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{{Short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arvind Swamy
| image = Aravind Swamy at 63rd Filmfare Awards 2016 (South) Press Meet.jpg
| caption = Swamy at the [[63rd Filmfare Awards South]] in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|18 June 1970}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai|Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu|Madras State]], [[India]] {{small|(present-day [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]])}}
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| alma mater = [[Wake Forest University]] [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| occupation = {{ubl|[[Actor]]|[[Entrepreneur]]|[[Television presenter]]|[[model (people)|Model]]}}
| years_active = 1991–2000 2013–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Gayathri Ramamurthy |1994|2010}} {{marriage|Aparna Mukherjee |2012}}
| children = 2
| parents = [[V. D. Swami]] (father) Vasantha Swami (mother)
}}

'''Arvind Swamy''' (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian film actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arvind-swami-interview-nationalism-gst-demonetisation-and-more-71084 |title=The Arvind Swami interview: Nationalism, GST, demonetisation and more |website=Thenewsminute.com |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news-interviews/Mahesh-Manjrekar-to-remake-Kaksparsh-in-Hindi-and-Tamil-with-Arvind-Swamy-and-Tisca-Chopra/articleshow/28789072.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Mahesh Manjrekar to remake Kaksparsh in Hindi and Tamil with Arvind Swamy and Tisca Chopra}}</ref> He was introduced as an actor by [[Mani Ratnam]] with the blockbuster film ''[[Thalapathi]]'' (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992), ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (1995), ''[[Minsaara Kanavu]]'' (1997) ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' (2015), ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' (2016), ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' (2017) and ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018).

Swami also starred in other regional film industries, including [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films where he has done films such as ''[[Mounam]]'' (1995), ''[[Daddy (1992 film)|Daddy]]'' (1992) and ''[[Devaraagam]]'' (1996). He has also appeared in [[Bollywood]], making his appearance in ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2013/arvind-swamy-bollywood-again-125831.html |title=Arvind Swamy Goes To Bollywood Again |date=27 November 2013 |website=Entertainment.oneindia.in |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> Swamy spent a decade in businesses ranging from software engineering, construction, international trade to global outsourcing, before returning to act with works such as ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' (2013), ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' (2015), ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' (2016), ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' (2016), ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' (2017) and ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018). He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' (2012–2016) on [[Star Vijay]].

==Early life==
Swami's parents are industrialist [[V. D. Swami]] and Bharatanatyam dancer C. V. S. Vasantha.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arvind-Swamy-I-found-stardom-stifling/articleshow/48304309.cms |title=Arvind Swamy: I found stardom stifling |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841552/bio |title=Arvind Swamy |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> Swamy studied at the Sishya School and later in [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School]] and completed his schooling in 1987. He then graduated from [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College, Madras]] in 1990 with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree. He then went to the United States to do his master's degree in international business from [[Wake Forest University]] in North Carolina.

Arvind Swami wished to be a doctor. In college, he used to be a model for pocket money.<ref name=arvindhindu>{{cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |title=Return of the heartthrob |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/return-of-the-heartthrob/article4360849.ece |access-date=31 January 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=31 January 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203113806/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/return-of-the-heartthrob/article4360849.ece |archive-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 [[Santhosh Sivan]] introduced him into the basics of film-making.<ref name=arvindhindu />

== Career ==
===1991–2000: Early career and breakthrough===
Swami 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 (film)|Roja]]'' (1992). ''Roja'' and ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (1995) won awards at the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards|State]] and [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] functions. His performance in ''Bombay'' was called "soulful" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> Swamy has won several awards, popular and critical, for his films.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> 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 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994).<ref name="arvindgulf">{{cite web |url=http://www.moviemitra.com/directors/directors.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=21&sobi2Id=85 |title=Welcome moviemitra.com |website=Moviemitra.com |access-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110224855/http://www.moviemitra.com/directors/directors.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=21&sobi2Id=85 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His next project was ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' (1995), followed by Telugu ''[[Mounam]]'' (1995) and Malayalam movie ''[[Devaraagam]]'' (1996).

He starred in [[Rajiv Menon]]'s ''[[Minsaara Kanavu]]'' alongside [[Kajol]] and [[Prabhu Deva]], which won four [[National Film Awards]] and high box office numbers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Southern Spice: A chat with Arvind Swamy |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/southern-spice-a-chat-with-arvind-swamy-1.1139581 |access-date=31 January 2013 |newspaper=Gulf News |date=30 January 2013}}</ref> The film eventually performed well at the box office after a slow start, with Arvind Swami eventually stating he was happy to be a part of the film.<ref name="av">https://web.archive.org/web/19990503053105/http://www.filmfare.com/site/may97/sspecial.htm</ref> 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.<ref name="av"/>

''Sasanam'', which he worked on without remuneration for NFDC, had a belated release in 2006. His final two releases before his sabbatical, ''[[En Swasa Kaatre]]'' (1999) and ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (2000).

Swamy eventually stopped acting in films post-2000, after playing a guest role in Mani Ratnam's ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|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.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/An-Actor-and-a-businessman/articleshow/28287933.cms |title=An Actor, and a businessman |work=The Times of India |date=14 November 2002 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> 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. 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.<ref name=arvindhindu />

===2013–2018: Back to films===
After his successful treatment, Mani Ratnam called him once more to play a role in one of his films, ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' (2013)<ref name=arvindgulf /> for which Swamy dropped 15 kilograms.<ref name=arvindhindu />

In 2013, he provided the [[voice-over]] for Santhosh Sivan's film ''[[Ceylon (film)|Ceylon]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/news-interviews/39740234_1_ceylon-film-kadal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621233629/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/news-interviews/39740234_1_ceylon-film-kadal |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Arvind Swami in Santosh Sivan's 'Ceylon' |date=4 June 2013}}</ref> 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.

