Ashok Selvan
Ashok Selvan (born 8 November 1989) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing one of the lead roles in Soodhu Kavvum (2013), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in C. V. Kumar's productions Pizza II: Villa (2013) and Thegidi (2014). His recent blockbuster is Oh My Kadavule (2020) and Manmadha Leelai (2022).
Ashok Selvan | |
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Selvan in 2017 | |
| Born | 8 November 1989 |
| Alma mater | Loyola College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Soodhu Kavvum Pizza II: Villa Thegidi Oh My Kadavule |
Early life
Ashok was born to Panneerselvam and Malar on 8 November 1989 in Chennimalai, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved to Chennai at age three, and completed his schooling at Santhome Higher Secondary School, Chennai before graduating in Visual Communication from Loyola College.[1] In college, Ashok Selvan participated in short films, completing a dozen short films as an actor as well as directing a few, including Green, which won Best Film at the 2012 International Tamil Thoth Conference held in Singapore.[2]
Film career
After graduating from college, Ashok sought opportunities in films as an actor and auditioned for roles including in Prakash Raj's production Inidhu Inidhu and Bharat Bala's 19th Step but was rejected.[3] During the period, he applied to work as an assistant director to S. J. Surya and was given the opportunity to feature in a few scenes as Suriya's friend in the director's venture 7aam Arivu, though his scenes did not make the final version. He was also featured in the title card of Chakri Toleti's Billa 2, with a childhood picture of Ashok Selvan used to represent a younger version of Ajith Kumar's titular character.[4] He then also auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in Pizza, before Nalan Kumarasamy offered him the role of Kesavan in his black comedy film, Soodhu Kavvum (2013) after seeing him in a commercial. Featuring alongside an ensemble cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha and Sanchita Shetty, Soodhu Kavvum became a commercial success, with Ashok being described as "fantastic" in his role of an unemployed graduate.[5][6]
Ashok was then selected to replace Vaibhav Reddy in Deepan Chakravarthy's psychological thriller Pizza II: Villa, a second film in C. V. Kumar's Pizza franchise. Portraying an English novel writer in the film, the film told the story of eerie happenings in a villa owned by Ashok's character. In order to portray the role of a 30-year-old writer, he gained weight and grew a beard within two weeks.[7] The film opened to positive reviews and above average box office collections, with a critic noting that "Ashok delivers an outstanding performance".[8][9] He collaborated with C. V. Kumar again in his third film, Thegidi, a murder mystery story directed by another newcomer P.Ramesh. Portraying a detective, Ashok featured opposite Janani Iyer, and won positive reviews for his acting in the film. A critic from Sify.com noted he "is subtle and conveys a lot through his body language and pleasing face", while another reviewer wrote "he seems to be quite proficient".[10][11] His recently released movies are Kootathil Oruthan and Sila Samayangalil. Kootathil Oruthan deals with the love story of a middle bencher and its trailer has had a very positive reaction from the audience and the media.[12] Sila Samayangalil directed by Priyadharshan was released in Netflix and made its way to the final round at Golden Globes. The film tells the story of eight characters who arrive at a pathology lab at 9 a.m. to give their blood for an AIDS test. However, it all ends at 5 p.m. when the results arrive.[13] The film has been lapping appreciations in many festival circuits and in the recently held 9th annual Jaipur International Film Festival, Sila Samayangalil won awards for Best Film with a Global Message, Best Upcoming Release and the overall Best Film from the Asian Continent award.[14] He is acting in a movie titled Oxygen directed by Ananda Krishnan and Nenjamellam Kadhal directed by Nirman. Oh My Kadavule was released on 14 Feb 2020 and was produced by his own banner Happy High Pictures in association with Axess Film Factory. Oh My Kadavule received positive reviews from critics and was a blockbuster hit at the box office.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The movie star cast also includes Ritika Singh and Vani Bhojan.
