Venu Arvind
Venu Arvind is an Indian 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(s) | Stage artist, actor, dubbing artist, director |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Spouse |
Shoba (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 (Veena, Vijay) |
He played the leading antagonist Ranga in the television soap Alaigal was a super successful and his role was popular among the audiences even now.[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 | ||
| 1984 | Nyayam Ketkiren | ||
| 1985 | Andha Oru Nimidam | Inspector Raju | |
| 1985 | Pagal Nilavu | Devarajan's son | |
| 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 | ||
| 2008 | Megam | ||
| 2010 | Azhukkan Azhagakiran | ||
| 2011 | Sabash Sariyana Potti | also director | |
| 2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Karthick's father | |
- As director
- Sabash Sariyana Potti (2011)
- As dubbing artist
- Vilangu Meen (1985) - Dubbed for Hariprasad
- May Madham (1994) - Dubbed for Vineeth
- Television serials
| Television series | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilapenn | 1990s, Doordarshan Chennai | |||
| Sivamayam | Detective Pandiyan | Naga | ||
| 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 | ||
| Kaadhal Vaangi Vanthen | 1999 | Dubbing Voice for Aravind Khathare | ||
| Alaiosai | 2001–2004 | |||
| Vazhkkai | 2000–2001 | Prabhakar | Venkat | |
| Irandaam Chanakyan | 2001-2002 | Thiagarajan / Kumar | Bombay Chanakya | As the main antagonist |
| Alaigal | 2001–2003 | Rangarajan "Ranga/Raja" | Sundar K. Vijayan | Venu Arvind earned acclaim for his portrayal of the anti-hero Ranga who avenges his aunt Kalyani (Vadivukkarasi) and her family for disinheriting his mother |
| Agnisakshi | 2002 | |||
| Janani | 2003 | Sundar K. Vijayan | ||
| Adugiran Kannan | 2003-2005 | Arvind Krishna | Badri | |
| Sivamayam | 2004–2005 | Pandian | ||
| Selvi / Arasi | 2005–2009 | Ganesan Jayadev "GJ/Deva" | 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 |
References
- "Tamil Tv Actor Venu Arvind Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
- Chitra Swaminathan (24 March 2003). "Serialised success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Parthasarathy, Anusha (19 April 2012). "The dark knight". The Hindu.
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