Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan

Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan is an Indian film and television actor, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu language productions. 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.[2] The Times of India named him the "Most Desirable Man on Television 2020", in its Chennai Times edition.[3]

Not to be confused with Ashwin Kumar.

Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan
Born (1991-05-07) 7 May 1991[1]
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2019
Known for

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.

Career

Television

Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on Star Vijay’s serial, Office. He played the lead roles in serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017).[4][5] He had 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.[6][7][8][9]

He was one of the contestants in the cooking reality show Cooku with Comali - Season 2 on Star Vijay.[10][11][12] He was the second runner-up in the finale,[13] and received the "Most Popular Male on Reality Television" award at the Behindwoods Gold Icons 2021[14] 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.[15] 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 Enna Solla Pogirai.[16]

Web series

He had a lead role in Thanthu Vitten Ennai, a web series produced by Zee5.[17] He was also part of the multilingual, horror-thriller web series Live Telecast directed by Venkat Prabhu for Disney+ Hotstar. He is playing one of the leads in Meet Cute, a Telugu anthology film consisting of five short segments. It is directed by Deepthi Ghanta and produced by Nani under his banner Wall Poster Cinema.[18]

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),[19] Criminal Crush (Anirudh Ravichander Vocal), Loner,[20] Adipoli and Yaathi Yaathi (Sony Music).

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.[21]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films or series that have not yet been released

Films
Year Films Role Language Notes Ref.
2014Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam IyakkamArya's friendTamilDeleted scene[2]
Nerungi Vaa MuthamidatheMaya's friendTamil
2015OK KanmaniAditya's co-workerTamil[22]
2019 Enai Noki Paayum ThotaSaranya's groomTamil
July KaatrilShreya's yoga friendTamil
Adithya VarmaSiddharth VarmaTamil
2020Indha Nilai MaarumSuryaTamil
2021Oh ManapenneArjunTamilReleased on Disney+ Hotstar[23]
TBAEnna Solla PogiraiVikramTamilPost-production[24]
TBAMeet CuteTBATelugu

Television
Year Serial/ Show Role Channel Language Notes Ref.
2015OfficeAshwinStar VijayTamil
Rettai Vaal KuruviBalaMuruganStar VijayTamil[22]
2016Raja RaniKarthikStar MaaTeluguRemake of The Series Saravanan Meenatchi[25]
2017–2018Ninaika Therintha ManamaeAravindStar VijayTamil[26]
2020–2021Cooku with Comali - Season 2 ContestantStar VijayTamilSecond runner-up[27]

Web series
YearSeriesRoleLanguageOTT platformNotesRef.
2020Thanthu Vitten EnnaiVinayTamilZEE5Lead - Remake of Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi
Dubbed in Telugu as Nenu c/o Nuvvu		[28]
2021Live TelecastAshwinTamil Disney+ Hotstar[29]

Short Films
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
20143 SanthipugalPugazhTamil
Bullet 350 CCMunnaTamil
2016PradhiVijayTamil
2017IdarShivaTamil
20183 scenes of Love storyMunnaTamil
2019BlinkAkshayTamilWon Awards at SMIFA Shorts
CindrellaAbhiTamil
2020Kadhal Ondru KandenMathewTamilWon Best Short Film Award in Behindwoods Gold Medals 7[30]

Music Videos
Year Album Music By Label Notes Ref.
2015Cloning KadhalArun SundarGr8 Bees
2017Rhythm of LifeVishal ChandrasekharSony Music
2019Shades of KadhalMaran RajendranA Maran Musical
2021Kutty PattasSanthosh DhayanidhiSony MusicSanthosh Dhayanidhi Vocal
Released in Telugu as Rowdy Pattasu		[31]
Criminal CrushGodson RudolphVels SignatureAnirudh Ravichander Vocal[32]
LonerAdy KrizNude soul's play house[33]
Ennam Pol VazhkaiEdwin LouisU1 Records[34]
AdipoliSiddhu KumarThink MusicVineeth Sreenivasan Vocal[35]
Yaathi YaathiAbhishek CSSony MusicYazin Nizar Vocal
Released in Telugu as Sathi Sathi		[36]

Awards and Nominations
YearAwardCategoryShow / FilmResultRef.
2015 Vijay Television AwardsFavourite Screen Pair (with Pavani Reddy)Rettai Vaal KuruviNominated
Vijay Television AwardsFavourite Find of The YearRettai Vaal KuruviNominated
2019SMIFA ShortsBest Actor in TamilBlinkWon
2021 Vijay Television AwardsTrending Pair of the Year (with Sivaangi Krishnakumar)Cooku with Comali 2Won[37]
Behindwoods Gold IconsMost Popular Male on Reality TelevisionCooku with Comali 2Won[38]

