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Ashok Selvan

Ashok Selvan

Actor, also producer and writer · Born November 8, 1989 (36) · Erode, Tamil Nadu, India

Ashok Selvan (born 8 November 1989) is a Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough playing one of the lead roles in Soodhu Kavvum (2013), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in C. V. Kumar's productions Pizza 2: The Villa and Thegidi (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1989 (36)
From
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Ashok Selvan's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
18%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Society
14%
Power
8%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ashok Selvan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Ashok Selvan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Anbil Avan(2026)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Surya

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thug Life(2025)

    as Jaikumar Royappa

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Emakku Thozhil Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Umashankar

  • Pon Ondru Kanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Shiva

  • Blue Star(2024)

    as Ranjith

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Saba Nayagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as S.B. Aravind Alias Saba

  • Por Thozhil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as DSP Prakash

  • Modern Love Chennai(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nithyanandham

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Nitham Oru Vaanam(2022)

    as Arjun/Veera/Prabha

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Vezham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ashok Chandrasekhar

  • Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Hostel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kathir

  • Manmatha Leelai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sathya

  • Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal(2022)

    as Vijay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea(2021)

    as Achuthan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Navarasa(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Varun

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Ninnila Ninnila(2021)

    as Dev

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Time Enna Boss(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Kabir Kannan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Oh My Kadavule(2020)

    Co-Producer · as Arjun Marimuthu

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kootathil Oruthan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Aravind

  • Sometimes(2016)

    as Bala Murugan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 144 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Madhan

  • Savaale Samaali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Karthik

  • Orange Mittai(2015)

    as Hospital paramedic

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Thegidi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vetri

  • Pizza 2: Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jebin P. Jose

  • Soodhu Kavvum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kesavan

  • Ashok Selvan's Untitled Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gangs Kuruthi Punal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Neon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Pirai Thediya Naatkal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Redrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Sasikumar - Dharani Rasendran Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 28 of them dated from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Anbil Avan (2026)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Modern Love Chennai (2023)

Film career

20132026

Peak 2013 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2013Screen debut· Soodhu Kavvum
  • 2014First top-billed film· Thegidi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 32 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting1 of 34: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 34: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s20 · 20 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ashok Selvan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Thug Life (2025)

95th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Anbil Avan (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 98% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ashok Selvan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ashok Selvan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ashok Selvan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nassar shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers