Ashwin Kakumanu on marginalisation: 'Actors are celebrated only when they are successful'

On Sunday, Ashwin Kakumanu expressed his views on prevalent marginalization in south film industry, on social media. He said that generally in film industry an actor is respected based on box office success of previous film. "An outsider is celebrated and treated like a god, only when y are successful. 'Hard work never fails' is a cliche that is only celebrated when result is a 'public' success," (sic) said Ashwin Kakumanu. 

Ashwin Kakumanu, who debuted in South film industry with Gautham Men's Nadunisi Naaygal, revealed that people in film industry try to humiliate and marginalise efforts of actors who do t have eugh box office success compared to ir contemporaries. He furr added that he is "more numb to every new variation of se efforts to sideline." (sic)

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Ashwin Kakumanu lastly exclaimed, "it's ironic and only reinforces that people like to back winning horse or what y think winning horse is going to be. And it's sad that this mentality is everywhere, about numbers, markets, and 'mass bro', instead of work." (sic) Ashwin Kakumanu furr wished if film industry could treat everyone equal, just like humans t as actors. Ashwin Kakumanu's hard-hitting post on marginalisation comes after Bollywood actor Abhay Deol shared an instance of getting sidelined by Award functions. 

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Ashwin Kakumanu debuted in south film industry with Gautham Vasudeva Men's Nadunisi Naaygal (2011). In his less than a decade long career, Ashwin Kakumanu has been a part of several movies like Mankatha (2011), 7aum Arivu (2011), Megha (2014), among ors. Ashwin was last seen playing a pivotal role in multi-starrer Neerthirai. movie has an ensemble cast consisting of Nassar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Viji Chandrasekhar, Rohini, and Ashwin Kakumanu in pivotal roles. movie was declared a box office debacle. 

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On work front, Ashwin Kakumanu will be next seen in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan. movie has an ensemble cast consisting of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Jayaram Ravi, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vikram Prabhu, and Ashwin Kakumanu, among ors in prominent roles. Mani Ratnam directorial is reported to be a two-part film, whose screenplay is adapted by atre actor Elango Kumaravel and director himself. 

Ponniyin Selvan's shooting began in 2019, and till w, team has finished two shooting schedules. forthcoming movie is co-produced by Subaskaran Allirajah and Mani Ratnam under ir production banners Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies respectively.