Arjun Chidambaram is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut as an actor in Moone Moonu Varthai (2015). He made a breakthrough appearing in Nerkonda Paarvai (2019). He has since appeared in leading and supporting roles in films.
Arjun Chidambaram | |
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Career
editArjun is a theatre artist who acts in plays. Arjun himself wrote plays such as First Day, First Show. Arjun worked with the Evam and Stray Factory.[1] He got the opportunity as the protagonist of S. P. B. Charan's production, Moone Moonu Varthai.[2] In 2017, he signed onto Rum where he played a deaf and mute hacker.[3][4]
Arjun got his break through role as Adhik in H. Vinoth's Nerkonda Paarvai alongside Ajith Kumar.[5] He played the antagonist of the film who attempts to abuse a woman and takes revenge once she refused. Arjun took the role as it will set an example of how men should not be and the film opens up discussion about sexual violence and consent.[6][7][8] Arjun has been officially cast in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: I.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai | Arjun | Debut film |
| 2017 | Rum | Kural | |
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | Adhik | |
| 2019 | Enai Noki Paayum Thota | Police Officer | Uncredited |
| 2020 | Theeviram | Ismail | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Varagunan | |
| 2023 | Aneethi | Ajee | |
| 2023 | Kolai | Arjun | |
| 2023 | Raththam |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | America Mappillai | Ganesh | ZEE5 | [11] |
| 2019 | Auto Shankar | Inspector Kathiravan | ZEE5 | [12][13][14] |
| 2019 | Behind Closed Doors | Prashanth | VIU | [15] |
| 2020 | Addham | Ajith | Aha | Telugu series Segment: "The Unwhisperable Secret".[16][17][18] |
| 2023 | The Village | Pirakash | Amazon Prime Video |
Short films
edit| Year | Film | Role | Ref(s) |
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| 2014 | The Unknown | Kumar | [19] |
Dubbing artist
edit| Year | Film | Actor | Ref(s) |
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| 2021 | Doctor | Milind Soman |
References
edit- ^ "Arjun plays the negative lead in Michael Muthu's film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "I called SPB sir taaths on the set-Arjun". Times of India. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Rao, Subha J. (27 March 2017). "A flight from the fringes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ J Rao, Subha (27 March 2017). "A flight from the fringes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "AK59: Ajith's Pink remake full cast and crew revealed. See here". India Today. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "With Nerkonda Paarvai Ajith Sir has set a big example for others". The Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Menon, Thinkal. "Meet the four young actors who face-off with Thala Ajith". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "I absolutely loved Ajith sir's court scene: Adhik Ravichandran on 'Nerkonda Paarvai'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Arjun Chidambaram joins the cast of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan". The New Indian Express. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Arjun Chidambaram joins the cast of Ponniyin Selvan". Times of India. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "American Mappillai review: An interesting addition to the Tamil web series arena". The Indian Express. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Auto Shankar Review: An effective, profanity-laced retelling". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Nerkonda Paarvai actor Arjun Chidambaram to play a key role in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan". India Today. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Auto Shankar's a well-shot series which gets sluggish with each episode". Film Companion. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "'Behind Closed Doors' review: A refreshing Tamil-English web series on relationships". The News Minute. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "'Addham': How the Telugu web series on moral dilemmas was made". The News Minute. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Janani K. (10 October 2020). "Addham trailer out: Aha's new anthology is all about morality". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Addham Movie Review: An anthology that falls short of expectations". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Sriraman, Sukanya (20 May 2015). "Exploring the unknown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2020.