Arun Vijay is a popular Tamil actor. He is the son of veteran South Indian actor Vijayakumar. He is best known for starring as Victor Manohar, Yennai Arindhaal (2015).
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Arun was born on Saturday, November 19, 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (age 42 years 2019). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended Don Bosco Matriculation High School, Egmore and completed his education at Loyola College, Chennai.
Arun Vijay’s childhood photos with his father
Arun Vijay and actor MGR
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’8”
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and wife
Arun belongs to a Tamil Hindu family. His father “Vijayakumar” is a veteran actor of South Indian films and his mother’s name is Muthukkannu. His father’s second wife, actress Manjula, died in 2013. Allen has five sisters, two of whom are his biological sisters and three of whom are half-sisters. His biological sisters are Kavitha Vijayakumar and Anitha Vijayakumar, while his half-sisters are Vanitha Vijayakumar (actress), Pritha Vijayakumar and Sridevi Vijayakumar (actress).
Old photos of Arun Vijay
Arun Vijay’s school photos
Arun Vijay childhood photos
Arun Vijay with his father, mother and son
Arun Vijay with his sisters and wife
In 2006, he married Aarathi Mohan (daughter of film producer Dr NS Mohan). They have a boy “Arnav Vijay” and a girl “Purvi”.
Arun Vijay with wife and children
Profession
In 1995, at the age of 18, he made his debut with the movie “Murai Mappillai”. Since then, he has appeared in many movies, but their box office performance was average. Some of his films include Priyam Arimath (1996), Kathirunda Kadhal (1997), Thulli Thirintha Kalam (1998), Pandavar Bhoomi (2001) and Mutham (2002). He has done films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
His acting was critically acclaimed, but he didn’t get much recognition in the film industry until he played “Victor” in the 2015 Tamil film Yennai Arindhaal. After 17 long years, he tasted success. He worked hard in the gym to look perfect for the role and won many awards for his performance in the film.
He founded his own production company “In Cinemas Entertainment (ICE)” in 2015.
Arun Vijay launches his production company
He also continued his acting career and appeared in films like Chakravyuha (2016), Kuttram 23 (2017), Thadam (2018), etc. In 2019, Arun Vijay acted in several movies called Sahoo.
Arun Vijay movie “Saddam” stills
dispute
One of his tweets sparked controversy against South Indian actor ‘Sivakarthikeyan’. He later clarified that his Twitter account had been hacked. The gist of the post is that nowadays, everyone has become a mass hero but the Tamil audience knows the truth.
Arun Vijay’s controversial tweets
favorite thing
- Cuisine: South Indian cuisine
- Sports: Skydiving and cricket
fact
- Arun Vijay was supposed to make his debut in AR Rahman’s film, but the project got delayed.
- In October 2006, he changed his name from Arunkumar to Arun Vijay in the hope that it would bring him good luck.
- His hobbies include horse riding, singing and skydiving. He is a licensed skydiver approved by the United States Parachute Association.
Arun Vijay skydiving
- He loves to work out in the gym and is one of the fittest actors in the South Indian film industry.
Arun Vijay works out in the gym
- He loves animals and owns a dog named “Rudhra”.
Arun Vijay and his pet dog
- He actively participates in social welfare activities.
Arun Vijay at social welfare event
- He owns a Jaguar (JLR India) and a pickup truck.
Arun Vijay poses with Jaguar
- He has two tattoos – one on his left hand and another on his neck.
Arun Vijay’s tattoos
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Source: HIS Education