Английская Википедия:Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Patronymic name Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox person Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan (born 7 May 1991) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He played the lead roles in Star Vijay serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017), and had supportive roles in films such as O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) and Adithya Varma (2019). He rose to prominence after contesting in the 2021 reality programme Cooku with Comali 2. The Times of India named him the "Most Desirable Man on Television 2020", in its Chennai Times edition.

He played the lead in Enna Solla Pogirai (2022), Meet Cute (2022) and Sembi (2022).

Early life and education

Born and brought up in Coimbatore, Ashwin Kumar completed his schooling in Carmel Garden. He pursued his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology and completed Master of Business Administration from PSG Institute of Management. During his college days, he developed a passion for acting and attended auditions for films and TV series.

Career

Television

Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on Star Vijay's serial, Office. He played the lead roles in the serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017). He also played the lead in Raja Rani, a remake of the hit Tamil serial Saravanan Meenatchi on Star Maa.

Following the end of the series, he appeared in the short films Blink, Cinderella, 3 Scenes of his love story, and Kadhal Ondru Kanden.

He was one of the contestants in the cooking reality show Cooku with Comali – Season 2 on Star Vijay. He was the second runner-up in the finale, and received the "Most Popular Male on Reality Television" award at the Behindwoods Gold Icons 2021 for his performance in Cooku with Comali.

Cinema

At the start of his film career, Ashwin Kumar played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani as a colleague of Dulquer Salmaan's character. He had portrayed the role of Dhruv Vikram’s brother in the film Adithya Varma.

In April 2021 Indiaglitz reported that he would be playing the lead in the romantic comedy movie Enna Solla Pogirai directed by debutante Hariharan for Trident Arts productions. The film was released on the week of Pongal 2022 and a critic with the Times of India wrote "Ashwin makes a confident leap to leading man".

He made his Telugu debut with Meet Cute, an anthology film directed by debutante Deepthi Ghanta and produced by Nani under his banner Wall Poster Cinema. This Telugu anthology consists of five conversational shorts on modern-day relationships. He played the lead role in the segment, Meet the boy and in the review, ottplay.com wrote "Ashwin, exuding charm, is the surprise package". He had next played the lead in Prabhu Solomon’s film, titled Sembi, alongside actors Kovai Sarala and Thambi Ramaiah. Touted to be an intense social drama, set against the backdrop of Kodaikanal, the film was produced by Trident Arts. The film received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences upon release and Ashwin’s performance as a lawyer, a nameless saviour was widely appreciated. A critic from Sakshi Post wrote "Ashwin Kumar as a lawyer keeps the audience on the egde of their seats in the second half with his brilliant show. He has made full use of the opportunity to prove his acting prowess".

Web series

Ashwin Kumar had a lead role in Thanthu Vitten Ennai, a web series produced by Zee5. He was also part of the horror-thriller web series Live Telecast directed by Venkat Prabhu for Disney+ Hotstar.

Music videos and model work

Ashwin Kumar is the lead actor in the music videos "Cloning Kadhal", "Rhythm of Life" (Sony Music), "Shades of Kadhal", "Kutty Pattas" (Sony Music), "Criminal Crush", "Loner", "Adipoli" (Think Music), "Baby Nee Sugar", "Yaathi Yaathi" (Sony Music) and "Vaadi Vaadi" (Think Music).

He had given voice-over in the music audio 11:11 – Guru undu Bhayamillai, composed by Ady Kriz.

As a model, he has worked in multiple TV commercials and print adverts for various brands. He is the brand ambassador of Tamil pay television channel, Zee Thirai.