Ashok made his Telugu cinema debut with the film Ninnila Ninnila along directed by Ani. I. V. Sasi in 2021.[22] The movie star cast also includes Ritu Varma, Nithya Menen.[23] He made his Malayalam cinema debut with an antagonistic role through Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham in 2021.[24]
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Kesavan | |
| Pizza II: Villa | Jebin M. Jose | ||
| 2014 | Thegidi | Vetri | |
| 2015 | Orange Mittai | Hospital Paramedic | Cameo appearance |
| Savaale Samaali | Karthik | ||
| 144 | Madan | ||
| 2017 | Kootathil Oruthan | Arvind | |
| 2018 | Sila Samayangalil | Bala Murugan | |
| 2020 | Oh My Kadavule | Arjun Marimuthu | |
| 2021 | Ninnila Ninnila | Dev | Telugu film |
| Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Achuthan Mangattachan | Malayalam film | |
| 2022 | Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal | Vijay Kumar | |
| Manmadha Leelai | Satya | ||
| Hostel | Kathir | ||
| Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam | Vikram | Telugu film; cameo appearance | |
| Vezham | Ashok Chandrasekar | ||
| Nitham Oru Vaanam | Veera / Arjun / Prabhakaran | ||
| Estate | Michael Devraj | Cameo appearance | |
| 2023 | Saba Nayagan | TBA | Completed[25] |
| Untitled Neelam productions | TBA | Filming [26] | |
| Nenjamellam Kaadhal | TBA | Filming | |
| Por Thozhil | TBA | Completed |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Time Enna Boss | Kabir Kannan | Amazon Prime | Guest appearance | [27] |
| 2021 | Navarasa | Varun | Netflix | Segment: Edhiri |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Neeya Naana | Guest | Vijay Television | As a Part of Kootathil Oruthan Movie Promotions |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2 | To Support Janani Iyer | ||
| 2019 | Spot Light | Sun Music | ||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Sun TV | Special Show | ||
| 2020 | As a Part of Oh My Kadavule Movie Promotions | |||
| Oh My Kadavule Special Show | Kalaignar TV |
Music Video
| Year | Title | Co Star | Singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maayam Seidhai Poove | Malavika Jayaram | Pranav Giridharan |
References
- ^ "Ashok met his first love in college". The Indian Express. from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Ashokselvan's short film directorial won an award". The Times of India. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Ashok Selvan". Only Kollywood. 3 November 2014. from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "I thought I was not destined for cinema: Ashok Selvan". The Indian Express. from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Soodhu Kavvum review". Rediff. from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ . Sify. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ . IBN Live. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ . Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Pizza 2 - Villa is a gripping suspense thriller". Rediff. from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ . Sify. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Review: Thegidi is an exciting thriller". Rediff. from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "IndiaGlitz - Ashok Selvan Priya Anand Nivas K Prasanna Kootathil Oruthan Audio Launch held with Suriya as chief guest - Tamil Movie News". from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Sila Samayangalil: Priyadarshans film enters final round for Golden Globe Award". from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan on Sila Samayangalil and its festival response". Behindwoods. 16 January 2017. from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Ashok Selvan & Ritika come together for fun romcom - Times of India". The Times of India. from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (13 February 2020). "'Oh My Kadavule' movie review: An endearing romcom exploring a second chance at love/ life". The Hindu. from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule review: Of friendship, romance and second chances". The Indian Express. 14 February 2020. from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ . Sify. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule Movie Review: Ashok Selvan and Ritika Singh shine in delightful rom-com". India Today. from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ . Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ . DT Next. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan to make his Telugu debut". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 19 October 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "அசோக் செல்வனின் 'தீனி' படம் அப்டேட்..!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ C. R., Sharanya (30 January 2019). "Ashok Selvan to make his Malayalam debut with Mohanlal's magnum opus". The Times of India. from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan's new rom-com titled Saba Nayagan". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, and Keerthi Pandian in Pa Ranjith's cricket-based film". Times of India. 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel". The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links
- Ashok Selvan at IMDb