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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ashwin Jerome
| citizenship =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2017{{ndash}}2019
}}

'''Ashwin Jerome''' is a former Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for playing the lead role in ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' (2017).

== Career ==
Ashwin was a professional dancer and he used to run a dance school before studying engineering and working in an information technology company for sometime.<ref name="T"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanathan |first=Ganapathi |date=29 June 2017 |title=Testing new waters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/testing-new-waters/article19168101.ece |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613192829/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/testing-new-waters/article19168101.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed a master's degree in business administration and worked in a resort in Singapore.<ref name="Ti"/> Later he joined the theatre group [[Koothu-P-Pattarai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=14 April 2019 |title=From hero to villain |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140419/from-hero-to-villain.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417015718/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140419/from-hero-to-villain.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He made his acting debut in ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' (2017), which starred [[Varsha Bollamma]] and [[Raju Sundaram]].<ref name="T">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ashwin-Jerome-to-make-his-Kwood-debut-with-a-thriller/articleshow/53962020.cms|title=Ashwin Jerome to make his K'wood debut with a thriller|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 January 2017|first=Sharanya|last=CR|accessdate=26 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716180834/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ashwin-Jerome-to-make-his-Kwood-debut-with-a-thriller/articleshow/53962020.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=21 June 2017 |title=Duel between the dancers |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/21/duel-between-the-dancers-1618972.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613192832/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/21/duel-between-the-dancers-1618972.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In a review of the film, a critic from the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' noted that "Debutant Ashwin Jerome has the right looks of a hero and he is good at action sequences as well".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stallings |first=A. E. |author-link=A. E. Stallings |date=1 July 2017 |title=Yaanum Theeyavan review: Ordinary story with underdeveloped characters |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010717/yaanum-theeyavan-review-ordinary-story-with-underdeveloped-characters.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Deccan Chronicle |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316191430/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010717/yaanum-theeyavan-review-ordinary-story-with-underdeveloped-characters.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He played one of the five leads in the thriller ''[[Pancharaaksharam]]'', but the film ended up releasing after ''[[Natpe Thunai]]'' (2019). He was approached for the role by [[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]] and the film producers [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] and [[Sundar C]].<ref name="Ti">{{Cite web |date=18 April 2019 |title=I thank Hip Hop Adhi for giving me an identity: Ashwin Jerome |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-thank-hip-hop-adhi-for-giving-me-an-identity-ashwin-jerome/articleshow/68941073.cms |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622182754/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-thank-hip-hop-adhi-for-giving-me-an-identity-ashwin-jerome/articleshow/68941073.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His father, Jerome Pushparaj, is a music composer.<ref name="Ti"/> He married Olivette Nivedha in 2021 with Christian marriage rituals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zero Gravity Photography |date=2021-12-29 |title=Olivetta & Ashwin {{!}} Christian Wedding {{!}} South Indian Wedding {{!}} Zero gravity Photography |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joiurb0-Zo8 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[YouTube]] |via= |archive-date=23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123051928/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joiurb0-Zo8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bulletash23 |date=2022-01-01 |title=Happy new year #ashliv #2022 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYLfz7nF4og/?hl=en |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Instagram]] |archive-date=23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123051928/https://www.instagram.com/p/CYLfz7nF4og/?hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple had a child Adele Natalia in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bulletash23 |date=2022-09-17 |title=Falling in love all over again …..ADELE NATALIA……….❤️❤️. #thugappa |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cindq1sv72Q/?hl=en |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Instagram]] |archive-date=23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123051936/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cindq1sv72Q/?hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
!Notes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' || Michael (Mike)
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''Ondraa Irandaa Aasaigal'' || Dev || Short film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n052eJK-veA|title=International Award Winning Tamil Short Film - Ondraa Irandaa Aasaigal with [ English Subtitles ]|date=6 July 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
| ''My Valentine'' || || Short film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiO08OOOPM|title=My Valentine | Tamil Short Film | Ashwin Jerome | Vaishnavi Prasad | [English Subtitle]|date=22 October 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Natpe Thunai]]'' || Aasif
|
|-
| ''[[Pancharaaksharam]]'' || Dharma
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|9103030}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
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