Arya (actor)

Arya
Born
Jamshad Cethirakath

(1980-12-11) 11 December 1980 (age 43)
Trikaripur, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
EducationCrescent Engineering College (BTech in Computer Science and Engineering)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film producer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Children1
Relatives

Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam and Telugu films.[1] Arya has won two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[2] He was included on the 2015 edition of the Forbes India Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities.[3]

Arya made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) and Pattiyal (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's Naan Kadavul (2009). He gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama Madrasapattinam (2010), the comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), family action film Vettai (2012) and Atlee's family film Raja Rani (2013).[4][5][6]

In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: R. Kannan's comedy film Settai, Vishnuvardhan's action thriller Arrambam and Selvaraghavan's fantasy film Irandam Ulagam. In 2021, he appeared in Pa. Ranjith's sports film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) as a main lead, which garnered him high critical acclaim.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Tamil actor arya: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Tamil actor arya | Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ Tamil Nadu Govt announces Kalaimamani awards Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Thehindu.com (28 January 2011). Retrieved on 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Arya – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Arya: All play and all work. Hindu.com (27 March 2006). Retrieved on 25 February 2012.
  5. ^ SSN students at their shouting best in ‘Instincts 2K9’[usurped]. The Hindu (3 June 2009)
  6. ^ What's next, Mr. John Vijay?. Hindu.com (14 January 2008). Retrieved on 25 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Sarpatta Parambarai Review: Rises above the clichés with a solid punch". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "'Sarpatta Parambarai' review: Pa Ranjith and Arya's sports film is a knock-out". The News Minute. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.