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   | [[Kumaraguru College of Technology]]

   | [[PSG Institute of Management]]

| years_active      = 2015–Present

| known_for          = {{Ubl | ''[[Cooku With Comali|Cooku With Comali (season 2)]]'' | ''[[Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi]]''}}

'''Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan''' is an Indian film and television actor, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu language productions. He played the lead roles in [[Star Vijay]] serials ''[[Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi]]'' (2015) and ''[[Ninaika Therintha Manamae|Ninaikka Therintha Manamae]]'' (2017), and had supportive roles in films such as ''[[O Kadhal Kanmani]]'' (2015) and ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' (2019). He rose to prominence after contesting in the 2021 reality programme ''[[Cooku with Comali|Cooku with Comali 2]]''.<ref name="R1">{{Cite news|last=S|first=Srivatsan|date=2021-04-27|title=Meet ‘Cook with Comali’ star Ashwin Kumar: The man you know, the journey you don’t|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ashwin-kumar-interview/article34422623.ece|access-date=2021-05-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' named him the "Most Desirable Man on Television 2020", in its ''Chennai Times'' edition.<ref name="R2">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/chennai-times-most-desirable-man-on-television-2020-ashwin-kumar/articleshow/82945521.cms|title= Chennai Times Most Desirable Man On Television 2020: Ashwin Kumar|website= TimesofIndia.com|date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>

Born and brought up in [[Coimbatore]], Ashwin Kumar attended school at the [[Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School|Carmel Garden]], and pursued a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Kumaraguru College of Technology]], before obtaining a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[PSG Institute of Management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alumni.psgtech.ac.in/profile/view/ashwin-kumar-lakshmikanthan|title=Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan – PSG TECH Alumni Association

|website= psgtech.ac.in|date=Apr 24, 2021}}</ref> During his college days, he developed a passion for acting and decided to attend auditions. He has a mass fan following after his performance in Rettai vaal kuruvi (2015) and Cooku with comali (2021).

===Television===

Ashwin Kumar made his television debut on the [[Star Vijay]] serial, [[Office (2013 series)|''Office'']]. He made a career breakthrough by playing the lead roles in the [[Star Vijay]] serials ''[[Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi]]'' (2015) and ''[[Ninaika Therintha Manamae|Ninaikka Therintha Manamae]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150802/entertainment-tvmusic/article/new-couple-town|title=The new couple in Town - The lead pair of RVK, speak about their on screen chemistry| date= Aug 2, 2015 |website=Deccan Chronicle.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=26720&cat=19&Print=1|title= டி.வி.யில் கலக்கும் குட்டி "அஜித்'கள்! அஷ்வின் குமார்|website=Dinamalar.com|date=Sep 5, 2015 }}</ref> He had also played the lead in ''Raja Rani'', a remake of the hit Tamil serial ''[[Saravanan Meenatchi]]'' on [[Star Maa]].  

Following the end of the series, he appeared in the short films ''Blink'', ''Cinderella'', ''3 Scenes of his love story'', and ''Kadhal Ondru Kanden''. <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/46598|title= அவ்வளவா கதை புரியலே! – அஷ்வின் குமார் |website=Dinamalar.com|date=Apr 8, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/ninaika-therintha-maname-revolves-around-a-girl-who-loses-her-memory/articleshow/62022825.cms|title='Ninaika Therintha Maname' revolves around a girl who loses her memory|date=Dec 12, 2017|website=Timesofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/45088|title= பார்வர்ட் ஸ்பெஷலிஸ்ட்! – அஷ்வின் குமார்

|website=Dinamalar.com|date=Mar 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/33619|title= என் பலம், பலவீனம்! – அஷ்வின் குமார்

|website=Dinamalar.com|date=Aug 27, 2017 }}</ref>  

[[File:0P3A9304.jpg|thumb|right|Ashwin Kumar in [[Cooku with Comali|CWC]] sets 2021]]

