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<table><tbody><tr><th><p>Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan</p></th></tr><tr><th>Born</th><td>7 May 1991 (age 31)<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><br /><div><p><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore,_Tamil_Nadu">Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu</a>, India</p></div></td></tr><tr><th>Education</th><td><div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kumaraguru_College_of_Technology">Kumaraguru College of Technology</a> (<a href="/wiki/B.E.">B.E.</a> <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_Engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/PSG_Institute_of_Management">PSG Institute of Management</a> (<a href="/wiki/M.B.A">M.B.A</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th>Occupation</th><td>Actor</td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>2014-present</td></tr><tr><th>Known for</th><td><div><ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Cooku_with_Comali_(season_2)">Cooku With Comali</a></i> (season 2)</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sembi">Sembi</a></i></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan</b> is an Indian actor who works in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language">Tamil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> films and television productions. He played the lead roles in <a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay">Star Vijay</a> serials <i><a href="/wiki/Rettai_Vaal_Kuruvi_(TV_series)">Rettai Vaal Kuruvi</a></i> (2015) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ninaika_Therintha_Manamae">Ninaikka Therintha Manamae</a></i> (2017), and had supportive roles in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/O_Kadhal_Kanmani">O Kadhal Kanmani</a></i> (2015) and <i><a href="/wiki/Adithya_Varma">Adithya Varma</a></i> (2019). He rose to prominence after contesting in the 2021 reality programme <i><a href="/wiki/Cooku_with_Comali_(season_2)">Cooku with Comali 2</a></i>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-R1-2">[2]</a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India">The Times of India</a></i> named him the "Most Desirable Man on Television 2020", in its <i>Chennai Times</i> edition.<sup><a href="#cite_note-R2-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p>He played the lead in <i><a href="/wiki/Enna_Solla_Pogirai">Enna Solla Pogirai</a></i> (2022), <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Cute_(TV_series)">Meet Cute</a></i> (2022) and <i><a href="/wiki/Sembi">Sembi</a></i> (2022).<sup><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<p>Born and brought up in <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a>, Ashwin Kumar completed his schooling in <a href="/wiki/Carmel_Garden_Matriculation_Higher_Secondary_School">Carmel Garden</a>. He pursued his bachelor's degree in <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_Engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kumaraguru_College_of_Technology">Kumaraguru College of Technology</a> and completed <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration">Master of Business Administration</a> from <a href="/wiki/PSG_Institute_of_Management">PSG Institute of Management</a>. During his college days, he developed a passion for acting and attended auditions for films and TV series.<sup><a href="#cite_note-okk-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<p>Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on <a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay">Star Vijay</a>'s serial, <a href="/wiki/Office_(2013_series)"><i>Office</i></a>. He played the lead roles in the serials <i><a href="/wiki/Rettai_Vaal_Kuruvi_(TV_series)">Rettai Vaal Kuruvi</a></i> (2015) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ninaika_Therintha_Manamae">Ninaikka Therintha Manamae</a></i> (2017).<sup><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> He also played the lead in <i>Raja Rani</i>, a remake of the hit Tamil serial <i><a href="/wiki/Saravanan_Meenatchi">Saravanan Meenatchi</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/Star_Maa">Star Maa</a>.
</p><p>Following the end of the series, he appeared in the short films <i>Blink</i>, <i>Cinderella</i>, <i>3 Scenes of his love story</i>, and <i>Kadhal Ondru Kanden</i>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
</p><p>He was one of the contestants in the cooking reality show <i><a href="/wiki/Cooku_with_Comali">Cooku with Comali</a> – Season 2</i> on <a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay">Star Vijay</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> He was the second runner-up in the finale,<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> and received the "Most Popular Male on Reality Television" award at the Behindwoods Gold Icons 2021<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> for his performance in <i>Cooku with Comali</i>.
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<p>At the start of his film career, Ashwin Kumar played a minor role in <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/O_Kadhal_Kanmani">O Kadhal Kanmani</a></i> as a colleague of <a href="/wiki/Dulquer_Salmaan">Dulquer Salmaan</a>'s character.<sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> He had portrayed the role of <a href="/wiki/Dhruv_Vikram">Dhruv Vikram</a>’s brother in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Adithya_Varma">Adithya Varma</a></i>.
</p><p>In April 2021 <i>Indiaglitz</i> reported that he would be playing the lead in the romantic comedy movie <i><a href="/wiki/Enna_Solla_Pogirai">Enna Solla Pogirai</a></i> directed by debutante Hariharan for <a href="/wiki/Trident_Arts">Trident Arts</a> productions.<sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> The film was released on the week of <a href="/wiki/Pongal_(festival)">Pongal</a> 2022 and a critic with the <i><a href="/wiki/Times_of_India">Times of India</a></i> wrote "Ashwin makes a confident leap to leading man".<sup><a href="#cite_note-TOI_review-20">[20]</a></sup>
</p><p>He made his <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema">Telugu</a> debut with <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Cute_(TV_series)">Meet Cute</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Anthology_film">anthology film</a> directed by debutante Deepthi Ghanta and produced by <a href="/wiki/Nani_(actor)">Nani</a> under his banner <i>Wall Poster Cinema</i>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-R4-21">[21]</a></sup> This <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> anthology consists of five conversational shorts on modern-day relationships. He played the lead role in the segment, <i>Meet the boy</i> and in the review, <i>ottplay.com</i> wrote "Ashwin, exuding charm, is the surprise package".<sup><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> He had next played the lead in <a href="/wiki/Prabhu_Solomon">Prabhu Solomon</a>’s film, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Sembi">Sembi</a></i>, alongside actors <a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thambi_Ramaiah">Thambi Ramaiah</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> Touted to be an intense social drama, set against the backdrop of <a href="/wiki/Kodaikanal">Kodaikanal</a>, the film was produced by <a href="/wiki/Trident_Arts">Trident Arts</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-PS-24">[24]</a></sup> The film received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences upon release and Ashwin’s performance as a lawyer, a nameless saviour was widely appreciated. A critic from <a href="/wiki/Sakshi_Post">Sakshi Post</a> wrote "Ashwin Kumar as a lawyer keeps the audience on the egde of their seats in the second half with his brilliant show. He has made full use of the opportunity to prove his acting prowess".<sup><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup>
