The son of dance choreographer Seenu, Ashwanth Thilak studies for a career in hotel management before entering the film industry. Ashwanth Thilak began his career as an actor by appearing in T. K. Bose's romantic drama
Kodaikanal (2008) alongside
Poorna. The film had a low key opening at the box office and won Thilak mixed reviews about his performance. While a critic from KollywoodToday.com wrote he gives a "matured performance" and that "he emotes straight from his shoulders with no flaw", while a reviewer from ThaIndia.com stated Thilak "worsens the proceedings with a listless performance". Thilak then worked on
Mani Ratnam's epic adventure film
Raavanan, portraying Velan, the fiancé of the character portrayed by
Priyamani. Featuring in an ensemble cast with
Vikram,
Prithviraj and
Aishwarya Rai,
Raavanan won critical and commercial acclaim upon release. He also went on to feature in the shelved
Neengatha Ninaivugal and in Muthuramalincoln's
Snehavin Kadhalarkal (2014) as one of the four lead actors opposite
Krithi Shetty (Advaitha). Furthermore, Thilak has made further film appearances in
Climax (2013) and
Nayagi (2016). He played a supporting role in the television serial
Run. ==Filmography==