He was one of the contestants in the cooking reality show ''[[Cooku with Comali|Cooku with Comali - Season 2]]'' on [[Star Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/cook-with-comali-ashwin-shivangi-cook-with-comali-ashwin-instagram-ashwin-movies-cwc-hotstar-238563/|title= மணிரத்னம் படம்.. சின்னத்திரை ஹீரோ.. ஷார்ட் பிலிம் மேக்கர்.. வெற்றிக்காக காத்திருக்கும் குத் வித் கோமாளி அஸ்வின்!|website= Indianexpress.com |date=Dec 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/620996-ashwin-about-sivakarthikeyan.html/|title= இங்கு நிற்பதற்குக் காரணம் நீங்கள்தான்: அஸ்வின் பதிலால் நெகிழ்ந்த சிவகார்த்திகேயன்|website= HinduTamil.in |date=Jan 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cook-with-comali-2-ashwin-kumar-gets-1-million-followers-on-instagram-scs-403227.html|title= Cook with Comali 2 Ashwin Kumar gets 1 Million followers on Instagram!|website= tamil.news18.com |date=Feb 1, 2021}}</ref> He was the second runner-up in the finale,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewscrunch.com/cook-with-comali-2-grand-finale-winner-runner-up-special-guests-pairing-updates-revealed/35037/|title=Cook With Comali 2 Grand Finale Winner, Runner Up, Special Guests, Pairing Updates Revealed|website= Newscrunch.com |date=Apr 12, 2021}}</ref> and received the "Most Popular Male on Reality Television" award at the Behindwoods Gold Icons 2021 for his performance in ''Cooku with Comali''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/ashwin-emotional-at-behindwoods-gold-icon.html|title="ஒரு ரூபா கூட நான் வீட்டுக்குன்னு.." Behindwoods டிஜிட்டல் விருது மேடையில் எமோஷனலான அஸ்வின்...! |website= Behindwoods.com |date=Mar 24, 2021}}</ref>

===Cinema===

At the start of his film career, Ashwin Kumar played a minor role in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[O Kadhal Kanmani]]'' as a colleague of [[Dulquer Salmaan]]'s character.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/cook-with-comali-ashwins-viral-photo-in-ok-kanmani.html|title= மணிரத்னம் படத்தில் குக் வித் கோமாளி அஷ்வின்!!! இணையத்தை கலக்கும் வைரல் போட்டோ|website= Behindwoods.com |date=Jan 28, 2021}}</ref> He had portrayed the role of [[Dhruv Vikram]]’s brother in the film ''[[Adithya Varma]]''.

In April 2021 ''Indiaglitz'' reported he would be playing the lead in ''[[Enna Solla Pogirai]]'', a film to be directed by debutante Hariharan for ''Trident Arts'' production along with ''Cooku with Comali'' star Pugazh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-ashwin-pugazh-new-movie-announced-a-r-rahman-tamil-news-284552|title='Cooku With Comali' Ashwin becomes movie hero as predicted by A.R. Rahman|website= Indiaglitz.com |date=Apr 15, 2021}}</ref> The film is a new age rom-com, is launched officially with a pooja and the shoots are in progress in and around the urban backdrops of Chennai.<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kumar-begins-shooting-for-enna-solla-pogirai/articleshow/84544325.cms|title= Ashwin Kumar begins shooting for Enna Solla Pogirai|website= Timesofindia.com|date=Jun 19, 2021}}</ref>

He had a lead role in ''Thanthu Vitten Ennai'', a web series produced by [[Zee5]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/thanthu-vitten-ennai-4-reasons-to-watch-this-ashwin-seetha-starrer-on-zee5/|title=Thanthu-vitten-ennai-4-reasons-to-watch-this-Ashwin-Seetha-starrer-on-zee5|website= zee5news.com |date=Oct 24, 2020 }}</ref> He was also part of the multilingual, horror-thriller web series ''[[Live Telecast]]'' directed by [[Venkat Prabhu]] for [[Hotstar|Disney+ Hotstar]].

He is playing one of the leads in ''Meet Cute'', a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[anthology film]] consisting of five short segments. It is directed by Deepthi Ghanta and produced by [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] under his banner ''Wall Poster Cinema''.<ref name="R4">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment-news/telugu/article/nanis-meet-cute-anthology-in-progress-see-viral-bts-pics/795163|title= Nani's Meet Cute anthology in progress - see viral BTS pics|website= TimesofIndia.com|date=Aug 5, 2021}}</ref>

===Music videos and model work===

Ashwin Kumar is the lead actor in the music videos ''Cloning Kadhal'', ''Rhythm of Life'' (''[[Sony Music]]''), '' Shades of Kadhal'', ''Kutty Pattas'' (''Sony Music''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/ashwin-and-reba-shoot-for-a-fun-music-video/articleshow/81674225.cms|title=Ashwin and Reba shoot for a fun music video |website= TimesofIndia.com |date=Mar 24, 2021}}</ref> ''Criminal Crush'' (''[[Anirudh Ravichander]] Vocal''), ''Loner'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/ashwin-to-be-seen-in-another-crackling-single-called-loner.html|title= Ashwin to be seen in another crackling single called loner|website= Behindwoods.com|date=Apr 24, 2021}}</ref> and ''Adipoli''. The ''Kutty Pattas'' album has garnered over 103 million views and 1.4 million likes on [[YouTube]] (as of July 2021), becoming the second Tamil independent single next to [[Enjoy Enjaami]] to achieve this feat.<ref name="R5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ashwin-kumar-album-kutty-pattas-reaches-100-m-views-ashwin-kumar-s-enna-solla-pogirai-update-tamil-news-291508|title= Cooku With Comali Ashwin's video hits 100M - Celebration Video goes viral|website= IndiaGlitz.com|date=Jul 23, 2021}}</ref>  

