Ashok was then selected to replace Vaibhav Reddy in Deepan Chakravarthy 's psychological thriller '' Pizza II : Villa '' , a second film in C. V. Kumar 's '' Pizza '' franchise . Portraying an English novel writer in the film , the film told the story of eerie happenings in a villa owned by Ashok 's character . In order to portray the role of a 30-year-old writer , he gained weight and grew his hair within two weeks . The film opened to positive reviews and above average box office collections , with a critic noting that " Ashok delivers an outstanding performance " . He collaborated with C. V. Kumar again in his third film , '' Thegidi '' , a murder mystery story directed by another newcomer P.Ramesh . Portraying a detective , Ashok featured opposite Janani Iyer , and won positive reviews for his acting in the film . A critic from Sify.com noted he " is subtle and conveys a lot through his body language and pleasing face " , while another reviewer wrote " he seems to be quite proficient " . His recently released movies are '' Kootathil Oruthan '' and '' Sila Samayangalil '' . '' Kootathil Oruthan '' deals with the love story of a middle bencher and its trailer has had a very positive reaction from the audience and the media . After the critically acclaimed super hit Joker and the mega budget horror flick Kaashmora , the next venture of the ambitious Dream Warrior Pictures production banner is '' Kootathil Oruthan . '' '' Sila Samayangalil '' directed by Priyadharshan was released in Netflix and made its way to the final round at Golden Globes . The film tells the story of eight characters who arrive at a pathology lab at 9 a.m to give their blood for an AIDS test . However , it all ends at 5 p.m when the results arrive . The film has been lapping appreciations in many festival circuits and in the recently held 9th annual Jaipur International Film Festival , '' Sila Samayangalil '' won awards for Best Film with a Global Message , Best Upcoming Release and the overall Best Film from the Asian Continent award . He is acting in a movie titled '' Oxygen '' directed by Ananda Krishnan . His next would be remake of Hindi film '' Hindi Medium '' and it is titled as '' House Owner '' and to be directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan and '' Nenjamellam Kadhal '' directed by Nirman
Golden Globes
75th Golden Globe Awards
Ashok Selvan