Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970[1]) is an Indian actor, director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.[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 named Rowthiram.[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 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]
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ArvindSwamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam...
Suresh under the studio AGS Entertainment. The film stars Jayam Ravi and ArvindSwamy in lead roles, while Nayanthara, Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkataraman...
of his own Malayalam film Bhaskar the Rascal (2015), the film stars ArvindSwamy, Amala Paul, Master Raghavan, and Baby Nainika, while Nikesha Patel,...
actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. The film stars Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, ArvindSwamy as M. G. Ramachandran, Nassar as M. Karunanidhi, Raj Arjun and Samuthirakani...
Chakraborty were unsuccessful as the pair demanded a higher remuneration. ArvindSwamy was later signed on, but soon opted out after a look test, as he could...
player Arvind Sawant, Indian politician Arvind Singh Mewar, Indian businessman, Maharana of Udaipur (Mewar) ArvindSwamy, Indian film actor Arvind Kumar...
Rajeev Kumar, starring ArvindSwamy and Manisha Koirala. This is the second Hindi film after Saat Rang Ke Sapne that ArvindSwamy has ever acted in. The...
romantic crime film written and directed by K. S. Ravi. The film stars ArvindSwamy and Isha Koppikar, while Raghuvaran, Prakash Raj and Thalaivasal Vijay...
Tamil-language heist adventure film directed by Selva. The film stars Mammootty, ArvindSwamy and Sakshi Shivanand. The score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar...
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. She played Parvathi, and was paired alongside ArvindSwamy. The film had a worldwide release on 27 September 2018 and was a major...
Priyadarshan's own 1994 Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath. The film stars ArvindSwamy and Juhi Chawla. Forced into marriage with a mentally deranged man, Yashoda...
romantic drama film directed by Suresh Chandra Menon. The film stars ArvindSwamy and Revathi. It was released on 4 February 1994. In order to earn the...
film, based on the short story of the same name by Gandharvan, stars ArvindSwamy, Gautami and Ranjitha, while Balabharathi composed the music and K. P...
Kannada as Jagath Khiladi. A sequel titled Sathuranga Vettai 2 starring ArvindSwamy and Trisha began production in October 2016 and wrapped in March 2017...
Tamil-language drama film written and directed by T. K. Rajendran. The film stars ArvindSwamy, Sukanya and Sivaranjini, while Goundamani, Senthil, Vijayakumar and...
The film remained unreleased due to various financial constraints. ArvindSwamy as Aathreya Venu Shriya Saran as Geetha Sundeep Kishan as Vinay Indrajith...
produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with ArvindSwamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya...
Suhasini Maniratnam's first film Indira (1995) featuring Anu Hasan and ArvindSwamy in the lead roles. The film did not perform well at the box office, prompting...