In 2016, he reprised the same role in Telugu in the film ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' with [[Ram Charan]], a remake of ''Thani Oruvan'' for which he got a lot of appreciation from the Telugu audience. Later in a Hindi movie, ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' (2016).<ref>[https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dear-dad-movie-review-arvind-swamys-father-son-drama-is-the-most-realistic-and-hard-hitting-film-this-year/ Dear Dad movie review: Arvind Swamy's father son drama should not be missed! – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at]. Bollywoodlife.com (13 May 2016). Retrieved 26 August 2019.</ref>

The popular game show ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' recruited Swamy for its third season, which started airing on 30 May 2016.

In 2017, he did the title role of ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'', co starring [[Jayam Ravi]], for which he again got an outstanding response from the critics and the audience. In 2018, he acted in ''[[Bhaskar Oru Rascal]]''. Arvind Swami does a neat job without imitating what [[Mammootty]] did in the original.<ref>[https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/baskar-oru-rascal/bhaskar-oru-rascal-review.html Baskar Oru Rascal (aka) Bhaskar Oru Rascal review]. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.</ref> The film is followed by ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018). The film was released to positive reviews which also got him the [[Filmfare Award]].<ref>Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (27 September 2018) [https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-review-mani-ratnam-demolishes-gangster-cinema-1350325-2018-09-27 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Review: Mani Ratnam demolishes gangster cinema – Movies News]. ''India Today''. Retrieved 26 August 2019.</ref>

== Personal life ==
Swamy married Gayathri Ramamurthy in 1994 and has one daughter Adhira Swami, born in 1996 and a son Rudra Swami, born in 2000. The couple lived separately for seven years until 2010, when they filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/aravind-swamy-s-happy-divorce-news-tamil-kmcj5Jdfabj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203133507/http://sify.com/movies/aravind-swamy-s-happy-divorce-news-tamil-kmcj5Jdfabj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2010 |title=Aravind Swamy's 'happy' divorce |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref> He is married to Aparna Mukerjee, a lawyer, since 2012. Arvind Swamy was granted custody of his children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Arvind-Swamy-to-pay-wife-Rs-75L-divorce-settlement/articleshow/7026180.cms |title=Arvind Swamy to pay wife Rs 75 divorce settlement |agency=TNN |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 December 2010 |date=2 December 2010}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Thalapathi]]'' || Arjun ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992 || ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' || Rishi Kumar ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Daddy (1992 film)|Daddy]]'' || Anand ||[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993 || ''[[Thalattu]]'' || Kuzhanthai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Marupadiyum]]'' || Gowri Shankar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994 || ''[[Paasamalargal]]'' || Raj ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Duet (1994 film)|Duet]]'' || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Guest Appearance
|-
| rowspan="3"|1995 || ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' || Shekhar Narayanan Pillai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' || Thiyagu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
| ''[[Mounam]]'' || Kiran ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Devaraagam]]'' || Vishnu || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997 || ''[[Minsaara Kanavu]]'' || Thomas Thangadurai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhayal]]'' || Kodiesvaran || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' || Mahipal Sharma || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[En Swasa Katre]]'' || Arun Raj || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000 || ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' || Ram || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Cameo
|-
| ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' || Mohit Kumar || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sasanam]]'' || Muthiah || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013|| ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' || Sam Fernando || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ceylon (film)|Ceylon]]'' || Narrator || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[English language|English]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' ||Dr. Siddharth Abhimanyu/Pazhani Sengalvarayan|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Tamil]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016 || ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' || Nitin Swaminathan || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Uriyadi]]'' || Narrator ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' ||Dr. Siddharth Abhimanyu/Venkanna Chengalarayudu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Nominated–[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)|SIIMA Award For Best Actor In A Negative Role (Telugu)]] Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Telugu]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' || Aadhithya Maravarman (Bogan) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Bhaskar Oru Rascal]]'' || Bhaskar|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' || Varadharajan “Varadhan” Senapathi|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor - South|Filmfare Award For Best Actor (Critics) – South]] Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil|Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil]]
|-
| rowspan="7"|2021 || ''[[Naragasooran]]'' ||Dhruva ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thalaivi]]'' || [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M. G. R.) ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Hindi]]||
|-
| ''[[Kallapart (film)|Kallapart]]'' || Rajapandi ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| In post production
|-
| ''[[Sathuranga Vettai 2]]'' || Gandhi Babu ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| In post production
|-
| ''[[Vanangamudi (upcoming film)|Vanangamudi]]'' ||{{TBA}} ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Filming
|-
|''Ottu/Rendagam''||{{TBA}}||[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Filming
|}
;Dubbing artist
*''[[Pudhiya Mugam]]'' (1993; Tamil) For [[Suresh Chandra Menon]]
*''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994; Tamil) For [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]]
*''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998; Tamil) For [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
*''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019; Tamil) For [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]]
*''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]'' (2019; Tamil) For [[Chiranjeevi]]

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;" |''[[Navarasa (web series)|Navarasa]]''
| {{TBA}}
| Also Director
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 October 2020|title=Suriya, Parvathy, Nithya and Vijay Sethupathi among cast for Netflix's 'Navarasa'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suriya-parvathy-nithya-and-vijay-sethupathi-among-cast-netflixs-navarasa-136327|access-date=1 November 2020|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2020 |title=Fahadh Faasil, Suriya likely to make OTT debut with Mani Ratnam's upcoming web series |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/fahadh-faasil-suriya-likely-to-make-ott-debut-with-mani-ratnam-s-upcoming-web-series/story-HWHee4AcHkAsxN3wkhaLMN.html |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0841552|name=Arvind Swamy}}

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