- Ashok (actor)
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name = Ashok
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birthdate = 12th December 1981
location =Thanjavur ,India
birthname = Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
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Ashok is a
South India n actor andBharatnatyam performer.Personal life
He was born on 12th December in
Thiruvaiyaru ,Thanjavur District ,Tamil Nadu . But he brought up inMumbai ,Maharastra . He did his schooling in Fatima and Vani Vidyalaya (Mulund ,Mumbai ). He has completed his SSC in 1997 from Vani Vidyalaya. He has graduated with majors in sociology, psychology & Hindi literature from St.Xavier's College,Mumbai .Career
He learnt
Bharatnatyam at the age of four and he's also trained in Western contemporary Jazz Ballet. He had performed at various stages acrossIndia and toured all over U.S. andEurope for dance projects. He has won several awards and honours including the coveted Nritya Mayur award for excellence in dance.He did a lot of theatre and stages. He had choreographed several stage shows before venturing to act. He also worked as an a ssistant dance choreographer with Mr.Raju Khan(Ms.Saroj Khan's Son). Ashok had a formal training in acting in Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute (Mumbai ) too. He also got trained in Film stunts, fights and gymnastics. Cinema has been a passion since his childhood and acting was not new to him, in fact he played the role of Little Krishna (Dancing on the Kaliya Snake..Lifting the Govardhana Mountain,etc.) inRamanand Sagar 's teleserial "Sri Krishna" for which he won the "Best Child Actor Award" from Uptron. It was telecast inDoordarshan in 1994-95.His debut movie was
Murugaa , directed by R.T.Nesan. His second movie "Pidichirukku ", directed by Kanagu, has been released for Pongal 2008. He also did a cameo for a song in a Malayalam movie titled "Mulla", directed by Lal Jose. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnUTA_7uZ6I]His next flick is "
Vaanam Partha Bhumiyile ", produced by Pyramid Saimira. Ashok and 'Veyil' Priyanka pair together for the first time in this movie.Filmography
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