Ashwin Kakumanu

Ashwin Kakumanu is an Indian actor, who is best known for his role as Ganeshan in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha.[1]

Ashwin Kakumanu
Born
Ashwin Kakumanu

Chennai, India
Alma materLoyala College, Chennai
OccupationActor
Years active2011-present

Career

Ashwin initially auditioned for a role in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. The director, Gautham Vasudev Menon, was close to giving him the role, but Ashwin was noticed by the assistant directors of the film and who recommended him for the role of Arjun, the boyfriend of Sameera Reddy's character in Nadunisi Naaygal.[2] Ashwin Kakumanu later featured in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha alongside Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja and Vaibhav Reddy. Ashwin appeared as a local Dharavi police officer, replacing Ganesh Venkatraman who had pulled out of the film.[3][4] Ashwin next played a young scientist in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu, alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan.[5] He also appeared in a supporting role in Gautham Menon's Ekk Deewana Tha featuring Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson.[6]

Ashwin had his first leading role in the 2013 comedy film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara and went on to star in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Megha. Among his upcoming projects are Zero, a supernatural thriller that features Ashwin as a social worker, Thiri, directed by Ashok Amritraj, and Thollaikatchi, a "romantic comedy film with a social message" directed by M.Sadiq khan.[7] In Mani Ratnam's Magnum Opus Ponniyin Selvan, he plays the role of Senthan Amuthan.

Filmography

Films
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmRoleNotes
2011Nadunisi NaaygalArjun
MankathaGanesh
7aum ArivuAshwin
2012Ekk Deewana ThaHimselfHindi film
2013Idharkuthane Aasaipattai BalakumaraBala Krishnan (Bala)
BiriyaniHimselfSpecial Appearance
2014MeghaMugilan (Mugil)
2015VedalamArjun
2016ZeroBalaji (Bala)
2017ThiriJeeva
2019Neerthirai-
2020Naanga Romba BusyKarthik
2022Ponniyin Selvan ISenthan Amuthan
2023Ponniyin Selvan: II
Pizza 3: The MummyNalan

Web series and short films
YearFilmRole PlatformLanguageNotes
2018Nila Nila Odi VaaOm Prakash ViuTamil[8]
2019Finger TipSanjay ZEE5
2020 Mushroom Manithargal- The Seasonal People Director Alex Behinwoods TV Short Film
2021Live TelecastChinna (Ghost) Disney+ Hotstar
Pitta KathaluShiva NetflixTeluguAnthology Series

Segment: Meera

References
  1. "The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : On the cards". thehindu.com. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. "The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : Itsy Bitsy". thehindu.com. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. "Venkat launches his fourth film with Ajith". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. Kumar, Pradeep (4 November 2019). "Ponniyin Selvan's Ashwin Kakumanu: 'Tamil cinema is family-owned'" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "Essaying character roles lets him learn more: Ashwin Kakumanu - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ekk-deewana-tha/critic-review/ekk-deewana-tha-movie-review/
  7. Raghavan, Nikhil (8 August 2015). "Slow and steady". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. "Ashwin and Sunainaa's web series, Nila Nila Odi Vaa, to be about vampires". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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