Ashok Selvan is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is known for starring in the films “Soodhu Kavvum” (2013), “Pizza II: Villa” (2013), and “Thegidi” (2014).
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Ashok Selvan was born on Wednesday, 8 November 1989 (age 34 years; as of 2023) in Chennimalai, Erode district in Tamil Nadu, India. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He grew up in Chennai, India. He completed his schooling from Santhome Higher Secondary School in Mylapore, Chennai. After completing his schooling, Ashok Selvan joined Loyola College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communications.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 40 inches, Waist: 32 inches, Biceps: 13 inches
Family
Ashok Selvan belongs to Brahmin community.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Paneer Selvam and mother’s name is Malar Selvam.
Childhood picture of Ashok Selvan with his father
Ashok Selvan’s sister and mother
His sister, Abinaya Selvam, is a film producer.
Ashok Selvan with his sister Abinaya Selvam
Wife
On September 13, 2023, Ashok Selvan married Tamil actress Keerthi Pandian.
Ashok Selvan on his wedding day with Kirti Pandian
relationships/affairs
Ashok Selvan was in a relationship with Kirti Pandian before marrying her in 2023.
other relatives
Her father-in-law Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, film producer and politician. Her cousin sister-in-law Ramya Pandian is a famous Tamil actress.
Arun Pandian with Ramya Pandian
livelihood
actor
tamil
During his college days, he started acting in several short films and directed some of them, including ‘Green’, which won the Best Film Award at the International Tamil Thoth Conference held in Singapore in 2012. After completing college, Ashok auditioned for some. Tamil films which included “Inidhu Inidhu” produced by Prakash Raj and “19th Step” produced by Bharat Bala but were rejected. He then started working as an assistant director with SJ Suriya and got a small role in Suriya’s film “7aam Arivu”, where he played the role of Suriya’s friend. However, his scenes did not reach the final cut. In 2012, his childhood photo was used to portray the younger version of Ajith Kumar’s character in Chakri Toleti’s Tamil film Billa 2. The same year, he attempted to audition for a role in the Tamil film ‘Pizza’, but was not successful. Later, a Tamil film director named ‘Nalan Kumarasamy’ saw Ashok Selvan in a television advertisement and offered him the role of Kesavan in his black comedy film, Soodhu Kavvum (2013) alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha and Sanchita Shetty. of. Reportedly, Soodhu Kavvum was a commercial hit.
Poster of the movie ‘Sudhu Kavvum’
In 2013, Ashok appeared in a psychological thriller film titled ‘Pizza II: Villa’, directed by Deepan Chakraborty. In this film, Ashok played the character of an English novel writer named Jabin M. Jose and the story of the film revolved around mysterious incidents happening in a villa. Reportedly, to play the role of a 30-year-old writer, he gained weight and grew a beard in two weeks. Soon after its release, ‘Pizza II: Villa’ received positive reviews from film critics and performed well at the box office. Some film critics described Ashoka’s performance as “excellent”.
Ashok Selvan on the poster of the film ‘Pizza II – Villa’
In 2014, Ashok worked in the Tamil film ‘Thegidi’, a murder mystery directed by P. Ramesh. In this film, Ashok played the role of a detective named Vetri along with Janani Iyer. In 2017, Ashok appeared in the film ‘Koothathil Oruthan’, which focused on the love story of a middle bencher. His 2018 film ‘Sila Samayangalil’, directed by Priyadarshan, was released on Netflix and was a finalist at the Golden Globes Awards in the same year.
Ashok Selvan on the poster of the film ‘Sila Samayangalil’
After this Ashok Selvan acted in the film ‘Oxygen’ directed by Anand Krishnan and the film ‘Nenjamelam Kadhal’ directed by Nirman.
Telugu
In 2021, Ashok made his debut in Telugu cinema as Dev in the film Ninnila Ninnila directed by Ani. Fourth session. The film also starred Ritu Varma and Nithya Menen.
Poster of the movie Ninnila Ninnila (2021)
Malayalam
Ashok Selvan debuted in Malayalam cinema as Achuthan Mangatachan in the film ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ in 2021.
Ashok Selvan (far left) on the poster of the film Marakkar – Arabikadalinte Simham.
the creator
Ashok Selvan produced a Tamil film titled ‘Oh My Kadavule’, which was released on 14 February 2020 under his own banner ‘Happy High Pictures’ in association with Axis Film Factory. He appeared in the lead role as Arjun Marimuthu in the film, which received positive reviews from film critics and was a blockbuster hit at the box office.
Poster of the movie ‘Oh My Kadavule’
web series
In 2020, Ashok Selvan appeared as Kabir Kannan in the web series ‘Time Anna Boss’ streamed on Amazon Prime Video. In 2021, he played the role of Varun in the Netflix web series Navarasa. In 2023, she appeared as Nithiya in the web series ‘Modern Love Chennai’ streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
Ashok Selvan and TJ Bhanu on the sets of web series Modern Love Chennai
Television
In 2017, Ashok Selvan appeared on the television show ‘Neeya Nana’ to promote his film Kootathil Oruthan and in 2018, he appeared in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2 on Vijay Television. In 2023, he appeared in the television show Kuku with Komali (season 4) on Vijay Television to promote his film Por Thozil.
video music
In 2022, Ashok Selvan appeared in the music video of Pranab Giridharan’s Tamil song “Mayam Seidhai Poove”.
Ashok Selvan on the poster of the music video of Tamil song ‘Mayam Seidhai Poove’
Controversy
Ashok Selvan’s response to online criticism
In 2022, Tamil film director and content creator ‘Blue Sattai Maaran’ made fun of Ashok Selvan on social media platform saying that Ashok Selvan gave the most flop films in 2022. Ashok Selvan uploaded a post within minutes and captioned it,
Ignore barking dogs and keep moving forward.”
Awards and Honors
In 2021, Ashok Selvan won the Best Actor Award at the South Indian International Movie Awards – Tamil for the film ‘Oh My Kadavule’.
Ashok Selvan receiving the Best Actor Award for the film ‘Oh My Kadavule’
In 2022, Ashok Selvan received the Best Emerging Actor Award from Anna University.
Ashok Selvan posing with his award
bike collection
Ashok Selvan owns Royal Enfield.
Ashok Selvan enjoying his holidays with his Royal Enfield
Ashok Selvan posing with his bike
pony
Ashok Selvan has a tattoo on his right wrist.
Ashok Selvan has got a tattoo on his right wrist
Favorite
- Directors: Vetrimaaran, Selvaraghavan, Mani Ratnam, Karthik Subbaraj
- Films: Satya (1988) (Tamil), Crash (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007) (Hollywood)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ashok Selvan is a compassionate animal lover. He has a pet dog named Gold. He often shares pictures of his pet dog on social media.
Ashok Selvan with his pet dog Gold
- He likes to travel to far-flung places and go skydiving in his spare time.
Ashok Selvan enjoying skydiving
- Ashok Selvan likes to play cricket matches as a hobby.
Ashok Selvan receiving the certificate of Man of the Match
- He often enjoys drinking alcoholic beverages.
Ashok Selvan enjoying whiskey
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