Arvind Swami is a popular South Indian actor. He is known for his roles as “Rishi Kumar” in the Bollywood film “Roja” (1992) and “Shekhar” in the Bollywood film “Bombay” (1995).
Arvind Swami in the movie Roja
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Arvind was born on Thursday, June 18, 1970 in Trichy, Tamil Nadu (age 49 in 2019). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He received his education from Sishya School and Don Bosco Matriculation High School, Chennai. He graduated from Loyola College, Chennai. Later, he earned a master’s degree in international business from North Carolina, USA.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’8”
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family, caste and wife
Arvind Swami was born into a Hindu family in South India. His biological father is actor Delhi Kumar. His adoptive father is industrialist VD Swami and his adoptive mother is Bharatanatyam dancer CVS Vasantha Swami.
Arvind Swamy’s biological father – Delhi Kumar
In 1994, he married Gayathri Ramamurthy and they have two children: Rudra Swami and Adhira Swami. The couple went through a difficult period in their married life and decided to go their separate ways. In 2010, Arvind and Gayathri divorced. Arvind has custody of their children.
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Arvind Swamy’s family
Two years after the divorce, he married his lawyer girlfriend “Aparna Mukerjee”.
Arvind Swami and second wife Aparna Mukerjee
Profession
During his college years, he earned pocket money by working as a model. Mani Ratnam noticed him in one of his ads and invited him to audition for his next film. In 1991, Mani Ratnam teamed up with Arvind for the action film Thalapathi, in which he starred alongside South Indian film superstars Rajinikanth and Mammootty. This is Arvind’s debut novel. Later, he acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.
Arvind Swami with Mani Ratnam and AR Rahman
Arvind Swamy of Tarapati
He received critical acclaim for his performances in films such as “Roja” (1992) and “Bombay” (1995). Both the films won National and State Awards.
Stills from the movie “Bombay”
In 1995, he provided the Tamil voiceover for the adult Simba character in Disney’s animated film The Lion King.
In 1997, the Tamil film Minsara Kanavu won four National Awards, starring Arvind Swami, Prabhu Deva and Kajol.
Arvind Swami in Minsara Kanavu (1997)
In 2000, he temporarily retired from the entertainment industry to focus on his career. In 2005, he founded his own company “Talent Maximus”, engaged in payroll processing and temporary staffing business in India.
Arvind Swami in his company Talent Maximus
In 2012, he hosted the third season of the game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi.
Arvind Swami as Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (2012)
At Mani Ratnam’s request, he acted in the Tamil film Kadal (2013), for which he lost 15 kg.
Stills from Arvind’s film Kadal
In 2015, he won several prestigious awards for his Tamil film Thani Oruvan.
Arvind Swami poses with his award
In 2019, Arvind lent his voice to Scar in the Tamil digital remake of the film The Lion King.
In 2019, he was invited to play the role of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister “MGR” in the film “Thalaivi” starring Kangana Ranaut. The film is a biopic of the iconic politician ‘Jayalalithaa’.
dispute
In 2018, Arvind Swami sued Manobala, the producer of his film Sathuranga Vettai 2. He demanded a remuneration of Rs 1.79 billion from Manobala with an annual interest rate of 18%.
Arvind Swami and Manobala
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Arvind Swamy’s signature
favorite thing
fact
- When he was a child, he wanted to be a doctor.
- His hobbies include online games, painting, reading and playing chess.
Arvind Swami reads a book
- After partially retiring from movies, he gained a lot of weight. He suffered a spinal injury due to an accident and was unable to work or move for 3 or 4 years.
Arvind Swamy gained weight
- To divorce his first wife, he paid Rs. 75 lakh as settlement amount followed by monthly maintenance installment of Rs 10 lakh. 100,000.
- He appeared in most of the Tamil films directed by Mani Ratnam. He said in an interview that Mani was his mentor.
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