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<p>Ashwin Kumar had a lead role in <i>Thanthu Vitten Ennai</i>, a web series produced by <a href="/wiki/Zee5">Zee5</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> He was also part of the multilingual, horror-thriller web series <i><a href="/wiki/Live_Telecast">Live Telecast</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/Venkat_Prabhu">Venkat Prabhu</a> for <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B_Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a>.
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<h3>Music videos and model work[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h3>
<p>Ashwin Kumar is the lead actor in the music videos "Cloning Kadhal", "Rhythm of Life" (<a href="/wiki/Sony_Music">Sony Music</a>), "Shades of Kadhal", "Kutty Pattas" (Sony Music),<sup><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> "Criminal Crush", "Loner",<sup><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> "Adipoli" (<a href="/wiki/Think_Music">Think Music</a>), "Baby Nee Sugar", "Yaathi Yaathi" (Sony Music) and "Vaadi Vaadi" (Think Music).
</p><p>He had given voice-over in the music audio <i>11:11 – Guru undu Bhayamillai</i>, composed by Ady Kriz.<sup><a href="#cite_note-S1-29">[29]</a></sup>
</p><p>As a model, he has worked in multiple TV commercials and print adverts for various brands.<sup><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> He is the brand ambassador of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language">Tamil</a> <a href="/wiki/Pay_television">pay television</a> channel, <a href="/wiki/Zee_Thirai">Zee Thirai</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup>
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/Kathai_Thiraikathai_Vasanam_Iyakkam">Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam</a></i></td>
<td>Arya's friend</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language">Tamil</a></td>
<td>Deleted scene</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-R1-2">[2]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Nerungi_Vaa_Muthamidathe">Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe</a></i></td>
<td>Maya's friend</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2015</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/O_Kadhal_Kanmani">O Kadhal Kanmani</a></i></td>
<td>Aditya's co-worker</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td>Uncredited role</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-okk-5">[5]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019
</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Enai_Noki_Paayum_Thota">Enai Noki Paayum Thota</a></i></td>
<td>Saranya's groom</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td>Uncredited role</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/July_Kaatril">July Kaatril</a></i></td>
<td>Shreya's yoga friend</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Adithya_Varma">Adithya Varma</a></i></td>
<td>Siddharth Varma</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2020</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Indha_Nilai_Maarum">Indha Nilai Maarum</a></i></td>
<td>Surya</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2021</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Oh_Manapenne!">Oh Manapenne!</a></i></td>
<td>Arjun</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td>Released on <a href="/wiki/Disney_Plus_Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2022</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Enna_Solla_Pogirai">Enna Solla Pogirai</a></i></td>
<td>Vikram</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td>Debut as lead</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Cute_(TV_series)">Meet Cute</a></i></td>
<td>Abhi</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a></td>
<td>Anthology film; segment – <i>Meet the Boy</i> <br /> Released on <a href="/wiki/SonyLIV">SonyLIV</a></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-R4-21">[21]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Sembi">Sembi</a></i></td>
<td>Sembi's lawyer</td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-PS-24">[24]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2023</td>
<td><i>Anni Manchi Sakunamule</i> </td>
<td><abbr>TBA</abbr></td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td>Post-production</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Television[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year
</th>
<th>Serial/show
</th>
<th>Role
</th>
<th>Channel
</th>
<th>Notes
</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2015</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Office_(TV_series)">Office</a></i></td>
<td>Ashwin</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay">Star Vijay</a></td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Rettai_Vaal_Kuruvi_(TV_series)">Rettai Vaal Kuruvi</a></i></td>
<td>BalaMurugan</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2016</td>
<td><i>Raja Rani</i></td>
<td>Karthik</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Star_Maa">Star Maa</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> series<br />Remake of the series <i><a href="/wiki/Saravanan_Meenatchi">Saravanan Meenatchi</a></i></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2017–2018</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninaika_Therintha_Manamae">Ninaika Therintha Manamae</a></i></td>
<td>Aravind</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay">Star Vijay</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup><br /><sup><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2020–2021</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Cooku_with_Comali_(season_2)">Cooku with Comali – Season 2</a> </i></td>
<td>Contestant</td>
<td>Second runner-up</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>Web series[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Series</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>OTT platform</th>
<th>Notes</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2020</td>
<td><i>Thanthu Vitten Ennai</i></td>
<td>Vinay</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/ZEE5">ZEE5</a></td>
<td>Lead – remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Honar_Sun_Me_Hya_Gharchi">Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi</a></i><br /> Dubbed in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> as <i>Nenu c/o Nuvvu</i></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> <br /> <sup><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2021</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Live_Telecast">Live Telecast</a></i></td>
<td>Ashwin</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Disney%2B_Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>Short films[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<caption>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year
</th>
<th>Title
</th>
<th>Role
</th>
<th>Notes
</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2014</td>
<td><i>3 Santhipugal</i></td>
<td>Pugazh</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Bullet 350 CC</i></td>
<td>Munna</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2016</td>
