Skanda Ashok (born 26 April 1986) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. He made his breakthrough playing Sooraj Menon in the coming-of-age Malayalam film, ''

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'' (2006), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in the thriller films ''

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'' (2010) and the bilingual horror '' Chaarulatha'' (2012).

Film career

Skanda made his acting debut in the coming-of-age Malayalam film, ''

'' (2006), after being spotted by director

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in commercials. The film featured him alongside actresses Parvathy, Roma and

Mariya Roy Maria Roy (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian actress who entered the Malayalam film industry in late 2006. She is the niece of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy. She is married to Smith. Career Maria is a South Indian film actress who worked ...

, with Skanda appearing as the boyfriend of Mariya's character. ''Notebook'' performed well at the box office, and the success of the film saw Skanda alternatively credited as Sooraj, his character's name, for his following Malayalam films. He then moved on to feature in a secondary lead role in the Malayalam film '' Positive'' (2008), before playing the lead role in '' Malli Malli'' (2009), a Telugu romantic film co-starring

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. However both films did not perform well at the box office, while another Tamil film titled ''Sandrom'' was shelved after it shoot. Skanda then made a comeback by featuring in the critically acclaimed horror film ''

'' (2010), featuring alongside

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, Manisha Koirala and

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. He has since worked on films including the bilingual horror film '' Chaarulatha'' (2012), the Kannada thriller film '' U Turn'' (2016) and as the second lead actor in '' Mupparimanam'' (2017). In 2017, he moved onto work in television serials, first appearing in ''Radha Ramana''.

Filmography

Television

Awards

Asianet Film Awards * 2006 - Asianet Award for Best Male New Face of the Year - ''

'' Colors TV Anubandha Awards * 2017 - Jana Mecchinda Jodi with Shwetha R Prasad - ''Radha Ramana'' * 2017 - Mane Mecchinda Maga(Best Son on screen) - ''Radha Ramana'' * 2019 - Jana Mecchinda Nayaka Award - ''Radha Ramana''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashok, Skanda Living people Kannada male actors Male actors from Karnataka 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Chikkamagaluru Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Kannada cinema 1986 births