Salim | |
| Gangs of Madras | Ibrahim | ||
| 2020 | Unakkagathane | Ashok Singh | Malaysian film |
| 2022 | Vidiyatha Iravondru Vendum | Kathir | |
| Bestie | Ashok | ||
| Mayathirai | Jeeva | ||
| 4554 | Karthi | ||
| Therkathi Veeran | |||
| 2023 | Vizhithelu | ||
| Priyamudan Priya | Markendya | ||
| Are You Ok Baby? | Thyagi | ||
| 2024 | Abhi | ||
| Sambhavami Yuge Yuge | Krishna | Kannada film | |
| Maya Puthagam | Guru | ||
| 2025 | Lara | Maharoof | |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shri Krishna | Child Krishna | Hindi | DD National | Debut TV show Best Child Actor Award | [1] |
| 2021 | Kuruthi Kalam | Item Kumar | Tamil | MX Player | ||
| 2024 - present | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Shiva | Tamil | Zee Tamil | ||
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