Ashwin Kakumanu

Ashwin Kakumanu
Born	Ashwin Kakumanu Chennai, India
Alma mater	Loyala College, Chennai
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011-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]

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

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2011	Nadunisi Naaygal	Arjun
	Mankatha	Ganesh
	7 Aum Arivu	Ashwin
2012	Ekk Deewana Tha	Himself	Hindi film
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Bala Krishnan
	Biriyani	Himself	Special 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		[8]

Web series and short films

Year	Film	Role	Platform	Language	Notes
2018	Nila Nila Odi Vaa	Om Prakash	Viu	Tamil	[9]
2019	Finger Tip	Sanjay	ZEE5
2020	Mushroom Manithargal- The Seasonal People	Director Alex	Behindwoods TV		Short Film
2021	Live Telecast	Chinna (Ghost)	Disney+ Hotstar
	Pitta Kathalu	Shiva	Netflix	Telugu	Anthology 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.

External links

• Ashwin Kakumanu at IMDb
• Ashwin Kakumanu on Instagram