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Ashok (actor)
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Ashok is a South India
n actor and Bharatnatyam performer.
, Thanjavur District
, Tamil Nadu
. But he brought up in Mumbai
, Maharastra. He did his schooling in Fatima High School (Vidyavihar) and Vani Vidyalaya (Mulund, Mumbai
). He has completed his SSC in 1997 from Vani Vidyalaya. He has graduated with majors in sociology, psychology & Hindi literature from St.Xavier's College, Mumbai
.
and toured all over U.S.
and Europe
for dance projects.He has acted as well as choreographed for several Indo-German and Indo-French Dance/Theatre Projects. He has won several awards and honours including the coveted Nritya Mayur award for excellence in dance.
He has been actively involved in a lot of plays/stage and dance/theatre projects. He has been actively involved in stage productions like the musical "Evita" directed by Mr. Alyque Padamsee, "Love is the Best Remedy" by Mr. Jean Jacques Bellot,"Katha " - in Hindi directed by Mr. Ravi Mishra of Ekjute Productions for which Ashok won the Best Actor Award during the IPTA, Manch and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's/Bhavan's Kala Kendra Theatre Festivals. He also directed the play "Cryptic Death" for the Thespo Theatre Festival. He had choreographed several stage shows before venturing to act. He also worked as an assistant dance choreographer with Mr. Raju Khan (Ms.Saroj Khan's son). Ashok had a formal training in acting in Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute (Mumbai
) too. He also got trained in Film stunts, fights and gymnastics. Cinema has been a passion since his childhood and acting was not new to him, in fact he played the role of Little Krishna (Dancing on the Kaliya Snake..Lifting the Govardhana Mountain,etc.) in Ramanand Sagar
's teleserial Sri Krishna for which he won the "Best Child Actor Award" from Uptron. It was telecast in Doordarshan
in 1994-95.
His debut movie in Tamil was Murugaa
, directed by R.T.Nesan. His second movie Pidichirukku
, directed by Kanagu, has been released for Pongal 2008. He also did a cameo for a song in a Malayalam movie titled Mulla, directed by Lal Jose.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnUTA_7uZ6I
His next flick is Vaanam Partha Seemayilae, produced by Pyramid Saimira Group. Here Ashok plays the role of "Karuppan"- a rugged/rustic villager; who is so full of zeal and enthusiasm but his energy is channelised in the wrong directions and he is misunderstood. Its only later when he realises his responsibilities in life and his true essence of his character reaches people.Ashok and 'Veyil' Priyanka pair together for the first time in this movie.
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
n actor and Bharatnatyam performer.
Personal life
He was born on 12 December in ThiruvaiyaruThiruvaiyaru
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, Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. But he brought up in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharastra. He did his schooling in Fatima High School (Vidyavihar) and Vani Vidyalaya (Mulund, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
). He has completed his SSC in 1997 from Vani Vidyalaya. He has graduated with majors in sociology, psychology & Hindi literature from St.Xavier's College, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
.
Career
He learnt Bharatnatyam at the age of four and he's also trained in Western contemporary Jazz Ballet. He had performed at various stages across IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and toured all over U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
for dance projects.He has acted as well as choreographed for several Indo-German and Indo-French Dance/Theatre Projects. He has won several awards and honours including the coveted Nritya Mayur award for excellence in dance.
He has been actively involved in a lot of plays/stage and dance/theatre projects. He has been actively involved in stage productions like the musical "Evita" directed by Mr. Alyque Padamsee, "Love is the Best Remedy" by Mr. Jean Jacques Bellot,"Katha " - in Hindi directed by Mr. Ravi Mishra of Ekjute Productions for which Ashok won the Best Actor Award during the IPTA, Manch and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's/Bhavan's Kala Kendra Theatre Festivals. He also directed the play "Cryptic Death" for the Thespo Theatre Festival. He had choreographed several stage shows before venturing to act. He also worked as an assistant dance choreographer with Mr. Raju Khan (Ms.Saroj Khan's son). Ashok had a formal training in acting in Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute (Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
) too. He also got trained in Film stunts, fights and gymnastics. Cinema has been a passion since his childhood and acting was not new to him, in fact he played the role of Little Krishna (Dancing on the Kaliya Snake..Lifting the Govardhana Mountain,etc.) in Ramanand Sagar
Ramanand Sagar
Ramanand Sagar was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita.Sagar was born at Asal Guru-Ke near Lahore...
's teleserial Sri Krishna for which he won the "Best Child Actor Award" from Uptron. It was telecast in Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
in 1994-95.
His debut movie in Tamil was Murugaa
Murugaa
Murugaa is a Tamil movie starring Ashok, Shruti Sharma and Samiksha. The story, screenplay and dialogues are by R.T.Nesan, who has worked as assistant to the likes of Udayashankar and Vincent Selva. Ram Senthil’s Cocktail Dream Productions distributed the movie...
, directed by R.T.Nesan. His second movie Pidichirukku
Pidichirukku
Pidichirukku is a 2008 Tamil romantic drama film, directed by Kanagu, starring Ashok, Vishakha Singh, Sampath Raj, Ganja Karuppu and Saranya Ponvannan. The cinematography is by Tha. V. Rameswaran and Manu Ramesan scored the music. 'Pidichirukku' was the title which N. Linguswamy was about to use...
, directed by Kanagu, has been released for Pongal 2008. He also did a cameo for a song in a Malayalam movie titled Mulla, directed by Lal Jose.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnUTA_7uZ6I
His next flick is Vaanam Partha Seemayilae, produced by Pyramid Saimira Group. Here Ashok plays the role of "Karuppan"- a rugged/rustic villager; who is so full of zeal and enthusiasm but his energy is channelised in the wrong directions and he is misunderstood. Its only later when he realises his responsibilities in life and his true essence of his character reaches people.Ashok and 'Veyil' Priyanka pair together for the first time in this movie.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Murugaa Murugaa Murugaa is a Tamil movie starring Ashok, Shruti Sharma and Samiksha. The story, screenplay and dialogues are by R.T.Nesan, who has worked as assistant to the likes of Udayashankar and Vincent Selva. Ram Senthil’s Cocktail Dream Productions distributed the movie... |
Murugan | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
|
| 2008 | Pidichirukku Pidichirukku Pidichirukku is a 2008 Tamil romantic drama film, directed by Kanagu, starring Ashok, Vishakha Singh, Sampath Raj, Ganja Karuppu and Saranya Ponvannan. The cinematography is by Tha. V. Rameswaran and Manu Ramesan scored the music. 'Pidichirukku' was the title which N. Linguswamy was about to use... |
Velu | Tamil | |
| Mulla Mulla (film) Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly... |
Himself | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Vaanam Partha Bhumiyile | Karuppan | Tamil | Filming |
| Kadhal Kalvan | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Marupakkam | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Kannighapuram Sandhippil | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Iyndhaam Vedham | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Laila Majnu Laila Majnu Laila Majnu is a 1976 Hindi movie based on the legendary story of Layla and Majnun. This film version is directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and stars Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Iftekhar, Tom Alter and Ranjeet... |
Tamil | Filming |