Ashwanth Thilak is an Indian television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials.
Career
The son of dance choreographer Seenu, Ashwanth Thilak studies for a career in hotel management before entering the film industry. Ashwanth Thilak began his career as an actor by appearing in T. K. Bose's romantic drama ''
Kodaikanal
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'' (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". Thilak then worked on
Mani Ratnam
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's epic adventure film ''
Raavanan'', portraying Velan, the fiancé of the character portrayed by
Priyamani
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Priyamani made her acting debut ...
. Featuring in an ensemble cast with
Vikram,
Prithviraj and
Aishwarya Rai
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, ''Raavanan'' won critical and commercial acclaim upon release.
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).
Apart from films, Thilak has moved on to work in television serials, notably appearing in ''
Vamsam
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''.
He played one of the leads in the serials ''
Nenjam Marappathillai'' and
''Bharya''. He played a supporting role in the television serial ''
Run''.
Filmography
Television
Films
References
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Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Chennai
Tamil male television actors
1987 births