Venu Arvind
Venu Arvind is a Tamil television and film actor. He is known for his roles in television serials of K. Balachander and Kovai Anuradha.He initially gained popularity as lead hero of television serials with Costly Mappilai (1996), Green Signal (1997) both directed by Kovai Anuradha.Then K. Balachander directed him in Kadhal Pagadai (1997), Kasalavu Nesam (1999).
Venu Arvind | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1965[1] |
| Occupation | Stage artist, television and film actor, dubbing artist, director |
| Years active | 1985-2019 |
| Spouse(s) | Shoba (m.1987-present) |
| Children | 2 (Veena, Vijay) |
He played the leading antagonist Ranga in the television soap Alaigal.[2]
He debuted as a director with the film Sabash Sariyaana Potti. He is married to Shoba since 1987 and the couple have two children, a daughter, Veena and a son, Vijay. He was the first TV actor to win kalaimamani award in 2007.[3]
Filmography
- As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Muthu Engal Sothu | ||
| 1985 | Pagal Nilavu | Devarajan's son | |
| 1985 | Andha Oru Nimidam | Inspector Raju | |
| 1985 | Padikkadha Pannaiyar | Pannaiyar's son | |
| 1998 | Iniyavale | ||
| 2000 | Alaipayudhey | ACP Arumugam | |
| 2001 | Ennavale | Kumar | |
| 2001 | Narasimha | ||
| 2006 | Vallavan | ||
| 2007 | Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu | Sakthi's uncle | |
| 2007 | Vegam | ||
- As director
- Sabash Sariyana Potti (2011)
- As dubbing artist
- May Madham (1994) - Dubbed for Vineeth
Television serials
| Television series | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilapenn | 1990s, Doordarshan Chennai | |||
| Costly Maapilai | 1996 | Kalyanraman | Kovai Anuradha | This serial made him a household name. |
| Green Signal | 1997 | Boosted his popularity even more. | ||
| Rishimoolam | ||||
| Raghuvamsam | ||||
| Kadhal Pagadai | 1997 | Raj Babu | K. Balachander | As Varadarajan's lovestruck brother in love with Sithara (Mohini) |
| Kasalavu Nesam | 1999 | Gautham | ||
| Alaiosai | 2001–2004 | |||
| Vazhkkai | 2000–2001 | Prabhakar | Venkat | |
| Alaigal | 2001–2003 | Ranga / Raja | Sundar K. Vijayan | Venu Arvind earned acclaim for his portrayal of the main antagonist Ranga who avenges his aunt Kalyani (Vadivukkarasi) and her family for disinherting his mother |
| Agnisakshi | 2002–2004 | |||
| Irandaam Chanakyan | 2002 | Bombay Chanakya | As the main antagonist | |
| Janani | 2003 | Sundar K. Vijayan | ||
| Sivamayam | 2004–2005 | Pandian | ||
| Selvi / Arasi | 2005–2009 | G.J | Sundhar K.Vijayan and P. Samuthrakani | |
| Manjal Mahimai | 2007–2008 | Sanjay | K Rajeev Prasad | |
| Vani Rani | 2013–2018 | Bhoominathan | C J Bhaskar | |
| Kuttiz | 2018–2019 | Rajeev | Pavithran | |
| Chandrakumari | 2019 | Neelakantan | O N Rathnam |
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References
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