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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ashok
| image = Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age|df=yes|1981|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[India]]
| birthname = Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1993 – present
| spouse = Sharaniya
}}

'''Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan''' is an Indian actor who has appeared in Ramanand Sagar's Shree Krishna serial and now is working in Tamil and South Indian Film Industry.

==Early life==
Ashok was born and brought up in a middle-class family to R. Balakrishnan and Radha Balakrishnan in [[Mumbai]]. He did his schooling at [[Fatima High School, Vidyavihar]], and Vani Vidyalaya. He graduated with Majors in Sociology, Psychology & Hindi Literature from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].

Ashok works in South Indian films,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/01/stories/2009050150391600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504093002/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/01/stories/2009050150391600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-05-04|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-05-01|title=My First Break -- Ashok Kumar}}</ref> primarily in Tamil. His first step into the Tamil Film Industry was with ''[[Muruga (film)|Muruga]]'', directed by R. T. Neason, which released in 2007, followed by ''[[Pidichirukku]]'', directed by Kanagu, was released for Pongal 2008. He also did a cameo for a song in a Malayalam film titled ''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]'', directed by Lal Jose and the journey continues...

He starred in a short film titled ''Viol'' in 2017.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/creating-awareness-through-his-short-film/articleshow/57253365.cms</ref>

== Career ==
As a teenager, he played the role of Little Krishna 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. He also was awarded the coveted [[Nritya Mayur]] for excellence in dance from the State Government of Maharashtra.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

He was involved in stage productions like the musical "Evita" directed by Alyque Padamsee, "Love is the Best Remedy" by Jean Jacques Bellot, "Katha" in Hindi directed by Ravi Mishra of Ekjute Productions for which Ashok won the Best Actor Award during the IPTA, Manch and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's/Bhavan's Kala Kendra Theatre Festivals.{{cn|date=May 2020}} He also directed the play "Cryptic Death" for the Thespo Theatre Festival.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Muruga (film)|Muruga]]'' || Murugan ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Pidichirukku]]'' || Velu || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1432857.ece|title=Seemingly endless search -- Pidichirukku}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]'' || Himself || [[Malayalam]] film; cameo appearance
|-
||2012 || ''[[Kozhi Koovuthu (2012 film)|Kozhi Koovuthu]]'' || Kumaresan ||
|-
|2013 || ''Vetkathai Kettal Enna Tharuvaai'' || Shiva ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Kadhal Solla Aasai]]'' || Mahesh ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kaki: Sound of Warning]]'' || rowspan="2"|Karthik || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|-
| 2017 || ''Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Gangs of Madras]]'' || Ibrahim ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi 2]]'' || Salim ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Unakkagathane'' || Ashok ||
|-
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Streaming channel !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kuruthi Kalam]]'' || Item Kumar || [[MX Player]] ||
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| [[Krishna (TV series)|Shri Krishna]]
| Child Krishna
| Debut TV show
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=रामानंद सागर का 'कन्हैया' जिसने कालिया नाग को खूब नचाया|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna-of-ramanand-sagar-who-danced-on-kaliya-naag-and-held-govardhan-parvat-interesting-story/ashok-kumar-balakrishnan-little-krishna/photoshow/75518674.cms|date=2020-05-03|website=navbharattimes.indiatimes.com|language=hi|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni]]
[[Category:1981 births]]

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