Ashwanth Ashokkumar Biography

About Ashwanth Ashokkumar

Ashwanth Ashokkumar is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star in Zee Tamil and won the title. He is known for his role as Rasukutty in Super Deluxe (2019).

 Ashwanth Ashokkumar

Career

In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star, a show which tests kids' acting capabilities, on Zee Tamil along with Lisha. He won the season title of the show. Lisha and Ashwanth went on to star in Zee Tamil's television series, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu.^[1] He starred in Airaa (2019) before getting his breakthrough in Super Deluxe that same year.^[2][3][4][5] In Super Deluxe, he played Rasukutty, a child who still cares for his father, Manickam (Vijay Sethupathi) after he declares himself as a woman, Shilpa.^[6][7][8] He landed the role after the makers saw his performance on Junior Super Star.^[2] Ashwanth was offered a role in Mersal (2017) but didn't take the offer.^[9] He played supporting roles in several films including Thambi (2019) before playing one of the lead roles in God Father (2020).^[10][11] In 2020, he directed a children's stop-motion web series titled Ondipulli. He has given a voice-over during the episodes in addition to writing the series.^[12] His upcoming films include Jagame Thandhiram and an untitled film with Balaji Sakthivel.^[4][3][2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2019	Airaa	Babloo
	Super Deluxe	Rasukutty
	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2	Young Saravanan
	Action	Ashwanth
	Thambi	Kutta
2020	God Father	Arjun
	Jagame Thandhiram

Television

Year	Name	Role	Notes
2016	Junior Super Star	Contestant	Season winner
2017	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu	Ashwanth	Season 2 only
2017	Junior Senior	Contestant
2017	Zee Dance League	Contestant
2019	Genes	Guest	One episode only[1]
2020 - present	Ondipulli	All animals	Voice only; also director and writer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Galatta Nakshatra Awards	Best Child Artist	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu	Nominated	[13]
2020	Zee Cine Awards Tamil	Best Child Artist	Super Deluxe	Won	[14]
2020	Edison Awards	Best Child Artist		Won	[15]

Official social media pages

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Twitter

Youtube

Facebook

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References

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Genes: Child actor Lisha imitates Priya Raman from Sembaruthi". The Times of India. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Ramanujam, Srinivasa; S, Srivatsan (3 April 2019). "Loved 'Super Deluxe'? Meet the film's unsung heroes". The Hindu.
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Super Deluxe breakout star joins Dhanush - Karthik Subbaraj project". The New Indian Express.
4. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Master Ashwanth Ashokkumar joins Dhanush on D 40 sets. See pic - Times of India". The Times of India.
5. ^ "விஜய்சேதுபதி குரலில் மிமிக்ரி செய்து வாழ்த்து சொன்ன சூப்பர் டீலக்ஸ் ராசுக்குட்டி; வைரல் வீடியோ [Super Deluxe Rasukutty Mimics Vijay Sethupathi's voice and thanks him; Viral video]". Indian Express (in Tamil). 17 January 2020.
6. ^ "Super Deluxe Review {4/5}: There is ambition, genius, and also a beating heart". The Times of India.
7. ^ "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". Film Companion.
8. ^ "Rasukutty on eat, sleep and repeat mode during quarantine - Times of India". The Times of India.
9. ^ "Little star Ashwanth's video about Coronavirus goes viral - Times of India". The Times of India.
10. ^ "Karthi impressed with master Ashwanth's performance in 'Thambi' - Times of India". The Times of India.
11. ^ "God Father movie review: Engaging, even if inconsistent, battle of the dads". The New Indian Express.
12. ^ "Ashwanth directs a short film - Times of India". The Times of India.
13. ^ "Galatta Nakshatra Awards 2018 in Zee Tamil 28th, 29th April 2018 Winners Celebrities Performance". IndWiki.
14. ^ "Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020: Dhanush bags Best Actor award, 'Peranbu' wins Best Film". News Minute. 5 January 2020.
15. ^ "Celebraties At Edison Awards 2020". 14 January 2020.

External links

• Ashwanth Ashokkumar on IMDb
• Ashwanth Ashokkumar on Wikipedia