Arvind Swamy

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Arvind Swamy
Aravind Swamy at 63rd Filmfare Awards 2016 (South) Press Meet.jpg
Swamy at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South in 2016
Born (1970-06-18) 18 June 1970 (age 51)
Chennai , Tamilnadu, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active1991–2000
2013–present
Spouse(s)
Gayathri Ramamurthy
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(m. 1994; div. 2010)​

Aparna Mukherjee
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
Parent(s)V. D. Swami (father)

Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970)[1] is an Indian actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema.[2][3] He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster film Thalapathi (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Minsara Kanavu (1997) Thani Oruvan (2015), Dhruva (2016), Bogan (2017) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa (2021).[4]

Swamy also starred in other regional film industries, including Telugu and Malayalam films where he has done films such as Mounam (1995), Daddy (1992) and Devaraagam (1996). He has also appeared in Bollywood, making his appearance in Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998).[5] He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (2012–2016) on Star Vijay.[6]

Early life[]

Swamy's parents are industrialist V. D. Swamy and Bharatanatyam dancer Vasantha.[7] Swamy studied at the Sishya School and later in Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School and completed his schooling in 1987.[8] He then graduated from Loyola College, Madras in 1990 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[9][better source needed] He then went to the United States to do his master's degree in international business[10] from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.[citation needed]

Arvind Swamy wished to be a doctor. In college, he used to be a model for pocket money.[11] In his Loyola Theatre Society, he wasn't well received and was asked to get off stage. Later on Mani Ratnam saw him in an advertisement and called for a meeting. Then he and Santosh Sivan introduced him to the basics of film-making.[11]

Career[]

1991–2000: Early career and breakthrough[]

Arvind Swamy made his debut in Mani Ratnam's action drama film, Thalapathi (1991), where he played a young district collector pitted against a don and his own biological brother. Subsequently, Mani Ratnam signed him on to play the lead role in the 1992 political drama film Roja (1992). Roja and Bombay (1995) won awards at the State and National Film Award functions. His performance in Bombay was called "soulful" by Time magazine.[12] Swamy has won several awards, popular and critical, for his films.[12] He has been described as one of the first few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal. He lends his voice for the Tamil dubbing version for the adult Simba of Disney's The Lion King (1994).[13] His next project was Indira (1995), followed by Telugu Mounam (1995) and Malayalam movie Devaraagam (1996).

He starred in Rajiv Menon's Minsara Kanavu alongside Kajol and Prabhu Deva, which won four National Film Awards and high box office numbers.[14] The film eventually performed well at the box office after a slow start, with Arvind Swamy eventually stating he was happy to be a part of the film.[15] His next film was Pudhayal (1997). He appeared in his first straight Hindi film through Priyadarshan's Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998) produced by Amitabh Bachchan. Co-starring alongside Juhi Chawla, Arvind portrayed the role of a village do-gooder.[15] His final two releases before his sabbatical, En Swasa Kaatre (1999) and Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya (2000).

2000–2005: Business career[]

Swamy eventually stopped acting in films post-2000, after playing a guest role in Mani Ratnam's Alaipayuthey, and opted to concentrate on his business interests. In 2000, he became the president of InterPro Global, and the chairman and managing director of Prolease India, engaged in transaction processing.[12] He was in charge of operations and technology for the delivery of many processes across different verticals globally. He then founded Talent Maximus in 2005, a company engaged in payroll processing and temporary staffing in India.[11]

In 2005, he had an accident and injured his spine. He experienced partial paralysis of his leg and suffered in pain for many years. The treatment took another 4–5 years.[11]

2013–present: Back to films[]

After his successful treatment, Mani Ratnam called him once more to play a role in one of his films, Kadal (2013)[13] for which Swamy dropped 15 kilograms.[16] In 2013, he provided the voice-over for Santhosh Sivan's film Ceylon.[17]

In 2015, he acted in a now iconic negative role of Sidharth Abhimanyu in Thani Oruvan, for which he was highly praised and received positive reviews and many awards for his acting.[18][19]

In 2016, he reprised the same role in Telugu in the film Dhruva with Ram Charan, a remake of Thani Oruvan, for which he got a lot of appreciation from the Telugu audience.[20][21] Later the same year, he appeared in a Hindi movie, Dear Dad.[22] The game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi recruited Swamy for its third season, which started airing on 30 May 2016.[23]

In 2017, he did the title role of Bogan, co starring Jayam Ravi, for which he again got an outstanding response from the critics and the audience.[24]

In 2018, he acted in Bhaskar Oru Rascal. Arvind Swamy does a neat job without imitating what Mammootty did in the original.[25] The film is followed by Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). The film was released to positive reviews which also got him the Filmfare Award.[26]

In 2021, he acted in A. L. Vijay's directorial biographical-political drama Thalaivii opposite Kangana Ranaut. He portrayed the character of actor-politician M. G. Ramachandran in the film.