References
  1. "Zeethiraitamil on Instagram : ஆல் இன் அழகுராஜா #Ashwinkumar விசிறிகள் அனைவருக்கும் ஜீ திரையின் மனமார்ந்த HAPPY ENGINEER'S DAY". Instagram. Sep 15, 2021.
  2. S, Srivatsan (2021-04-27). "Meet 'Cook with Comali' star Ashwin Kumar: The man you know, the journey you don't". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. "Chennai Times Most Desirable Man On Television 2020: Ashwin Kumar". TimesofIndia.com. May 26, 2021.
  4. "The new couple in Town - The lead pair of RVK, speak about their on screen chemistry". Deccan Chronicle.com. Aug 2, 2015.
  5. "டி.வி.யில் கலக்கும் குட்டி "அஜித்'கள்! அஷ்வின் குமார்". Dinamalar.com. Sep 5, 2015.
  6. "அவ்வளவா கதை புரியலே! – அஷ்வின் குமார்". Dinamalar.com. Apr 8, 2018.
  7. "'Ninaika Therintha Maname' revolves around a girl who loses her memory". Timesofindia.com. Dec 12, 2017.
  8. "பார்வர்ட் ஸ்பெஷலிஸ்ட்! – அஷ்வின் குமார்". Dinamalar.com. Mar 11, 2018.
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  10. "மணிரத்னம் படம்.. சின்னத்திரை ஹீரோ.. ஷார்ட் பிலிம் மேக்கர்.. வெற்றிக்காக காத்திருக்கும் குத் வித் கோமாளி அஸ்வின்!". Indianexpress.com. Dec 23, 2020.
  11. "இங்கு நிற்பதற்குக் காரணம் நீங்கள்தான்: அஸ்வின் பதிலால் நெகிழ்ந்த சிவகார்த்திகேயன்". HinduTamil.in. Jan 10, 2021.
  12. "Cook with Comali 2 Ashwin Kumar gets 1 Million followers on Instagram!". tamil.news18.com. Feb 1, 2021.
  13. "Cook With Comali 2 Grand Finale Winner, Runner Up, Special Guests, Pairing Updates Revealed". Newscrunch.com. Apr 12, 2021.
  14. ""ஒரு ரூபா கூட நான் வீட்டுக்குன்னு.." Behindwoods டிஜிட்டல் விருது மேடையில் எமோஷனலான அஸ்வின்...!". Behindwoods.com. Mar 24, 2021.
  15. "மணிரத்னம் படத்தில் குக் வித் கோமாளி அஷ்வின்!!! இணையத்தை கலக்கும் வைரல் போட்டோ". Behindwoods.com. Jan 28, 2021.
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  17. "Thanthu-vitten-ennai-4-reasons-to-watch-this-Ashwin-Seetha-starrer-on-zee5". zee5news.com. Oct 24, 2020.
  18. "Nani's Meet Cute anthology in progress - see viral BTS pics". TimesofIndia.com. Aug 5, 2021.
  19. "Ashwin and Reba shoot for a fun music video". TimesofIndia.com. Mar 24, 2021.
  20. "Ashwin to be seen in another crackling single called loner". Behindwoods.com. Apr 24, 2021.
  21. "Tamil Cinema in a brand new format on 'Thirai Premier League'". adgully.com. Apr 16, 2021.
  22. "It is not a typical love story: Ashwin Kumar". TimesofIndia.com. June 11, 2015.
  23. "Oh Manapenne: Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar starrer soon to stream on Disney+ Hotstar". Silverscreen India. Oct 6, 2021.
  24. "Cook with Comali-fame Ashwin to star in Enna Solla Pogirai". Cinemaexpress.com. Jun 28, 2021.
  25. "விஜய் டிவிதான் முக்கிய காரணம் !! அஷ்வின் குமார்". Dinamalar.com. Jan 17, 2018.
  26. "Ninaikka-Theritha-Maname-from-10-pm-today". TimesofIndia.com. Feb 6, 2018.
  27. "Ashwin-cook-with-comali-season-2-contestant". thenewscrunch.com. Nov 11, 2020.
  28. "ZEE5 is coming out with a new web series Thanthu Vitten Ennai Archives". News Today. October 9, 2020.
  29. "Live Telecast Teaser : Kajal Aggarwal's debut into the Digital space looks spooky(watch video)". zee5news.com. Oct 23, 2020.
  30. "தப்ப நான் செஞ்சுட்டு தண்டனைய அவனுக்கு கொடுத்துட்டேன்! – காதல் ஒன்று கண்டேன் குறும்பட விமர்சனம்!". Tamil.trendingonlinenow.in. Jan 8, 2020.
  31. "Cooku With Comali Ashwin's video hits 100M - Celebration Video goes viral". IndiaGlitz.com. Jul 23, 2021.
  32. "Watch Latest Tamil Music Video Song 'Criminal Crush' Sung By Anirudh Ravichander Featuring Ashwin Kumar And Taniya Ravichandran". TimesofIndia.com. Apr 18, 2021.
  33. "குக் வித் கோமாளி அஸ்வின் நடித்துள்ள லோனர் ஆல்பம் பாடல் ரிலீஸானது.. ரசிகர்கள் ஹேப்பி!". tamil.filmibeat.com. May 29, 2021.
  34. "20 பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் பாடிய "எண்ணம் போல் வாழ்க்கை' ஆல்பம்: யுவன்ஷங்கர் ராஜா வெளியீடு". Indiaglitz.com. Jul 31, 2021.
  35. "குக்வித் கோமாளி அஸ்வினை வாழ்த்திய மோகன்லால்!". Zeenews.india.com. Aug 20, 2021.
  36. "Watch Latest Tamil Official Music Video Song 'Yaathi Yaathi' Sung by Anuradha Sriram, Yazin Nizar And Abhishek CS Featuring Ashwin Kumar And Harshadaa Vijay". TimesofIndia.com. Oct 14, 2021.
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