Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor)
Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films. Career 
Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor () 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. Filmography

Films 
All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Web series

Television

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Tamil male actors
Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Tamil Nadu
People from Thanjavur district
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)