Arvind Swamy

Arvind Swamy
Swamy at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South in 2016
Born (1970-06-18) 18 June 1970 (age 54)
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationLoyola College, Chennai (BS)
Wake Forest University (MA)
Occupations
Years active
  • 1991–2000
  • 2013–present
Spouses
Gayathri Ramamurthy
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(m. 1994; div. 2010)​
Aparna Mukherjee
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
FatherV. D. Swami

Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970[1]) is an Indian actor, film director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Malayalam 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), and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa (2021) in which his segment was named Rowthiram (Raudra - Anger).[4] He is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.

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 Hindi, making his debut appearance as lead actor 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]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Arvind Swamy: Five unknown facts about the megastar". The Times of India. 18 June 1970. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Arvind Swami interview: Nationalism, GST, demonetisation and more". Thenewsminute.com. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Mahesh Manjrekar to remake Kaksparsh in Hindi and Tamil with Arvind Swamy and Tisca Chopra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Navarasa movie review: Netflix delivers a potpourri of greats and duds, Arvind Swami stands out". Hindustan Times. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Arvind Swamy Goes To Bollywood Again". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi Season 3 On Vijay TV From 30 May 2016". Indiantvinfo.com. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.