Ashwanth Thilak is an Indian television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials.[2]

Ashwanth Thilak
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 36)
Chennai, India
Other namesThilak
OccupationActor
Years active2007–Present
RelativesShari (aunt)[1]

Career

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The son of dance choreographer Seenu, Ashwanth Thilak studies for a career in hotel management before entering the film industry.[3] Ashwanth Thilak began his career as an actor by appearing in T. K. Bose's romantic drama Kodaikanal (2008) alongside Poorna. The film had a low key opening at the box office and won Thilak mixed reviews about his performance. While a critic from KollywoodToday.com wrote he gives a "matured performance" and that "he emotes straight from his shoulders with no flaw", while a reviewer from ThaIndia.com stated Thilak "worsens the proceedings with a listless performance".[4][5] Thilak then worked on Mani Ratnam's epic adventure film Raavanan, portraying Velan, the fiancé of the character portrayed by Priyamani. Featuring in an ensemble cast with Vikram, Prithviraj and Aishwarya Rai, Raavanan won critical and commercial acclaim upon release.[6]

He also went on to feature in the shelved Neengatha Ninaivugal and in Muthuramalincoln's Snehavin Kadhalarkal (2014) as one of the four lead actors opposite Krithi Shetty (Advaitha). Furthermore, Thilak has made further film appearances in Climax (2013) and Nayagi (2016).[2] Apart from films, Thilak has moved on to work in television serials, notably appearing in Vamsam.

He played one of the leads in the serials Nenjam Marappathillai and Bharya.[7][8][9] He played a supporting role in the television serial Run.[10]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Channel Language
2013–2016 Azhagi Nandhakumar (Nandha) Sun TV Tamil
2013–2014 Thendral Avinash
2014–2017 Vamsam Muthu / Kaathmuthu
2017–2018 Poove Poochudava Karthik Zee Tamil
2017–2019 Nenjam Marappathillai Arjun Star Vijay
2018 Nalam Nalamariya Aaval Satya Raj TV
2019 Bharya Nandan Asianet Malayalam
2019–2020 Run Prabhu Sun TV Tamil
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum Saravanan Star Vijay
2020–2024 Vanathai Pola Vetri Sun TV
2022 Namma Madurai Sisters Ashwin Colors Tamil
2023–2024 Nala Damayanthi AGR Zee Tamil
2024-Present Panivizhum Malarvanam Ganesh Star Vijay
2024-Present Sevvathi Gowtham Sun TV

Films

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Year Film Role Notes
2007 Malaikottai Background dancer
2008 Kodaikanal Surya
Poo Thangarasu's friend
2010 Raavanan Velan
2013 Climax Malayalam film
Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Background dancer in song "Hey Unnathan"
2014 Snehavin Kadhalarkal Chinnu
2015 Enakkul Oruvan Background dancer in song "Endi Ippadi"
2016 Inba Nila
Nayagi
2018 Puthiya Bruce Lee Thilak
Sarkar Reporter
Kaatrin Mozhi
Kaala Background dancer in song "Thanga Sela"
2019 Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum Motorbike Driver
Oh! Baby Background dancer in song "O Baby" Telugu film

References

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  1. ^ "YouTube" – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Thilak (actor) profile with bio". onenov. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Respect your father always: Tilak" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "'Kodaikanal' - a good beginning ends up half-done (Tamil Film Review)". Thaindian News.
  5. ^ "Review - Kodaikanal". 26 November 2008.
  6. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (10 December 2013). Conversations with Mani Ratnam. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184756906 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Nenjam Marappathillai actress Sowmya Rao Nadig urges co-star Ashwanth Thilak to quit smoking; shares a thought-provoking video". The Times of India. 15 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Nenjam Marappathillai fame Ashwanth Thilak becomes emotional; here's why". The Times of India. 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Nenjam Marappathillai actor Ashwanth Thilak is a fitness pro; see video". The Times of India. 20 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Ashwanth Thilak celebrates birthday with co-stars Chaya Singh and Krishna on the sets of his show 'Run'". The Times of India. 22 November 2019.