Ashok (actor)

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Ashok
Born Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
12th December 1981
Thanjavur, India

Ashok is a South Indian actor and Bharatnatyam performer.

Personal life

He was born on 12th December in Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. But he brought up in Mumbai, Maharastra. He did his schooling in Fatima 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.

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 India and toured all over U.S. and Europe for dance projects. He has won several awards and honours including the coveted Nritya Mayur award for excellence in dance. He did a lot of theatre and stages. He had choreographed several stage shows before venturing to act. He also worked as an a ssistant 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 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.[1]

His next flick is Vaanam Partha Bhumiyile, produced by Pyramid Saimira. Ashok and 'Veyil' Priyanka pair together for the first time in this movie.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2007 Murugaa Murugan Tamil
2008 Pidichirukku Vel Tamil
Mulla Himself Malayalam Cameo appearance
2009 Vaanam Partha Bhumiyile Tamil Filming
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