<td><i>Pradhi</i></td>
<td>Vijay</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2017</td>
<td><i>Idar</i></td>
<td>Shiva</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2018</td>
<td><i>3 scenes of Love story</i></td>
<td>Munna</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019</td>
<td><i>Blink</i></td>
<td>Akshay</td>
<td>Won best short film award at SMIFA Shorts</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Cindrella</i></td>
<td>Abhi</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2020</td>
<td><i>Kadhal Ondru Kanden</i></td>
<td>Mathew</td>
<td>Won Best Short Film Award at Behindwoods Gold Medals 7</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Music videos[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<caption>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year
</th>
<th>Album
</th>
<th>Music by
</th>
<th>Label
</th>
<th>Vocals
</th>
<th>Notes
</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2015</td>
<td><i>Cloning Kadhal</i></td>
<td>Arun Sundar</td>
<td>Gr8 Bees</td>
<td>Syed Subahan</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2017</td>
<td><i>Rhythm of Life</i></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Chandrasekhar">Vishal Chandrasekhar</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Music">Sony Music</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Yazin_Nizar">Yazin Nizar</a></td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019</td>
<td><i>Shades of Kadhal</i></td>
<td>Maran Rajendran</td>
<td>A Maran Musical</td>
<td>Sudharshan Ashok</td>
<td></td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2021</td>
<td><i>Kutty Pattas</i></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Santhosh_Dhayanidhi">Santhosh Dhayanidhi</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Music">Sony Music</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Santhosh_Dhayanidhi">Santhosh Dhayanidhi</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Rakshita_Suresh">Rakshita Suresh</a></td>
<td>Won "The Sensational song of the year" at Blacksheep Digi Awards 2022 <br /> Released in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> as <i>Rowdy Pattasu</i></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-R5-42">[42]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Criminal Crush</i></td>
<td>Godson Rudolph</td>
<td>Vels Signature</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Anirudh_Ravichander">Anirudh Ravichander</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Srinisha_Jayaseelan">Srinisha Jayaseelan</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Loner</i></td>
<td>Ady Kriz</td>
<td>Nude soul's play house</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Anand_Aravindakshan">Anand Aravindakshan</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Ennam Pol Vazhkai</i></td>
<td>Edwin Louis</td>
<td>U1 Records</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Adipoli</i></td>
<td>Siddhu Kumar</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Think_Music">Think Music</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Vineeth_Sreenivasan">Vineeth Sreenivasan</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Sivaangi_Krishnakumar">Sivaangi Krishnakumar</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Yaathi Yaathi</i></td>
<td>Abhishek CS</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Music">Sony Music</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Yazin_Nizar">Yazin Nizar</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Anuradha_Sriram">Anuradha Sriram</a></td>
<td>Released in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> as <i>Sathi Sathi</i></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2022</td>
<td><i>Baby Nee Sugar</i></td>
<td>Osho Venkat</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Music">Sony Music</a></td>
<td>Osho Venkat</td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Vaadi Vaadi</i></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj">Harris Jayaraj</a></td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Think_Music">Think Music</a></td>
<td>Ravi G <br /> Sunitha Sarathy <br /> Samuel Nicholas Jayaraj</td>
<td></td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TBA</td>
<td><i>Makka Makka</i> </td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj">Harris Jayaraj</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Co-starring with Mugen Rao</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>Discography[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>As voice-over artist[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year
</th>
<th>Album
</th>
<th>Song
</th>
<th>Composer
</th>
<th>Notes
</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2023</td>
<td><i>11:11</i></td>
<td><i>Guru Undu Bhayamillai</i></td>
<td>Ady Kriz</td>
<td>Music Audio</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-S1-29">[29]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>Accolades[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>Awards and nominations[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Award</th>
<th>Category</th>
<th>Show / Film</th>
<th>Result</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2015
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Television_Awards">Vijay Television Awards</a></td>
<td>Favourite Screen Pair (with <a href="/wiki/Pavani_Reddy">Pavani Reddy</a>)</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Rettai_Vaal_Kuruvi_(TV_series)">Rettai Vaal Kuruvi</a></i></td>
<td>Nominated</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Television_Awards">Vijay Television Awards</a></td>
<td>Favourite Find of The Year</td>
<td>Nominated</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019</td>
<td>SMIFA shorts</td>
<td>Best Actor in Tamil</td>
<td><i>Blink</i></td>
<td>Won</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2021
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Television_Awards">Vijay Television Awards</a></td>
<td>Trending Pair of the Year (with <a href="/wiki/Sivaangi_Krishnakumar">Sivaangi Krishnakumar</a>)</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Cooku_with_Comali">Cooku with Comali</a> 2</i></td>
<td>Won</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Behindwoods Gold Icons</td>
<td>Most Popular Male on Reality Television</td>
<td>Won</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Other recognitions[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17">edit</a>]</h3>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Featured by</th>
<th>Listing category</th>
<th>Result</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2021</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Times_of_India">Times of India</a></i></td>
<td>Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on Television 2020</td>
<td>Won</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-R2-3">[3]</a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men 2020 in <a href="/wiki/Kollywood">Kollywood</a></td>
<td>Rank 8</td>
<td><sup><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
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 * 3 Filmography
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 + 3.2 Television
 + 3.3 Web series
 + 3.4 Short films
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 * 4 Discography
 + 4.1 As voice-over artist
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 + 5.2 Other recognitions
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 Not to be confused with Ashwin Kumar.
 This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Ashwin Kumar, and not as Lakshmikanthan.

 Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan
 Born 7 May 1991 (age 31) [1] 
 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 
 Education * Kumaraguru College of Technology (B.E. Mechanical Engineering)
 * PSG Institute of Management (M.B.A) 
 Occupation Actor 
 Years active 2014-present 
 Known for * Cooku With Comali (season 2) 
 * Sembi 
 

 Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu films and television 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]

 He played the lead in Enna Solla Pogirai (2022), Meet Cute (2022) and Sembi (2022).[4]

 Early life and education [ edit ]

 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. During his college days, he developed a passion for acting and attended auditions for films and TV series.[5]

 Career [ edit ]

 Television [ edit ]

 Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on Star Vijay's serial, Office. He played the lead roles in the serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017).[6][7] He 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.[8][9][10][11]

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

 Cinema [ edit ]

 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.[17] 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 movie Enna Solla Pogirai directed by debutante Hariharan for Trident Arts productions.[18][19] The film was released on the week of Pongal 2022 and a critic with the Times of India wrote "Ashwin makes a confident leap to leading man".[20]

 He made his Telugu debut with Meet Cute, an anthology film directed by debutante Deepthi Ghanta and produced by Nani under his banner Wall Poster Cinema.[21] This Telugu anthology consists of five conversational shorts on modern-day relationships. He played the lead role in the segment, Meet the boy and in the review, ottplay.com wrote "Ashwin, exuding charm, is the surprise package".[22] He had next played the lead in Prabhu Solomon’s film, titled Sembi, alongside actors Kovai Sarala and Thambi Ramaiah.[23] Touted to be an intense social drama, set against the backdrop of Kodaikanal, the film was produced by Trident Arts.[24] The film received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences upon release and Ashwin’s performance as a lawyer, a nameless saviour was widely appreciated. A critic from Sakshi Post wrote "Ashwin Kumar as a lawyer keeps the audience on the egde of their seats in the second half with his brilliant show. He has made full use of the opportunity to prove his acting prowess".[25]

 Web series [ edit ]

 Ashwin Kumar had a lead role in Thanthu Vitten Ennai, a web series produced by Zee5.[26] He was also part of the multilingual, horror-thriller web series Live Telecast directed by Venkat Prabhu for Disney+ Hotstar.

 Music videos and model work [ edit ]

 Ashwin Kumar is the lead actor in the music videos "Cloning Kadhal", "Rhythm of Life" (Sony Music), "Shades of Kadhal", "Kutty Pattas" (Sony Music),[27] "Criminal Crush", "Loner",[28] "Adipoli" (Think Music), "Baby Nee Sugar", "Yaathi Yaathi" (Sony Music) and "Vaadi Vaadi" (Think Music).

 He had given voice-over in the music audio 11:11 – Guru undu Bhayamillai, composed by Ady Kriz.[29]

 As a model, he has worked in multiple TV commercials and print adverts for various brands.[30] He is the brand ambassador of Tamil pay television channel, Zee Thirai.[31]

 Filmography [ edit ]

 Key
 Denotes films or series that have not yet been released
 

 Films [ edit ]

