Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who works predominantly in

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and

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films. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film ''

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'' portraying the role of

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. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows in

and

Personal life and education

He was born on 27 February in

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to parents from

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. The family then moved to

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. His mother was a dancer in Tamil movies. He did his primary education from Children Garden School, and Kesari Higher Secondary school. He pursued a bachelor's degree in History and took dancing lessons from Academy of Modern Dance, Chennai.

Career

Aakash Aravind had signed on to play the lead role in

Kutty Padmini Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie ''Abalai Anjugam'' (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies. She made her debut in Tamil cinema at ...

's production, titled ''Kanju Sotuthey'' in 2001, opposite her daughter Kirthana Udayan. Despite beginning production, the film did not have a theatrical release. His next proposed film,

Agathiyan Agathiyan (born 18 August 1952; ) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor. He was the first director in Tamil cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Direction for '' Kadhal Kottai'' (1996). For the film, h ...

's ''

Kadhal Samrajyam ''Kadhal Samrajyam'' () is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film which was shot from 2001 onwards. The film, directed by Agathiyan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam's son, Subbu Panchu, starred an array of children of famous ...

'', also did not have a theatrical release despite a much-publicised production process.

Filmography

Films

Television

Serials

Shows

References

External links

* Indian male television actors Tamil male actors Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 1976 births 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam television {{India-film-actor-stub