Arjun Nandhakumar

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Arjun Nandhakumar
Born (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986 (age 37)
Education BDS Dentistry
Alma mater Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Divya Pillai
(m. 2021)
Parents
  • K. G. Nandhakumar
  • Shoba Nandhakumar

Arjun Nandhakumar (born 22 August 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut as a supporting actor in 2012 with Casanovva directed by Rosshan Andrrews. [1]

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Early life and education

Arjun Nandhakumar was born in Chennithala, Kerala. [2] He completed his primary education at Sree Bhuvaneswari English Medium High School, Mannar. He did his BDS at Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram. Before entering the film industry, he worked as a model. He married Divya Pillai on 21 June 2021.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

Arjun Nandhakumar started his career in films through the romantic action thriller Casanovva (2012) directed by Rosshan Andrrews, starring Mohanlal in lead. He played supporting role, Kiran. Arjun's most noted films are Grandmaster (2012), Radio Jockey (2013), 8:20 (2014), Medulla Oblongata (2014), The Dolphins (2014), Jamna Pyari (2015), Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015). His recent films are Oppam (2016), Ore Mugham , Marupadi, [3] Masterpiece (2017) and Anjaam Pathiraa (2020).

Apart from acting, Arjun is a cricket player. He is a prominent player of Kerala Strikers which take part in the Celebrity Cricket League. [4] He had been a key player for the Kerala team and has won the Best Player awards.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 Casanovva KiranDebut
Grandmaster Mark Roshan
2013Radio JockeyIdevettu Balu
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha Jai
Call Me @Arjun
2014 Medulla Oblongata Seetharaman
8:20
Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram Sathish
GamerArjun
The Dolphins [5]
2015 Mr. Fraud
32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam Kiran
Jamna Pyari Goutham
Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam Mohan
2016 James & Alice Yoga thomas
Oppam Ravi
Ore Mugham Aravindan
Marupadi Vijay
2017 Chunkzz Arjun
Masterpiece Gokul Das
2018 Mandharam Roshen
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel Premod
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa ACP Prakash Seetharam
Shylock Ram
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Nambyathiri
Confessions of a Cuckoo Vinay
2022 CBI 5: The Brain Deceased Doctor's driver
2023 Garudan [6]


2024 Abraham Ozler Dr. Arun Jayadev

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