 Year Films Role Language Notes Ref.
 2014 Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam Arya's friend Tamil Deleted scene [2] 
 Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Maya's friend Tamil  
 2015 O Kadhal Kanmani Aditya's co-worker Tamil Uncredited role [5] 
 2019 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Saranya's groom Tamil Uncredited role 
 July Kaatril Shreya's yoga friend Tamil  
 Adithya Varma Siddharth Varma Tamil  
 2020 Indha Nilai Maarum Surya Tamil  
 2021 Oh Manapenne! Arjun Tamil Released on Disney+ Hotstar [32]
 2022 Enna Solla Pogirai Vikram Tamil Debut as lead [33]
 Meet Cute Abhi Telugu Anthology film; segment – Meet the Boy [21] 
  Released on SonyLIV 
 Sembi Sembi's lawyer Tamil [24] 
 2023 Anni Manchi Sakunamule TBA Telugu Post-production [34]
 

 Television [ edit ]

 Year Serial/show Role Channel Notes Ref.
 2015 Office Ashwin Star Vijay 
 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi BalaMurugan 
 2016 Raja Rani Karthik Star Maa Telugu series 
  Remake of the series Saravanan Meenatchi 
 2017–2018 Ninaika Therintha Manamae Aravind Star Vijay [35]
   [36]
 2020–2021 Cooku with Comali – Season 2 Contestant Second runner-up [37] 
 

 Web series [ edit ]

 Year Series Role OTT platform Notes Ref.
 2020 Thanthu Vitten Ennai Vinay ZEE5 Lead – remake of Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi [38]
  Dubbed in Telugu as Nenu c/o Nuvvu [39]
 2021 Live Telecast Ashwin Disney+ Hotstar [40]
 

 Short films [ edit ]

 Year Title Role Notes Ref.
 2014 3 Santhipugal Pugazh 
 Bullet 350 CC Munna  
 2016 Pradhi Vijay 
 2017 Idar Shiva 
 2018 3 scenes of Love story Munna 
 2019 Blink Akshay Won best short film award at SMIFA Shorts 
 Cindrella Abhi  
 2020 Kadhal Ondru Kanden Mathew Won Best Short Film Award at Behindwoods Gold Medals 7 [41]
 

 Music videos [ edit ]

 Year Album Music by Label Vocals Notes  Ref.
 2015 Cloning Kadhal Arun Sundar Gr8 Bees Syed Subahan  
 2017 Rhythm of Life Vishal Chandrasekhar Sony Music Yazin Nizar  
 2019 Shades of Kadhal Maran Rajendran A Maran Musical Sudharshan Ashok  
 2021 Kutty Pattas Santhosh Dhayanidhi Sony Music Santhosh Dhayanidhi Won "The Sensational song of the year" at Blacksheep Digi Awards 2022 [42]
  Rakshita Suresh Released in Telugu as Rowdy Pattasu 
 Criminal Crush Godson Rudolph Vels Signature Anirudh Ravichander [43]  
  Srinisha Jayaseelan  
 Loner Ady Kriz Nude soul's play house Anand Aravindakshan [44]  
 Ennam Pol Vazhkai Edwin Louis U1 Records  [45]  
 Adipoli Siddhu Kumar Think Music Vineeth Sreenivasan [46]  
  Sivaangi Krishnakumar  
 Yaathi Yaathi Abhishek CS Sony Music Yazin Nizar Released in Telugu as Sathi Sathi [47]  
  Anuradha Sriram  
 2022 Baby Nee Sugar Osho Venkat Sony Music Osho Venkat  [48]
  Ravi G  
 Vaadi Vaadi Harris Jayaraj Think Music Sunitha Sarathy [49]  
  Samuel Nicholas Jayaraj  
 TBA Makka Makka Harris Jayaraj  Co-starring with Mugen Rao 
 

 Discography [ edit ]

 As voice-over artist [ edit ]

 Year Album Song Composer Notes Ref.
 2023 11:11 Guru Undu Bhayamillai Ady Kriz Music Audio [29]
 

 Accolades [ edit ]

 Awards and nominations [ edit ]

 Year Award Category Show / Film Result Ref.
 2015 Vijay Television Awards Favourite Screen Pair (with Pavani Reddy) Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Nominated 
 Vijay Television Awards Favourite Find of The Year Nominated  
 2019 SMIFA shorts Best Actor in Tamil Blink Won [50]
 2021 Vijay Television Awards Trending Pair of the Year (with Sivaangi Krishnakumar) Cooku with Comali 2 Won [51]
 Behindwoods Gold Icons Most Popular Male on Reality Television Won [52] 
 

 Other recognitions [ edit ]

 Year Featured by Listing category Result Ref.
 2021 Times of India Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on Television 2020 Won [3] 
 Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men 2020 in Kollywood Rank 8 [53] 
 

