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Ashok Kumar
Born	Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan India
Other names	Muruga Ashok
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993; 2007–present

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

Career

Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor (transl. Dancing Peacock) Award from the Government of Maharashtra. He played Krishna in the Hindi television serial Krishna (1993-97). His film debut but was supposed to be Dishyum (2006), but he was subsequently removed from the film and replaced by Jiiva. 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 Vetrimaaran'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 E-mail. as well as part of a Kannada project called Sambhavami Yuge Yuge, and the fantasy thriller, Maya Puthagam. In 2025, Ashok Kumar starred in Lara (2025).

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Television

References

1. ^ Tomar, Sangeeta (3 May 2020). श्रीकृष्णा: 'कन्हैया' बनकर कालिया नाग का घमंड तोड़ने वाले ऐक्टर अशोक कुमार बालकृष्णन [Sri Krishna: Actor Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan breaks Kalia Nag's pride by becoming 'Kanhaiya']. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via indiatimes.com.
2. "'4554' is a tribute to dedicated drivers, says actor Ashok Kumar- Exclusive!". The Times of India. 11 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
3. ^ "I would never take on a project just for the heck of it, says Ashok Kumar". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "My First Break -- Ashok Kumar". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
5. "Mulla review. Mulla Malayalam movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
6. "Vetrimaaran heaps praises on his protégé". Deccan Chronicle. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "கா கா கா ஆபத்தின் அறிகுறி [Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri]". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
8. "Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Review".
9. "Gangs Of Madras Movie Review: CV Kumar's Second Film Is A Pretty Decent Heroine-oriented Thriller".
10. "Unakkagathane".
11. "Kuruthi Kalam - An MX Original Series".
12. "'Vizhithelu' is an awareness film, says director Tamilchelvan - Exclusive".
13. "E-mail Movie Review : A guilty pleasure among guilty pleasures that feels like a poorly written email".
14. "I would never take on a project just for the heck of it, says Ashok Kumar".
15. "Lara Movie Review : A coastal mystery, more murky than deep". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
16. "Seemingly endless search -- Pidichirukku". The Hindu. 10 October 2016 . Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.
17. ^ Sharanya CR (21 February 2017). "Creating awareness through his short film". The Times of India.
18. "Thabu Shankar lists out his favourites!". 15 January 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

External links

• Ashok Kumar at IMDb

• Tamil male actors
• Living people
• Indian male film actors
• Male actors from Tamil Nadu
• People from Thanjavur district
• St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni