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==