Ashwin Kakumanu

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Ashwin Kakumanu
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Born
Ashwin Kakumanu

Alma materLoyala College, Chennai
OccupationActor
Years active2011-present

Ashwin Kakumanu is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films and is known for his roles in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha (2011), Megha (2014) and Zero (2016). [1]

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Career

Ashwin initially auditioned for a role in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa . The director, Gautham Vasudev Menon, was close to giving him the role, but Ashwin was noticed by the assistant directors of the film and who recommended him for the role of Arjun, the boyfriend of Sameera Reddy's character in Nadunisi Naaygal. [2] Ashwin Kakumanu later featured in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha alongside Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja and Vaibhav Reddy. Ashwin appeared as a local Dharavi police officer, replacing Ganesh Venkatraman who had pulled out of the film. [3] [4] Ashwin next played a young scientist in A. R. Murugadoss's 7 Aum Arivu , alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan. [5] He also appeared in a guest appearance in Gautham Menon's Ekk Deewana Tha featuring Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson. [6]

Ashwin had his first leading role in the 2013 comedy film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara and went on to star in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Megha . Among his projects are Zero , a supernatural thriller that features Ashwin as a social worker, Thiri , directed by Ashok Amritraj, and Thollaikatchi , a "romantic comedy film with a social message" directed by M.Sadiq khan. [7] In Mani Ratnam's Magnum Opus Ponniyin Selvan, he plays the role of Senthan Amuthan.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011 Nadunisi Naaygal Arjun
Mankatha Ganesh
7 Aum Arivu Ashwin
2012 Ekk Deewana Tha Himself Hindi film
2013 Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara Bala Krishnan
Biriyani HimselfSpecial appearance
2014 Megha Mugilan
2015 Vedalam Arjun
2016 Zero Balaji
2017 Thiri Jeeva
2019 Neerthirai
2020 Naanga Romba Busy Karthik
2022 Ponniyin Selvan I Senthan Amuthan
2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II
Pizza 3: The Mummy Nalan
2025 Thanal TBA [8]

Web series and short films

YearFilmRolePlatformLanguageNotes
2018 Nila Nila Odi Vaa Om Prakash Viu Tamil [9]
2019 Finger Tip Sanjay ZEE5
2020Mushroom Manithargal- The Seasonal PeopleDirector AlexBehindwoods TVShort Film
2021 Live Telecast Chinna (Ghost) Disney+ Hotstar
Pitta Kathalu Shiva Netflix TeluguAnthology Series

Segment: Meera

References

  1. "The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : On the cards". thehindu.com. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. "The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : Itsy Bitsy". thehindu.com. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. "Venkat launches his fourth film with Ajith". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. Kumar, Pradeep (4 November 2019). "Ponniyin Selvan's Ashwin Kakumanu: 'Tamil cinema is family-owned'" via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "Essaying character roles lets him learn more: Ashwin Kakumanu - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. Hungama, Bollywood (17 February 2012). "Ekk Deewana Tha Movie Review" . Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. Raghavan, Nikhil (8 August 2015). "Slow and steady" . Retrieved 12 October 2017 via www.thehindu.com.
  8. "Atharvaa's Thanal gets new release date". Cinema Express. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  9. "Ashwin and Sunainaa's web series, Nila Nila Odi Vaa, to be about vampires". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2018.