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	 
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Ashwin Kumar, and not as Lakshmikanthan.
    Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan    Born 7 May 1991 (age 31) [1]     Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India     Education     Kumaraguru College of Technology (B.E. Mechanical Engineering)  PSG Institute of Management (M.B.A)      Occupation Actor   Years active 2014-present   Known for      Cooku With Comali  (season 2)   Sembi        
 Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu films and television 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] 
 He played the lead in  Enna Solla Pogirai  (2022),  Meet Cute  (2022) and  Sembi  (2022). [4] 
Early life and education[edit]
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. During his college days, he developed a passion for acting and attended auditions for films and TV series. [5] 
Career[edit]
Television[edit]
Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on Star Vijay's serial,  Office . He played the lead roles in the serials  Rettai Vaal Kuruvi  (2015) and  Ninaikka Therintha Manamae  (2017). [6]   [7]  He 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. [8]   [9]   [10]   [11] 
 He was one of the contestants in the cooking reality show  Cooku with Comali – Season 2 on Star Vijay. [12]   [13]   [14]  He was the second runner-up in the finale, [15]  and received the "Most Popular Male on Reality Television" award at the Behindwoods Gold Icons 2021 [16]  for his performance in Cooku with Comali.
Cinema[edit]
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. [17]  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 movie  Enna Solla Pogirai  directed by debutante Hariharan for Trident Arts productions. [18]   [19]  The film was released on the week of Pongal 2022 and a critic with the  Times of India  wrote "Ashwin makes a confident leap to leading man". [20] 
 He made his Telugu debut with  Meet Cute , an anthology film directed by debutante Deepthi Ghanta and produced by Nani under his banner Wall Poster Cinema. [21]  This Telugu anthology consists of five conversational shorts on modern-day relationships. He played the lead role in the segment, Meet the boy and in the review, ottplay.com wrote "Ashwin, exuding charm, is the surprise package". [22]  He had next played the lead in Prabhu Solomon’s film, titled  Sembi , alongside actors Kovai Sarala and Thambi Ramaiah. [23]  Touted to be an intense social drama, set against the backdrop of Kodaikanal, the film was produced by Trident Arts. [24]  The film received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences upon release and Ashwin’s performance as a lawyer, a nameless saviour was widely appreciated. A critic from Sakshi Post wrote "Ashwin Kumar as a lawyer keeps the audience on the egde of their seats in the second half with his brilliant show. He has made full use of the opportunity to prove his acting prowess". [25] 
Web series[edit]
Ashwin Kumar had a lead role in Thanthu Vitten Ennai, a web series produced by Zee5. [26]  He was also part of the multilingual, horror-thriller web series  Live Telecast  directed by Venkat Prabhu for Disney+ Hotstar.
Music videos and model work[edit]
Ashwin Kumar is the lead actor in the music videos "Cloning Kadhal", "Rhythm of Life" (Sony Music), "Shades of Kadhal", "Kutty Pattas" (Sony Music), [27]  "Criminal Crush", "Loner", [28]  "Adipoli" (Think Music), "Baby Nee Sugar", "Yaathi Yaathi" (Sony Music) and "Vaadi Vaadi" (Think Music).
 He had given voice-over in the music audio 11:11 – Guru undu Bhayamillai, composed by Ady Kriz. [29] 
 As a model, he has worked in multiple TV commercials and print adverts for various brands. [30]  He is the brand ambassador of Tamil pay television channel, Zee Thirai. [31] 
Filmography[edit]
Key
 
Denotes films or series that have not yet been released
   
Films[edit]
 
Year
Films
Role
Language
Notes
Ref.
 
2014
  Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam  
Arya's friend
 Tamil 
Deleted scene
  [2] 
 
  Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe  
Maya's friend
Tamil
 
 
2015
  O Kadhal Kanmani  
Aditya's co-worker
Tamil
Uncredited role
  [5] 
 
2019
  Enai Noki Paayum Thota  
Saranya's groom
Tamil
Uncredited role
 
  July Kaatril  
Shreya's yoga friend
Tamil
 
 
  Adithya Varma  
Siddharth Varma
Tamil
 
 
2020
  Indha Nilai Maarum  
Surya
Tamil
 
 
2021
  Oh Manapenne!  
Arjun
Tamil
Released on Disney+ Hotstar 
  [32] 
 
2022
  Enna Solla Pogirai  
Vikram
Tamil
Debut as lead
  [33] 
 
  Meet Cute  
Abhi
 Telugu 
Anthology film; segment – Meet the Boy  Released on SonyLIV 
  [21] 
 
  Sembi  
Sembi's lawyer
Tamil
 
  [24] 
 
2023
 Anni Manchi Sakunamule 
 TBA 
Telugu
Post-production
  [34] 
   
Television[edit]
 
Year
Serial/show
Role
Channel
Notes
Ref.
 
2015
  Office  
Ashwin
 Star Vijay 
 
 
  Rettai Vaal Kuruvi  
BalaMurugan
 
 
2016
 Raja Rani 
Karthik
 Star Maa 
 Telugu seriesRemake of the series  Saravanan Meenatchi  
 
2017–2018
  Ninaika Therintha Manamae  
Aravind
 Star Vijay 
 
  [35]    [36] 
 
2020–2021
  Cooku with Comali – Season 2  
Contestant
Second runner-up
  [37] 
 
 
Web series[edit]
 
Year
Series
Role
OTT platform
Notes
Ref.
 
