Skanda Ashok

Skanda Ashok
Born Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2006 – present

Skanda Ashok is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. He made his breakthrough playing Sooraj Menon in the coming-of-age Malayalam film, Notebook (2006), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in the horror films Elektra (2010) and the bilingual Chaarulatha (2012).

Film career

Skanda made his acting debut in the coming-of-age Malayalam film, Notebook (2006), after being spotted by director Rosshan Andrews in commercials. The film featured him alongside actresses Parvathy, Roma and Mariya Roy, with Skanda appearing as the boyfriend of Mariya's character. Notebook performed well at the box office, and the success of the film saw Skanda alternatively credited as Sooraj, his character's name, for his following Malayalam films. He then moved on to feature in a secondary lead role in the Malayalam film Positive (2008), before playing the lead role in Malli Malli (2009), a Telugu romantic film co-starring Kalyani.[1] However both films did not perform well at the box office, while another Tamil film titled Sandrom was shelved after it shoot.[2] Skanda then made a comeback by featuring in the critically acclaimed horror film Elektra (2010), featuring alongside Prakash Raj, Manisha Koirala and Nayanthara.[3] He has since worked on films including the bilingual horror film Chaarulatha (2012), the Kannada thriller film U Turn (2016) and as the second lead actor in Mupparimanam (2017).[4]

In 2017, he moved onto work in television serials, first appearing in Radha Ramana.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2006 Notebook Sooraj Menon Malayalam
2008 Positive Raju Malayalam
2009 Malli Malli Nandu Telugu
2010 Elektra Edwin Malayalam
2012 Chaarulatha Ravi Kannada
Tamil
2014 Angusam Tamil
2016 U Turn Ritesh Kannada
2017 Mupparimanam Tamil
Devyani Kannada Filming

Television

Year Program Role Language Channel Notes
2009Super Dancer Jncelebrity JudgeMalayalamAmrita TVReality Show
2016AgnisakshiRamanaKannadaColors KannadaSerial
(Cameo)
2017-PresentRadha RamanaRamanaKannadaColors KannadaSerial

Video songs

References

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