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.
Career The actor made his debut in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed film Kalloori (2007) alongside Tamannaah and produced by S. Shankar. Akhil farook was Selected by the director after 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. 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. In 2013, he played in the supernatural horror thriller film, Masani. His following films were Dhanush 5am Vaguppu (2014), Rettai Vaalu (2014) and Kalkandu (2014).
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. 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 Notes2007 Kalloori Muthu Selvan Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor2009 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 Delayed film; released on YouTube
Music videos Year Title Artist Notes 2010 "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" A. R. Rahman
References
External links Akhil on Twitter