2020
 Thanthu Vitten Ennai 
Vinay
 ZEE5 
Lead – remake of  Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi   Dubbed in Telugu as Nenu c/o Nuvvu 
  [38]    [39] 
 
2021
  Live Telecast  
Ashwin
 Disney+ Hotstar 
 
  [40] 
 
 
Short films[edit]
 
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
 
2014
 3 Santhipugal 
Pugazh
 
 
 Bullet 350 CC 
Munna
 
 
2016
 Pradhi 
Vijay
 
 
2017
 Idar 
Shiva
 
 
2018
 3 scenes of Love story 
Munna
 
 
2019
 Blink 
Akshay
Won best short film award at SMIFA Shorts
 
 Cindrella 
Abhi
 
 
2020
 Kadhal Ondru Kanden 
Mathew
Won Best Short Film Award at Behindwoods Gold Medals 7
  [41] 
   
Music videos[edit]
 
Year
Album
Music by
Label
Vocals
Notes
Ref.
 
2015
 Cloning Kadhal 
Arun Sundar
Gr8 Bees
Syed Subahan
 
 
2017
 Rhythm of Life 
 Vishal Chandrasekhar 
 Sony Music 
 Yazin Nizar 
 
 
2019
 Shades of Kadhal 
Maran Rajendran
A Maran Musical
Sudharshan Ashok
 
 
2021
 Kutty Pattas 
 Santhosh Dhayanidhi 
 Sony Music 
 Santhosh Dhayanidhi  Rakshita Suresh 
Won "The Sensational song of the year" at Blacksheep Digi Awards 2022  Released in Telugu as Rowdy Pattasu 
  [42] 
 
 Criminal Crush 
Godson Rudolph
Vels Signature
 Anirudh Ravichander  Srinisha Jayaseelan 
 
  [43] 
 
 Loner 
Ady Kriz
Nude soul's play house
 Anand Aravindakshan 
 
  [44] 
 
 Ennam Pol Vazhkai 
Edwin Louis
U1 Records
 
 
  [45] 
 
 Adipoli 
Siddhu Kumar
 Think Music 
 Vineeth Sreenivasan  Sivaangi Krishnakumar 
 
  [46] 
 
 Yaathi Yaathi 
Abhishek CS
 Sony Music 
 Yazin Nizar  Anuradha Sriram 
Released in Telugu as Sathi Sathi 
  [47] 
 
2022
 Baby Nee Sugar 
Osho Venkat
 Sony Music 
Osho Venkat
 
  [48] 
 
 Vaadi Vaadi 
 Harris Jayaraj 
 Think Music 
Ravi G  Sunitha Sarathy  Samuel Nicholas Jayaraj
 
  [49] 
 
TBA
 Makka Makka 
 Harris Jayaraj 
 
 
Co-starring with Mugen Rao
 
 
Discography[edit]
As voice-over artist[edit]
 
Year
Album
Song
Composer
Notes
Ref.
 
2023
 11:11 
 Guru Undu Bhayamillai 
Ady Kriz
Music Audio
  [29] 
 
 
Accolades[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
 
Year
Award
Category
Show / Film
Result
Ref.
 
2015
 Vijay Television Awards 
Favourite Screen Pair (with Pavani Reddy)
  Rettai Vaal Kuruvi  
Nominated
 
 Vijay Television Awards 
Favourite Find of The Year
Nominated
 
2019
SMIFA shorts
Best Actor in Tamil
 Blink 
Won
  [50] 
 
2021
 Vijay Television Awards 
Trending Pair of the Year (with Sivaangi Krishnakumar)
  Cooku with Comali 2 
Won
  [51] 
 
Behindwoods Gold Icons
Most Popular Male on Reality Television
Won
  [52] 
   
Other recognitions[edit]
 
Year
Featured by
Listing category
Result
Ref.
 
2021
  Times of India  
Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on Television 2020
Won
  [3] 
 
Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men 2020 in Kollywood 
Rank 8
  [53] 
   
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External links[edit]
  Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan at IMDb 
 Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan on Instagram
Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin_Kumar_Lakshmikanthan
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8054627/
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<div><div><p>Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, commonly known as Ashwin Kumar, is an Indian actor and voiceover artist predominantly working in the Tamil and Telugu film industries.</p><p>Kumar completed his schooling in Carmel Garden before pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology. He also earned an MBA from the PSG Institute of Management.</p><p>Kumar became passionate about acting in college and debuted in the television industry with <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10266512/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Office (2013)</a> on Star Vijay. He debuted in Tamil films with a minor role in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4271820/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)</a>, directed by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711745/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Mani Ratnam</a>.</p><p>He went on to appear in the movies <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10230030/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015)</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10230060/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Ninaika Therintha Manamae (2017)</a>. In 2019, he also starred in the film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8303612/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Adithya Varma (2019)</a> alongside <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9782391/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Dhruv Vikram</a>.</p><p>Kumar also appeared in numerous short films like <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13535976/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Idar (2017)</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13536138/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Kadhal Onru Kanden (2020)</a>, where he played the role of Mathew. Kumar won the award for best actor in Tamil at the SMIFA Awards in 2019 for the short film Blink (2019).</p><p>He made his web series debut with link=tt13235450]on Zee5, where he played the role of Vinay. The next year, he played the role of Ashwin in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299732/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Live Telecast (2021)</a> on Disney+ Hotstar.</p><p>Kumar was also a contestant in the second season of the cooking show <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13464516/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Cooku with Comali (1996)</a> on Star Vijay. He was the second runner-up on the show. His appearance on the show earned him widespread acclaim. He won the award for Trending Pair at the Vijay Television Awards alongside Sivaangi Krishnakumar <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12065961/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Sivaangi Krishnakumar</a>. He also won the most popular male on Reality Television at the Behandwoods Gold Icons awards.</p><p>Kumar played the lead role in the romantic comedy <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14461690/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Enna Solla Pogirai (2022)</a>. The same year, he debuted in the Telugu Industry with the anthology <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15211130/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Meet Cute (2022)</a> and acted in the thriller film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15465098/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk">Sembi (2022)</a>.</p><p>Kumar has appeared in numerous music videos, including Cloning Kadhal (2015) by Arun Sundar, Rhythm of Life (2017) by link=nm4226746], Kutty Pattas (2019), Yaathi Yaathi (2021) by Abhishek CS and more.</p><p>He has also worked as a voiceover artist in the song Guru Undu Bhayamillai from the album 11:11 (2023) by Ady Kriz.</p></div></div>||||I|||| Menu
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 Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, commonly known as Ashwin Kumar, is an Indian actor and voiceover artist predominantly working in the Tamil and Telugu film industries.

