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Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor)
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Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan[1] is an Indian actor who has appeared predominantly in Tamil films.[2]
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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] Ashok Kumar starred in Lara (2025).[15]
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- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
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