Arjun Das

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Arjun Das
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OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Arjun Das is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He has garnered major attention for his bass voice. [1]

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Arjun made his acting debut in the suspense thriller Perumaan (2012). Following a few other movies and a short film, he appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi , portraying the film's antagonist, a cocaine addict gang leader and then collaborated with Lokesh again for the film Master portraying Das, the film's second antagonist.

Early life

The actor has stated in interviews that he quit a well-paying job as a banker in Dubai, before moving to Chennai for opportunities in cinema. Arjun remembers being overweight. He lost around 36 kilograms (79 lb), which was when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry. [2]

Career

In 2012, he debuted in the independent film Perumaan . [3] Regarding his role in the film, The Times of India stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut". [4] After shooting for the Netflix-featured independent film and Atlee's debut venture, Andhaghaaram , Arjun Das worked with Radio One 94.3FM hosting the Drive show as a radio jockey. [5] He cites this past occupation as a form of sustenance before entering the film industry, and has often mentioned that this was where he first claimed a fan base for his voice. He has also portrayed Gopichand's brother in the Telugu movie, Oxygen (2017) for which he shot his dialogues in Tamil. [6] [7]

Scouted by Lokesh Kanagaraj for Kaithi, Arjun was initially hesitant to sign the film, due to the importance and substance of the character. After auditioning with a scene that didn't make it to the film's final cut, he landed a role as the main antagonist in the film [8] . Quoting Dhanush as his inspiration, he claims that he is not the type to seriously prepare for any scene, however, he did conduct basic research to get into the skin of the character, with emphasis on the behaviour of drug use. He received abundant appreciation for his role and voice in Kaithi, following which he was once again roped in by Lokesh Kanagaraj for  Master . [9] [10] [11] Often attributing his talent and fame to Lokesh Kanagaraj, Arjun has expressed his gratefulness to him for the role of Das in Master, for which he was called a few days after the commencement of shoot. His piercing glares and iconic voice in the film [12] set him aside from the rest of the varied cast, as he portrays a sub-antagonist role responsible for controlling the children of a juvenile centre with the influence of drugs.

His 2020 release is the supernatural thriller, Andhaghaaram , in which he plays the lead role of Vinod, an alcoholic and smoke addict of a coach, guilt stricken of his friend's mental condition. [13]

His upcoming films include Kumki 2 , where he portrays a character with "shades of grey" and Dhruva Natchathiram , in which he lent his voice for the villain character. [11] [14] [15] He will play the lead in an untitled film directed by Anwar Rasheed. [16]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

As an actor

Films

List of Arjun Das film acting credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Perumaan Shakthicredited as Arjun
2015Random NumbersNickShort film
2017 Oxygen Ajay Telugu film
2019 Kaithi Anbu
2020 Andhaghaaram Vinod
2021 Master Das
2022 Vikram AnbuCameo
2023 Butta Bomma Ramakrishna (RK)Telugu film
Aneethi Thirumeni
2024 Por Prabu Selvan [17] [18]
Rasavathi Sadhasiva "Sadha" Pandian [19]
They Call Him OG †TBATelugu; filming [20] [21]

Series

List of Arjun Das Television and Webseries credits
YearWorkRole(s)Note
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Dheeran Prime Video Anthology series;
Episode:Loners


Music video

List of Arjun Das music video credits
YearWorkRole(s)Artist(s)
2021"Pottum Pogattume"Dr. SivaJen Martin, Sathyajit Ravi

As voice actor

List of Arjun Das film voice acting credits
YearTitleForRoleNotes
2020 Andhaghaaram Kumar NatarajanDr. Indran
2024 Kalki 2898 AD Krishnakumar Balasubramanian Krishna Telugu film [22]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2020 Zee Cine Tamil film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Kaithi Won [23]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Won [24]
Osaka Tamil International Film FestivalWon
Vikatan Awards Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards Won
MGR -Sivaji Cinema AwardsWon
V4 AwardsWon
Edison AwardsWon
Abirami AwardsWon
2021Blacksheep AwardsBest Actor in a Leading Role Andhaghaaram Won
Behindwoods Gold IconBest Actor - Special MentionWon

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