Filmography

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Films

Year	Films	Role	Language	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2014	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam	Arya's friend	Tamil	Deleted scene
	Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe	Maya's friend	Tamil
2015	O Kadhal Kanmani	Aditya's co-worker	Tamil	Uncredited role
2019	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Saranya's groom	Tamil	Uncredited role
	July Kaatril	Shreya's yoga friend	Tamil
	Adithya Varma	Siddharth Varma	Tamil
2020	Indha Nilai Maarum	Surya	Tamil
2021	Oh Manapenne!	Arjun	Tamil	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
2022	Enna Solla Pogirai	Vikram	Tamil
	Meet Cute	Abhi	Telugu	Anthology film; segment – Meet the Boy Released on SonyLIV
	Sembi	Sembi's lawyer	Tamil
2023	Anni Manchi Sakunamule	Ram	Telugu

Television

Year	Serial/show	Role	Channel	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2015	Office	Ashwin	Star Vijay
	Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	BalaMurugan
2016	Raja Rani	Karthik	Star Maa	Telugu series Remake of the series Saravanan Meenatchi
2017–2018	Ninaika Therintha Manamae	Aravind	Star Vijay
2020–2021	Cooku with Comali – Season 2	Contestant		Second runner-up

Web series

Year	Series	Role	OTT platform	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2020	Thanthu Vitten Ennai	Vinay	ZEE5	Lead – remake of Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi Dubbed in Telugu as Nenu c/o Nuvvu
2021	Live Telecast	Ashwin	Disney+ Hotstar

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2014	3 Santhipugal	Pugazh
	Bullet 350 CC	Munna
2016	Pradhi	Vijay
2017	Idar	Shiva
2018	3 scenes of Love story	Munna
2019	Blink	Akshay	Won Best Short Film award at SMIFA Shorts
	Cindrella	Abhi
2020	Kadhal Ondru Kanden	Mathew	Won Best Short Film Award at Behindwoods Gold Medals 7

Music videos

Year	Album	Music by	Label	Vocals	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2015	Cloning Kadhal	Arun Sundar	Gr8 Bees	Syed Subahan
2017	Rhythm of Life	Vishal Chandrasekhar	Sony Music	Yazin Nizar
2019	Shades of Kadhal	Maran Rajendran	A Maran Musical	Sudharshan Ashok
2021	Kutty Pattas	Santhosh Dhayanidhi	Sony Music	Santhosh Dhayanidhi Rakshita Suresh	Won "The Sensational song of the year" at Blacksheep Digi Awards 2022 Released in Telugu as Rowdy Pattasu
	Criminal Crush	Godson Rudolph	Vels Signature	Anirudh Ravichander Srinisha Jayaseelan
	Loner	Ady Kriz	Nude soul's play house	Anand Aravindakshan
	Ennam Pol Vazhkai	Edwin Louis	U1 Records
	Adipoli	Siddhu Kumar	Think Music	Vineeth Sreenivasan Sivaangi Krishnakumar
	Yaathi Yaathi	Abhishek CS	Sony Music	Yazin Nizar Anuradha Sriram	Released in Telugu as Sathi Sathi
2022	Baby Nee Sugar	Osho Venkat	Sony Music	Osho Venkat
	Vaadi Vaadi	Harris Jayaraj	Think Music	Ravi G Sunitha Sarathy Samuel Nicholas Jayaraj
2023	Makka Makka	Harris Jayaraj	MM Originals	Bamba Bakya Satyaprakash	Co-starring with Mugen Rao
2023	Vannamayilae	AK Prriyan	Ping Records	AK Prriyan Akshaya Shivkumar

Discography

As voice-over artist

Year	Album	Song	Composer	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2023	11:11	Guru Undu Bhayamillai	Ady Kriz	Music Audio

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show / Film	Result	Шаблон:Tooltip
2015	Vijay Television Awards	Favourite Screen Pair (with Pavani Reddy)	Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	Шаблон:Nom
	Vijay Television Awards	Favourite Find of The Year		Шаблон:Nom
2019	SMIFA shorts	Best Actor in Tamil	Blink	Шаблон:Won
2021	Vijay Television Awards	Trending Pair of the Year (with Sivaangi Krishnakumar)	Cooku with Comali 2	Шаблон:Won
	Behindwoods Gold Icons	Most Popular Male on Reality Television		Шаблон:Won

Other recognitions

Year	Featured by	Listing category	Result	Шаблон:Tooltip
2021	Times of India	Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on Television 2020	Шаблон:Won
		Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men 2020 in Kollywood	Rank 8

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