Sumanth Ashwin


Sumanth Ashwin is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He is the son of film producer and director M. S. Raju. Ashwin made his debut in 2012 with Tuneega Tuneega, directed by his father, for which he won CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut.
Ashwin has also appeared in other films such as Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha, Kerintha and Columbus and Happy Wedding.

Personal life

Ashwin married Deepika, a research scientist by profession in 2021.

Career

Ashwin worked as a co-producer for Pournami under his father's production. He made his acting debut in 2012 with Tuneega Tuneega under his father's direction. The film failed at the box-office. His second film, directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti, was successful at the box-office and was nominated for Best Film at the International Indian Film festival in South Africa. Sumanth Ashwin got his first commercial break with the film Lovers. The film was co-produced by Director Maruthi. His fourth film Chakkiligintha was directed by one of director Sukumar's associates, Vema Reddy. MS Raju had planned to remake this film in Kannada with Sumanth Ashwin and himself playing the lead again, but the remake rights of the film for Kannada had been sold before the film's Telugu release.
Ashwin's 2015 film Kerintha is a romantic entertainer in which he played a role of college-goer; the film was directed by Sai Kiran Adivi and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. Later that year. he also starred in Columbus directed by debutante R. Samala, featuring Seerat Kapoor and Mishti Chakraborty opposite him.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Tuneega TuneegaKarthik RamaswamyCineMAA Award for Best Male Debut Won
2013Anthaka Mundu Aa TarvathaAnil
2014LoversSiddu
2014ChakkiliginthaAadi
2015KerinthaJai
2015ColumbusAshwin
2016Right RightRavi
2017Fashion Designer S/O Ladies TailorGopalam
2018Happy WeddingAnand
2019Prema Katha Chitram 2Sudheer
2021Idhe Maa KathaAjay
20227 Days 6 NightsAnandAlso producer