Skanda Ashok (born 26 April 1986) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu 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 thriller films Elektra (2010) and the bilingual horror 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. However both films did not perform well at the box office, while another Tamil film titled Sandrom was shelved after it shoot. Skanda then made a comeback by featuring in the critically acclaimed horror film Elektra (2010), featuring alongside Prakash Raj, Manisha Koirala and Nayanthara. 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).
In 2017, he moved onto work in television serials, first appearing in Radha Ramana.
Filmography YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes2006 Notebook Sooraj Menon Malayalam Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year (Male)2008 Positive Raju 2009 Malli Malli Nandu Telugu 2010 Elektra Edwin Malayalam 2012 Chaarulatha Ravi KannadaTamil 2014 Angusam Shiva Tamil 2016 U Turn Ritesh Kannada 2017 Mupparimanam Santosh Tamil 2018 Kaanoorayana Kannada 2021Jigri Dost2022Flat #9 Yashwanth 2024BarbarikaBhairadevi
Television YearProgramRoleLanguageChannelNotes2009Super Dancer Jncelebrity JudgeMalayalamAmrita TVReality Show2016Agnisakshi Raman (Sidharth's friend) KannadaColors KannadaSerial(Cameo)2017 Lakshmi Baramma Raman (Chandan's friend) Kannada Colors Kannada Serial (Cameo)2017 – 2019Radha RamanaRamanKannadaColors KannadaSerial, Won 2017 Colors Kannada Anubandha Awards 1)Jana mechchida Jodi with Shwetha R Prasad(Popular television couple) 2)Mane mechchida maga(Best Son on screen)2020- 2021 Sarasu Dr. Aravind Kannada Star Suvarna Serial2021 Satya Kannada Zee Kannada Serial 2021Radhe ShyamaAshokKannadaStar SuvarnaSerial2023 Avanu Matte Shravani Abhimanyu "Abhi" KannadaStar SuvarnaSerial
Awards Asianet Film Awards 2006 - Asianet Award for Best Male New Face of the Year - Notebook
Colors TV Anubandha Awards 2017 - Jana Mecchinda Jodi with Shwetha R Prasad - Radha Ramana 2017 - Mane Mecchinda Maga(Best Son on screen) - Radha Ramana 2019 - Jana Mecchinda Nayaka Award - Radha Ramana
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