Ashwanth Ashokkumar is an Indian child actor who works in Tamil-language films. In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star in Zee Tamil and won the title. He is known for his role as Rasukutty in Super Deluxe (2019).
Career In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star, a show which tests kids' acting capabilities, on Zee Tamil along with Lisha. He won the season title of the show. Lisha and Ashwanth went on to star in Zee Tamil's television series, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu. He starred in Airaa (2019) before getting his breakthrough in Super Deluxe that same year. In Super Deluxe, he played Rasukutty, a child who still cares for his father, Manickam (Vijay Sethupathi) after he declares himself as a woman, Shilpa. He landed the role after the makers saw his performance on Junior Super Star. Ashwanth was offered a role in Mersal (2017), but didn't take the offer. He played supporting roles in several films including Thambi (2019) before playing one of the lead roles in God Father (2020). In 2020, he directed a children's stop-motion web series titled Ondipulli. He has given a voice-over during the episodes in addition to writing the series. His upcoming films include Jagame Thandhiram and an untitled film with Balaji Sakthivel.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 2018 Sandakozhi 2 Sembaruthi's brother 2019 Airaa Babloo Super Deluxe Rasukutty Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 Young Saravanan Action Ashwanth Thambi Kutta 2020 God Father Arjun Jagame Thandhiram Dheeran2022 My Dear Bootham Thirunavukarasu The Legend Thirupathi's son 2023BagheeraYoung Prabhu2024 Jolly O Gymkhana Church assistant
Television Year Name Role Notes 2016 Junior Super Star Contestant Season winner 2017 Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu Ashwanth Season 2 only 2017 Junior Senior Contestant 2017 Zee Dance League Contestant 2019 Genes Guest One episode only 2022 Half Pants Full Pants Anand Subbarao aka Dabba Hindi series
Web series Year Name Role Notes 2020 Ondipulli All animals Voice only; also director and writer 2021 Sodhanai Mael Sodhinai Ashwanth
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategory WorkResult Ref. 2018 Galatta Nakshatra Awards Best Child Artist Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu 2020 Zee Cine Awards Tamil Best Child Artist Super Deluxe 2020 Edison Awards Best Child Artist
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