 Kumar completed his schooling in Carmel Garden before pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology. He also earned an MBA from the PSG Institute of Management.

 Kumar became passionate about acting in college and debuted in the television industry with Office (2013) on Star Vijay. He debuted in Tamil films with a minor role in O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), directed by Mani Ratnam.

 He went on to appear in the movies Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaika Therintha Manamae (2017). In 2019, he also starred in the film Adithya Varma (2019) alongside Dhruv Vikram.

 Kumar also appeared in numerous short films like Idar (2017) and Kadhal Onru Kanden (2020), where he played the role of Mathew. Kumar won the award for best actor in Tamil at the SMIFA Awards in 2019 for the short film Blink (2019).

 He made his web series debut with link=tt13235450]on Zee5, where he played the role of Vinay. The next year, he played the role of Ashwin in Live Telecast (2021) on Disney+ Hotstar.

 Kumar was also a contestant in the second season of the cooking show Cooku with Comali (1996) on Star Vijay. He was the second runner-up on the show. His appearance on the show earned him widespread acclaim. He won the award for Trending Pair at the Vijay Television Awards alongside Sivaangi Krishnakumar Sivaangi Krishnakumar. He also won the most popular male on Reality Television at the Behandwoods Gold Icons awards.

 Kumar played the lead role in the romantic comedy Enna Solla Pogirai (2022). The same year, he debuted in the Telugu Industry with the anthology Meet Cute (2022) and acted in the thriller film Sembi (2022).

 Kumar has appeared in numerous music videos, including Cloning Kadhal (2015) by Arun Sundar, Rhythm of Life (2017) by link=nm4226746], Kutty Pattas (2019), Yaathi Yaathi (2021) by Abhishek CS and more.

 He has also worked as a voiceover artist in the song Guru Undu Bhayamillai from the album 11:11 (2023) by Ady Kriz.
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Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, commonly known as Ashwin Kumar, is an Indian actor and voiceover artist predominantly working in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Kumar completed his schooling in Carmel Garden before pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology. He also earned an MBA from the PSG Institute of Management. Kumar became passionate about acting in college and debuted in the television industry with Office (2013) on Star Vijay. He debuted in Tamil films with a minor role in O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), directed by Mani Ratnam. He went on to appear in the movies Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaika Therintha Manamae (2017). In 2019, he also starred in the film Adithya Varma (2019) alongside Dhruv Vikram. Kumar also appeared in numerous short films like Idar (2017) and Kadhal Onru Kanden (2020), where he played the role of Mathew. Kumar won the award for best actor in Tamil at the SMIFA Awards in 2019 for the short film Blink (2019). He made his web series debut with link=tt13235450]on Zee5, where he played the role of Vinay. The next year, he played the role of Ashwin in Live Telecast (2021) on Disney+ Hotstar. Kumar was also a contestant in the second season of the cooking show Cooku with Comali (1996) on Star Vijay. He was the second runner-up on the show. His appearance on the show earned him widespread acclaim. He won the award for Trending Pair at the Vijay Television Awards alongside Sivaangi Krishnakumar Sivaangi Krishnakumar. He also won the most popular male on Reality Television at the Behandwoods Gold Icons awards. Kumar played the lead role in the romantic comedy Enna Solla Pogirai (2022). The same year, he debuted in the Telugu Industry with the anthology Meet Cute (2022) and acted in the thriller film Sembi (2022). Kumar has appeared in numerous music videos, including Cloning Kadhal (2015) by Arun Sundar, Rhythm of Life (2017) by link=nm4226746], Kutty Pattas (2019), Yaathi Yaathi (2021) by Abhishek CS and more. He has also worked as a voiceover artist in the song Guru Undu Bhayamillai from the album 11:11 (2023) by Ady Kriz.
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