Personal life[]

Swamy married Gayathri Ramamurthy[27] in June 1994 and has one daughter Adhira, born in 1996, and a son Rudra, born in 2000.[28][29] The couple lived separately for seven years until 2010, when they filed for divorce.[27][30] He was granted the custody of his children.[31] He married Aparna Mukerjee in 2012.[32][28]

Filmography[]

As an actor[]

Films[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Film Role Language Notes
1991 Thalapathi Arjun Tamil Debut film; credited as Arvind
1992 Roja Rishi Kumar Tamil Credited as Arvind
Nominated–Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil
Daddy Anand Malayalam
1993 Thalattu Kuzhanthai Tamil
Marupadiyum Gowri Shankar Tamil credited as Arvind
1994 Paasamalargal Raj Tamil
Duet Himself Tamil Guest appearance
1995 Bombay Shekhar Narayanan Pillai Tamil Nominated–Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil
Indira Thiyagu Tamil
Mounam Kiran Telugu
1996 Devaraagam Vishnu Malayalam
1997 Minsara Kanavu Thomas Thangadurai Tamil
Pudhayal Kodiesvaran Tamil
1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne Mahipal Sharma Hindi Debut Hindi film
1999 En Swasa Kaatre Arun Raj Tamil
2000 Alaipayuthey Ram Tamil Cameo appearance
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Mohit Kumar Hindi
2006 Sasanam Muthiah Tamil
2013 Kadal Sam Fernando Tamil
2015 Thani Oruvan Dr. Siddharth Abhimanyu/Pazhani Sengalvarayan Tamil Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
2016 Dear Dad Nitin Swamynathan Hindi
Dhruva Dr. Siddharth Abhimanyu/Venkanna Chengalarayudu Telugu Nominated–SIIMA Award For Best Actor In A Negative Role (Telugu)
Nominated–Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
2017 Bogan Aadhithya Maravarman (Bogan) Tamil
2018 Bhaskar Oru Rascal Bhaskar Tamil
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Varadharajan “Varadhan” Senapathi Tamil Filmfare Award For Best Actor (Critics) – South
Nominated–Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil
2021 Thalaivii M. J. Ramachandran (M.J.R.) Tamil
Hindi
2022 Naragasooran Films that have not yet been released Dhruva Tamil Completed
Kallapart Films that have not yet been released Rajapandi Tamil In post production
Sathuranga Vettai 2 Films that have not yet been released Gandhi Babu Tamil completed
Vanangamudi Films that have not yet been released Anbazhagan IPS Tamil Filming
Rendagam / Ottu Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil
Malayalam		 In post production

Web series and short films[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Film Role Language Notes
2021 Navarasa Vishnu 1 episode as actor, 1 episode as director (debut) [33]
[34]

Television[]

List of television shows and roles
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref(s)
2016 Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi Host

As a narrator[]

List of films and roles
Year Film Role Language Notes
2013 Ceylon N/A Tamil
English		 Narrator
2016 Uriyadi N/A Tamil Narrator

As a dubbing artist[]

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Pudhiya Mugam Suresh Chandra Menon Major Shiva/Raja Tamil 1993
The Lion King N/A Simba Tamil English 1994 1994
Dil Se.. Shah Rukh Khan Amarkant Varma (Amar) Tamil Hindi 1998 1998 The Tamil dub was titled: Uyire..
The Lion King N/A Scar Tamil English 2019 2019
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Chiranjeevi Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Tamil Telugu 2019 2019

As a playback singer[]

  • Udal Manukku - Iruvar
  • Unnodu Naan Irundha - Iruvar
  • Kooduvittu Koodu - Bogan

References[]

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