Actor Ashok Selvan is one of the popular young stars of Kollywood known for good performances in movies such as Soodhu Kavvum, Thegidi, Kootathil Oruthan and was last seen on screen in the romantic superhit Oh My Kadavule.

Next, Ashok Selvan will be seen in the interesting movie Theeni directed by Ani Sasi, which is also releasing in Telugu as Ninnila Ninnila. Theeni will release on the pay-per-view platform ZeePlex on February 26 and fans were surprised seeing Ashok Selvan in an overweight look in the trailer.

Ashok plays an overweight chef in the movie and now Ashok  has opened up on how he gained weight to 103 kgs for his role in Theeni as he posted "Hey! Meet Dev! The film that is so close to my heart, made with lots of love and effort. Had put on 103 kgs for this film and almost died reducing it. This film is a very special film and needs all your love and support. More than anything it’s.. My uyirnanban @anisasi‘s directorial debut. And I got to work with powerhouse talents like @nithyamenen @rituvarma @divakar.mani #Nasser sir @rajeshmurugesanable".