Ashwanth Ashokkumar is an Indian child actor who works in Tamil-language films. In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star in Zee Tamil and won the title. He is known for his role as Rasukutty in Super Deluxe (2019).
Career
In 2016, he participated in the show Junior Super Star, a show which tests kids' acting capabilities, on Zee Tamil along with Lisha. He won the season title of the show. Lisha and Ashwanth went on to star in Zee Tamil's television series, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu. He starred in Airaa (2019) before getting his breakthrough in Super Deluxe that same year. In Super Deluxe, he played Rasukutty, a child who still cares for his father, Manickam (Vijay Sethupathi) after he declares himself as a woman, Shilpa. He landed the role after the makers saw his performance on Junior Super Star. Ashwanth was offered a role in Mersal (2017), but didn't take the offer. He played supporting roles in several films including Thambi (2019) before playing one of the lead roles in God Father (2020). In 2020, he directed a children's stop-motion web series titled Ondipulli. He has given a voice-over during the episodes in addition to writing the series. His upcoming films include Jagame Thandhiram and an untitled film with Balaji Sakthivel.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2018 | Sandakozhi 2 | Sembaruthi's brother | |
| 2019 | Airaa | Babloo | |
| Super Deluxe | Rasukutty | |
| Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 | Young Saravanan | |
| Action | Ashwanth | |
| Thambi | Kutta | |
| 2020 | God Father | Arjun | |
| Jagame Thandhiram | Dheeran | |
| 2022 | My Dear Bootham | Thirunavukarasu | |
| The Legend | Thirupathi's son | |
| 2023 | Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam | | |
| Bagheera | Young Prabhu |
Television
| Year | Name | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2016 | Junior Super Star | Contestant | Season winner |
| 2017 | Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu | Ashwanth | Season 2 only |
| 2017 | Junior Senior | Contestant | |
| 2017 | Zee Dance League | Contestant | |
| 2019 | Genes | Guest | One episode only |
| 2022 | Half Pants Full Pants | Anand aka Dabba | Hindi series |
Web series
| Year | Name | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2020 | Ondipulli | All animals | Voice only; also director and writer |
| 2021 | Sodhanai Mael Sodhinai | Ashwanth | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|
| 2018 | Galatta Nakshatra Awards | Best Child Artist | Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards Tamil | Best Child Artist | Super Deluxe | Won | |
| 2020 | Edison Awards | Best Child Artist | Won | |
