Arjun Radhakrishnan is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Hindi entertainment industry. He is best known for his role as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in the SonyLIV series Rocket Boys.
Wiki/Biography
Arjun Radhakrishnan was born on Tuesday, December 22, 1987 (35 years old; as of 2022) in Nagai Koil, Konyakumari, Tamil Nadu state, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Arjun moved to Pune with his family from Konyakumari when he was two years old. After completing his studies, Arjun pursued a B.Tech degree; however, he dropped out in the first year. Later, he pursued Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Ferguson College, Pune.
Arjun Radhakrishnan’s childhood photos with his father
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Arjun Radhakrishnan’s father Sukumara Radhakrishnan is an engineer.
Arjun Radhakrishnan and his father
Arjun’s mother’s name is Lata Radhakrishnan. He has a sister.
Arjun Radhakrishnan’s parents
wife
Arjun Radhakrishnan is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
unknown
Profession
theater
Before venturing into films, Arjun worked as a theater artist in various theater productions. He has been an actor in theater productions such as “The Island,” “Ripples” and “Orphan.”
Arjun in drama production island
Movie
Arjun made his acting debut in the MX Player Hindi film Weather Report, where he played the role of Arjun.
Poster for the MX Player movie Weather Report (2017)
In 2018, he starred in the Hindi film “Megalopolis”, playing the role of Adam. In 2022, he participated in the Zee5 Hindi film Jhund, playing the role of Arjun. In 2022, he made his Malayalam debut in the movie “Dear Friend”, where he played the role of Shyam.
Arjun Radhakrishnan plays Shyam (right) in a still from the film Dear Friend (2022)
web series
In 2023, he starred in the SonyLIV series The Story of Things, playing the role of Junaid. In the same year, he played the role of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in the SonyLIV series Rocket Boys.
Arjun Radhakrishnan plays Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in a still from SonyLIV Hindi series Rocket Boys (2023)
Favorites
- Movies: Singin’ in the Rain (1952), The Godfather (1972), Nayagan (2008)
Facts/Trivia
- After completing his BSc from Ferguson College, Pune, Arjun started working as a consultant with a multinational organization called KPMG. In 2012, he quit his consulting job to pursue an acting career.
- Arjun’s first job was in a call center.
- After Arjun decided to pursue a career in acting, he went to the Film and Television Institute of India to pursue an acting course; however, he failed the entrance exam twice. Arjun talked about this in an interview and said that although he failed to get into the acting course, he has appeared in many films directed by FTII alumni. Arjun said,
Despite passing the final round, I failed the FTII performance exam twice. At the time, I didn’t have the experience that others brought to the table, but due to FTII’s open-door policy, I had the opportunity to appear in their student films. So, I always joke that I’m an FTII cafeteria passer.
- In an interview in 2017, Arjun said that although he is a fitness enthusiast, he has not gone to the gym for five years and practices exercises at home. He said,
If you want to be an actor, don’t build up your physique’. I haven’t been to the gym in five years. But I do work out regularly.”
- In 2017, Arjun won the Blue Glass Award for Best Actor for the movie “Shreelancer”.
- Being a foodie, Arjun follows a non-vegetarian diet. In an interview, Arjun talked about his eating habits and said,
I don’t know much about food, but I eat whatever is in front of me. Then I run. I don’t have a nutritionist saying “Baba ko juice pilao”. I also want to eat sweets. ”
- In an interview, when Arjun was asked about the name of the film that changed his life, he replied:
I grew up watching Anipas, snort, Parinda, nayagan, Kiridan, Apoorva Sargodharagal, Rangeela. So, those were some of my early influences. “
- Arjun is a passionate photographer and often shares his photos on his social media.
Arjun Radhakrishnan shared his clicked pictures from Goa beaches on his Instagram account
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education