Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan is an Indian actor who has appeared predominantly in

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films.

Career

Originally from

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, Ashok Kumar grew up in

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. He was a

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dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor () Award from the Government of

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. He played

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in the Hindi television serial ''

'' (1993-97). His film debut but was supposed to be '' Dishyum'' (2006), but he was subsequently removed from the film and replaced by

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. He then made his feature film debut with R. T. Neason's '' Muruga'' (2007) and starred in '' Pidichirukku'' the following year. He made a special appearance as a Tamil actor in a song from the Malayalam film '' Mulla'' (2008). Ashok made his Telugu debut with the bilingual '' Kaki'' (2015), which was made by

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's assistant director. The film was released in Tamil two years later as ''Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri'' (2017). In 2019, he appeared in the multi-starrer movies such as '' Chithiram Pesuthadi 2'' and '' Gangs of Madras''. He also acted in the Malaysian film ''Unakkagathane'' released in 2020. He was seen in the crime series '' Kuruthi Kalam'' (2021) which was released on MX Player. 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''. In 2024, he was appeared in the drama thriller ''

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''. as well as part of a

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project called ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'', and the fantasy thriller, '' Maya Puthagam''. Ashok Kumar starred in ''

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'' (2025).

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashok Tamil male actors Living people Indian male film actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu Actors from Thanjavur district St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Year of birth missing (living people)