As a model, he has worked in multiple TV commercials and print adverts for various brands.{{cn|date=April 2021}} He is the brand ambassador of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[pay television]] channel, [[Zee Thirai]].<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/tamil-cinema-in-a-brand-new-format-on-thirai-premier-league-102841.html |title= Tamil Cinema in a brand new format on ‘Thirai Premier League’|website= adgully.com|date=Apr 16, 2021}}</ref>

===Films===

|rowspan=2|2014|| ''[[Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam]]'' || Tamil || Arya's friend || ||<ref name="R1"/>

| ''[[Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe]]''  || Tamil || Guest Appearance For a song || ||

|2015|| ''[[OK Kanmani]]'' || Tamil || Aditya's Co-Worker|| || <ref name="okk">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/It-is-not-a-typical-love-story-Ashwin-Kumar/articleshow/48018141.cms|title=It is not a typical love story: Ashwin Kumar|date=June 11, 2015|website=TimesofIndia.com}}</ref>

| ''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' || Tamil || Saranya's Groom || ||

| ''[[July Kaatril]]'' || Tamil || Shreya's Yoga Friend || ||

| ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' || Tamil || Siddharth Varma Vasudevan || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/adithya-varma-cast-details-about-the-actors-and-characters-they-play.html|title= 'Adithya Varma' Cast And Characters That Made The Romantic Drama Come Alive|website= Republicworld.com|date=Oct 7, 2020}}</ref>

|2020|| ''[[Indha Nilai Maarum]]'' || Tamil || Surya || ||

|rowspan=2|TBA|| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Oh Manapenne]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || Tamil || TBA ||Completed ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannewslive.com/oh-manapenne-tamil-movie-2021-cast-teaser-trailer-release-date.html|title= Oh Manapenne Tamil Movie(2021) Cast & Crew Details|website= Behindwoods.com |date=Feb 5, 2021}}</ref>

| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Enna Solla Pogirai]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || Tamil || TBA || Filming ||<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jun/28/cook-with-comali-fame-ashwin-to-star-in-enna-solla-pogirai-25209.html|title= Cook with Comali-fame Ashwin to star in Enna Solla Pogirai|website= Cinemaexpress.com|date=Jun 28, 2021}}</ref>

===Television===

! Serial/ Show

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| rowspan=2| 2015||''[[Office (TV series)|Office]]''||Ashwin||[[Star Vijay]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||||

|   ''[[Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi]]'' || BalaMurugan  || [[Star Vijay]] || [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] || ||<ref name="okk"/>

| 2016 || ''[[Raja Rani (TV series)|Raja Rani]]'' || Karthik || [[Star Maa]] || [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] ||Remake of The Series [[Saravanan Meenatchi]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/42185|title= விஜய் டிவிதான் முக்கிய காரணம் !! அஷ்வின் குமார் |website=Dinamalar.com|date=Jan 17, 2018 }}</ref>

| 2017–2018 ||  ''[[Ninaika Therintha Manamae]]'' || Aravind || [[Star Vijay]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||||<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Ninaikka-Theritha-Maname-from-10-pm-today/articleshow/62804688.cms|title= Ninaikka-Theritha-Maname-from-10-pm-today|website=TimesofIndia.com|date=Feb 6, 2018}}</ref>

===Web series===

! Year !! Series !! Role !! Language !! OTT platform !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

| 2021 || ''[[Live Telecast]]'' || Ashwin || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br>[[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br>[[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br>[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]<br>[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br>[[Bengali language|Bengali]] <br>[[Marathi language|Marathi]] || [[Disney Plus Hotstar|Disney+ Hotstar]]||A Tamil original and dubbed in other regional languages|| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/live-telecast-teaser-kajal-aggarwals-debut-into-the-digital-space-looks-spooky-watch-video/|title=Live Telecast Teaser : Kajal Aggarwal’s debut into the Digital space looks spooky(watch video)|website= zee5news.com |date=Oct 23, 2020 }}</ref>

| TBA || style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Meet Cute''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}  || TBA || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || TBA ||[[Anthology film]] with five short segments<br>Filming||<ref name="R4"/>

