Akhil (Tamil actor)

Akhil
Born	(1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 36) Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–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

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

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

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

References

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.

External links

• Akhil on Twitter