Ashwin (actor, born 1987)

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Ashwin
Born
Ashwin Kumar

21 June 1987 [1]
Other namesAswin
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1994; 1997;
2009—present
Relatives K. A. Thangavelu (grandfather) [2]

Ashwin Kumar is an Indian television and film actor. He is the grandson of K. A. Thangavelu. [2] After beginning his career as a child artist, he has worked on series including Thamarai , Lakshmi Kalyanam and Tamil Selvi .

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Career

In 2012, Ashwin 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, [3] [4] the film did not have a theatrical release. [5] He then appeared in Radha Mohan's bilingual film Gouravam (2013), in both the Tamil and Telugu versions. 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. [6] [7] 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. [8] In 2013, Ashwin worked in the lead role in Rasu Jaganathan's Saranalayam co-starring actress Sri Priyanka. [2] 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". [9]

Ashwin 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.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1994 Periya Marudhu Child artist
1997 Samrat Child artist
2013 Gouravam Bilingual film
2018Saranalayam

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2009–2012 Chellamay Maniyarasu Sun TV Supporting role
201410 Mani KathaigalMan in Opposite House
2014–2018 Thamarai Dwarakesh RaghavanMale lead
2017–2018 Kula Deivam Arjun Sun TV Supporting role
2017 Lakshmi Kalyanam Kalyaan Vijay TV Male lead
Neeli Sathya Vijay TV Cameo
2017–2019 Azhagiya Tamil Magal Gowtham Zee Tamil Supporting role
2018 Sumangali Selvam Sun TV Supporting role
2019 Tamil Selvi AmudhanMale lead (Replaced by Vijay)
2019 - 2022 Chithi 2 AnbuParallel Male lead

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