===Short Films===

| rowspan=2|2014 || ''3 Santhipugal'' || Pugazh || Tamil ||  ||

|  ''Bullet 350 CC'' || Munna || Tamil ||  ||

| 2016 || ''Pradhi'' || Vijay || Tamil ||  ||

| 2017 || ''Idar'' || Shiva || Tamil ||  ||

| 2018 || ''3 scenes of Love story'' || Munna || Tamil ||  ||

| rowspan=2|2019 ||  ''Blink''|| Akshay || Tamil ||  Won Awards at ''SMIFA Shorts''||

|  ''Cindrella'' || Abhi || Tamil ||  ||

| 2020 ||  ''Kadhal Ondru Kanden''    || Mathew || Tamil ||  Won Best Short Film Award in ''Behindwoods Gold Medals 7'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://tamil.trendingonlinenow.in/kadhal-ondru-kanden-short-film-review|title= தப்ப நான் செஞ்சுட்டு தண்டனைய அவனுக்கு கொடுத்துட்டேன்! – காதல் ஒன்று கண்டேன் குறும்பட விமர்சனம்!|website= Tamil.trendingonlinenow.in |date=Jan 8, 2020 }}</ref>

===Music Videos===

! Music By

| 2015 || ''Cloning Kadhal'' ||  Arun Sundar  || Gr8 Bees || ||

| 2017 || ''Rhythm of Life'' || [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]] || [[Sony Music]] || ||

| 2019 || ''Shades of Kadhal''|| Maran Rajendran || A Maran Musical || ||

| rowspan=5|2021 ||  ''Kutty Pattas''|| Santhosh Dhayanidhi || [[Sony Music]] || ||<ref name="R5"/>

|   ''Criminal Crush''||  Godson Rudolph || Vels Signature || [[Anirudh Ravichander]] Vocal ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/tamil/watch-latest-tamil-music-video-song-criminal-crush-sung-by-anirudh-ravichander-and-srinisha-jayaseelan-featuring-ashwin-kumar-and-taniya-ravichandran/videoshow/82127451.cms|title=Watch Latest Tamil Music Video Song 'Criminal Crush' Sung By Anirudh Ravichander Featuring Ashwin Kumar And Taniya Ravichandran|website= TimesofIndia.com |date=Apr 18, 2021}}</ref>

|   ''Loner''|| Ady Kriz || Nude soul's play house || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ashwin-album-is-out-083431.html|title= குக் வித் கோமாளி அஸ்வின் நடித்துள்ள லோனர் ஆல்பம் பாடல் ரிலீஸானது.. ரசிகர்கள் ஹேப்பி!|website= tamil.filmibeat.com|date=May 29, 2021}}</ref>

| ''Ennam Pol Vazhkai'' || Edwin Louis || U1 Records || ||<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/yuvan-release-a-album-song-which-sung-by-more-than-20-celebrities---news-292043|title= 20 பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் பாடிய "எண்ணம் போல் வாழ்க்கை' ஆல்பம்: யுவன்ஷங்கர் ராஜா வெளியீடு|website= Indiaglitz.com|date=Jul 31, 2021}}</ref>

== Awards and Nominations ==

| 2015 || [[Vijay Television Awards]] || Favourite Screen Pair (with [[Pavani Reddy]])  || ''[[Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi]]'' || {{nom}} ||

| 2015 || [[Vijay Television Awards]] || Favourite Find of The Year || ''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' || {{nom}} ||

| 2019 || SMIFA Shorts || Best Actor in Tamil || ''Blink'' || {{won}} ||

| 2021 || [[Vijay Television Awards]] || Trending Pair of the Year (with [[Sivaangi Krishnakumar]]) || ''[[Cooku with Comali|Cooku with Comali 2]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewscrunch.com/vijay-television-awards-2021-winners-list-complete-list-of-vijay-television-award-winners-revealed/34645/|title=Vijay Television Awards 2021 Winners List: Complete List of Vijay Television Award Winners Revealed!|website= Newscrunch.com |date=April 3, 2021}}</ref>

| 2021 || Behindwoods Gold Icons || Most Popular Male on Reality Television || ''Cooku with Comali 2'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.behindwoods.com/news-shots-tamil-news/inspiring/behindwoods-award-ashwin-cries-pugazh-hugs.html|title=Behindwoods award Ashwin cries Pugazh hugs Ashwin - Inspiring News|website= Behindwoods.com |date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>

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