1. Arvind Swamy was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster film Thalapathi and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja, Bombay, Minsara Kanavu, Thani Oruvan, and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.
23 Facts About Arvind Swamy
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Arvind Swamy made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa in which his segment was named Project Agni.
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Arvind Swamy is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.
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Arvind Swamy has appeared in Hindi, making his debut appearance as lead actor in Saat Rang Ke Sapne.
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Arvind Swamy briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi on Star Vijay.
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Aravind Swamy was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family to Industrialist V D Swamy and Bharatanatyam dancer Vasantha.
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Arvind Swamy then graduated from Loyola College, Madras in 1990 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
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Arvind Swamy then went to the United States to do his master's degree in international business from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
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Arvind Swamy made his debut in Mani Ratnam's action drama film, Thalapathi, where he played a young district collector pitted against a don and his own biological brother.
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Arvind Swamy has won several awards, popular and critical, for his films.
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Arvind Swamy has been described as one of the first few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal.
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Arvind Swamy lent his voice for the Tamil dubbed version of the adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King.
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Arvind Swamy starred in Rajiv Menon's Minsaara Kanavu alongside Kajol and Prabhu Deva, which won four National Film Awards besides high box office reviews.
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Arvind Swamy appeared in his first Hindi film through Priyadarshan's Saat Rang Ke Sapne produced by Amitabh Bachchan.
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Co-starring Juhi Chawla, Arvind Swamy portrayed the role of a village do-gooder.
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Arvind 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.
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Arvind Swamy was in charge of operations and technology for the delivery of many processes across different verticals globally.
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Arvind Swamy then founded Talent Maximus in 2005, a company engaged in payroll processing and temporary staffing in India.
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Arvind Swamy experienced partial paralysis of his leg and suffered in pain for many years.
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Arvind Swamy portrayed the character of actor-politician M G Ramachandran in the film.
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Arvind Swamy returned to Malayalam cinema after 25 years with Ottu.
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Arvind Swamy Swami stays true to the character and delivers a natural performance.
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Arvind Swamy married Gayathri Ramamurthy in June 1994 and has one daughter Adhira, born in 1996, and a son Rudra, born in 2000.