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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1987-07-05 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As

Aswin Kakumanu

Ashwin Kakumanu

Biography

Ashwin Kakumanu  is an Indian film actor, who is best known for his role in Venkat Prabhu's action thriller, Mankatha. Ashwin initially unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. The director Gautham Menon was close to giving him the role. But Ashwin was noticed by the assistant directors of the film and recommended him for the role as Arjun, the boyfriend of Sameera Reddy's character in Nadunisi Naaygal. Ashwin Kakumanu was later signed to portray a role in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha which featured an ensemble cast including Ajith Kumar, Vaibhav Reddy and Arjun after Prabhu was impressed with a short film which Ashwin had directed and acted.

Known For

Acting

Mankatha

2011

Mankatha

as

Ganesh

7Aum Arivu

2011

7Aum Arivu

as

Ashwin

Nadunisi Naaygal

2011

Nadunisi Naaygal

as

Arjun

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara

2013

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara

as

Balakrishnan (Bala)

Megha

2014

Megha

as

Mugilan (Mugil)

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

as

Sendhan Amudhan

Vedalam

2015

Vedalam

as

Arjun, (Swetha's Brother)

Zero

2016

Zero

as

Bala

Thiri

2017

Thiri

as

Jeeva

Biriyani

2013

Biriyani

as

Himself

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

as

Sendhan Amudhan

Fingertip

Fingertip

as

Sanjay

Production

Crew

Directing