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Akhil (Tamil actor)

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Akhil
Born (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Akhil (born 3 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2007 film, Kalloori, directed by Balaji Sakthivel.[1]

Career

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The actor made his debut in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed film Kalloori (2007) alongside Tamannaah and produced by S. Shankar.[2] Akhil farook was Selected by director by seeing him in his school football team. The film opened to positive reviews and Akhil subsequently won a nomination for the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor category.[3] He was next seen in Vaalmiki (2009) alongside Meera Nandan but the film opened to negative reviews, while Nandhi (2011) alongside Sanusha also released with little publicity.[4][5] In 2013, he played in the supernatural horror thriller film, Masani.[6] His following films were Dhanush 5am Vaguppu (2014), Rettai Vaalu (2014) and Kalkandu (2014).[7][8][9]

In 2016, he appeared in Azhagu Kutti Chellam which received positive reviews followed by Ilami where he has brilliantly transformed as a menacing villain in this film.[10][11] His other films include Pagadi Aattam (2017), Padaiveeran (2018), Alai Pesi (2018), 50 Roova (2019) and Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu Naala (2021).

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2007 Kalloori Muthu Selvan Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2009 Vaalmiki Pandi
2011 Nandhi Pazhani
2013 Masani Vishva
2014 Dhanush 5am Vaguppu Paarai
Rettai Vaalu Sekar
Kalkandu Vignesh
2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Saravanan
Ilami Sadai Puli
2017 Pagadi Aattam Surya's friend
2018 Padaiveeran Selvam
Alai Pesi
2019 50 Roova
2021 Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu Naala Sanjay
2022 Mofussil Surya

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2010 "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" A. R. Rahman Non-album single [12]

References

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  1. ^ "All you want to know about #Akhil(TamilActor)".
  2. ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Akhil Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  3. ^ "Actor Sanjeev interview". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Vaalmiki Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Vaalmiki by Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Nandhi (2011) | Nandhi Movie | Nandhi Tamil Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos".
  6. ^ "Masani Movie Review Masani, Ramky, Iniya".
  7. ^ "A family affair that is better forgotten".
  8. ^ "Retta Vaalu (2014) | Retta Vaalu Movie | Retta Vaalu Tamil Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos".
  9. ^ "Kalkandu (2014) - Stream and Watch Online".
  10. ^ "Azhagu Kutty Chellam (Aka) Azhagu Kutti Chellam review". January 2016.
  11. ^ "Ilami review. Ilami Tamil movie review, story, rating".
  12. ^ "Front Page : Theme song launched for world classical Tamil meet". The Hindu. India. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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