Ashok Kumar (Producer) Wiki, Biography, Family and Suicide | Director Sasikumar’s Cousin

Film producer-director B. Ashok Kumar was a rising producer of Kollywood Industry. He was the brother-in-law of popular Tamil actor and director Sasikumar. He has committed suicide by hanging himself to death at his residence in Valasaravakkam due to financial trouble. Ashok Kumar has also left a two-page suicide note alleging harassment by a Madurai-based financier Neelamegam Anbuchezhian for this act. He is the managing director of Leading Movies Distribution House – Gopuram Films Private Limited. Check out below for Ashok Kumar (Producer) Wiki, Biography, Family and Suicide.

Film producer-director B. Ashok Kumar

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Who is Ashok Kumar (Producer)?

Ashok Kumar was film producer and director who is a very close associate and cousin of Sasikumar. He had also helped in many of his movies as associate producer. He had taken a loan from Neelamegam Anbuchezhian in 2010. He was repaying the loan with interest since last 7 years. But, more than one occasion, Anbuchezhian had publicly insulted him.

Ashok Kumar was the brother-in-law of popular Tamil actor and director Sasikumar

Ashok Kumar was also planning to produce a movie, but because of the attitude of Anbuchezhian, no one was ready to finance his project. Ashok Kumar has co-produced films with Sasikumar including Eesan, Poraali and the yet-to-be-released Kodi Veeran.

Ashok Kumar’s suicide note

Ashok Kumar (Producer) Biography

Ashok Kumar (Producer) Suicide Case

His suicide note also addressed Sasikumar where he called on his brother to not become a coward like him. He also apologised to him as Anbuchezhian was also making critical comments against him just because of him being the cousin of Ashok.

Ashok Kumar (Producer) with Madurai Based financier Neelamegam Anbuchezhian

Director M Sasikumar has filed a police complaint against Madurai-based financier Neelamegam Anbuchezhian. He was accompanied by some celebrities from the Tamil film industry, including directors Karu Pazhaniappan, Bala, Samudrakani, and Ameer.

Actor Vishal, who heads the Tamil Nadu film producers’ council, has asked the police to investigate this case as murder, not just suicide.

The police have charged the financier for triggered the producer to suicide and are looking for him.

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