Ashwin Kakumanu
Ashwin Kakumanu is an Indian film actor, who is best known for his role as Ganesh in Venkat Prabhu's Tamil action thriller, "Mankatha". Career. Ashwin initially unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa". The director Gautham Vasudev Menon was close to giving him the role. But Ashwin was noticed by the assistant directors of the film and who recommended him for the role of Arjun, the boyfriend of Sameera Reddy's character in Nadunisi Naaygal. Ashwin Kakumanu was later signed to portray a role in Venkat Prabhu's "Mankatha" which featured an ensemble cast including Ajith  Kumar, Arjun Sarja , and Vaibhav Reddy after Prabhu was impressed with a short film which Ashwin had directed and acted. Ashwin appeared as a local Dharavi police officer, replacing Ganesh Venkatraman who had pulled out of the film. "Mankatha" was released to critical and commercial acclaim in August 2011, with Ashwin gaining recognition for his portrayal. He was next seen in A. R. Murugadoss's "7aum Arivu" in a supporting role as Ashwin, a young scientist, who helps put together a plan alongside the characters played by Suriya and Shruti Haasan. He also appeared in a supporting role in Gautham  Menon's "Ekk Deewana Tha" featuring Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson. He had his first leading role in the 2013 comedy film "Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara" and went on to star in the Ilaiyaraaja musical "Megha". Among his upcoming projects are "Zero", a supernatural thriller that features Ashwin as a social worker, "Thiri", directed by Ashok Amritraj, cinematographer-turned-director Siva's next film starring Ajith Kumar, and "Thollaikatchi", a "romantic comedy film with a social message" directed by M.Sadiq khan. Ashwin will be next seen in Mani Ratnam's Magnum Opus as Senthan Amuthan.