Arvind Swamy

Actor · Television Presenter · Tamil cinema

Arvind Swamy

Arvind Swamy is an actor and television presenter in Tamil cinema, also written as Arvindsamy or Arvind Swami. He is best known for Roja, Bombay and Thani Oruvan, and he won the Filmfare Award South for Best Actor in Tamil in 2021. Director Mani Ratnam introduced him in Thalapathi in 1991. Roja followed in 1992, along with its Telugu version, and Bombay came in 1995. Minsara Kanavu in 1997 and Alaipayuthey in 2000 kept him in leading roles. In 1997 he also worked as a playback singer on Iruvar, and in 1998 he made his Hindi lead debut in Saat Rang Ke Sapne. After Sasanam in 2006, he appeared in Kadal in 2013 and Thani Oruvan in 2015. Dhruva in 2016 and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam in 2018 came next. His later films include Thalaivi in 2021, Bogan in 2023, Meiyazhagan in 2024 and Tanvi the Great in 2025. Swamy has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films, taking both lead and supporting parts. His work in Dhruva earned a South Indian International Movie Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role in Telugu in 2016. He was also nominated at the same awards for Thani Oruvan in 2015 and again in 2017, and he won in the Tamil category in 2021. He has also hosted the third season of the television show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi.

56 yearsBorn Jun 18, 1970Chennai

Career at a glance

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Top31%43Titleson fileTop29%15Lead rolesbilled in the top threeTop16%3.0Criticsaverage, out of 5Top12%2AwardswonTop24%35On screenyears

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Known for

Hits, ranked within the career
BoganBogan2023DhruvaDhruva2016Roja (Telugu)Roja (Telugu)1992KadalKadal2013ThalaiviThalaivi2021ThalapathiThalapathi1991PudhayalPudhayal1997IndiraIndira1995

Filmography

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Awards

2 won
  • South Indian International Movie AwardsTamil · 2021Won
  • Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actor – Tamil · 2021Won
  • South Indian International Movie AwardsTamil · 2017Nominated
  • South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) · 2016 · DhruvaNominated
  • South Indian International Movie AwardsTamil · 2015 · Thani OruvanNominated

Photos

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Arvind Swamy works with

NassarNassar15 filmsMani RatnamMani Ratnam10 filmsPrakash RajPrakash Raj7 filmsSP BalasubramaniamSP Balasubramaniam7 filmsIlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja6 filmsKS ChithraKS Chithra6 filmsPrabhu DevaPrabhu Deva5 filmsRaju SundaramRaju Sundaram5 filmsSuresh UrsSuresh Urs5 filmsSantosh SivanSantosh Sivan5 filmsSujatha MohanSujatha Mohan5 filmsGV Prakash KumarGV Prakash Kumar4 films

About Arvind Swamy

Arvind Swamy is an actor and television presenter in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. Arvind Swamy's work is mostly drama, action and thriller.