Personal info
Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1981-12-12
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Edit pageAshok Kumar Balakrishnan
Biography
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films.
Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor (transl. Dancing Peacock) Award from the Government of Maharashtra.
He played Krishna in the Hindi television serial Krishna (1993-97). He made his feature film debut with R. T. Neason's Muruga (2007) and starred in Pidichirukku the following year.
He made a special appearance as a Tamil actor in a song from the Malayalam film Mulla (2008). Ashok made his Telugu debut with the bilingual Kaki (2015), which was made by Vetrimaaran's assistant director.
