Arjun Radhakrishnan

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Arjun Radhakrishnan
Born
Alma mater Savitribai Phule Pune University
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Arjun Radhakrishnan is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Hindi films. He played the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in the SonyLIV web series Rocket Boys (2022) and has since acted in films such as Jhund (2022), Dear Friend (2022), Pada (2022) and Kannur Squad (2023).

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Personal life

Arjun Radhakrishnan was born in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu to a Malayali father and Tamil mother. He was brought up in Pune and graduated with a BSc in Statistics from Savitribai Phule Pune University. [1] He worked at KPMG before resigning to pursue acting. [1]

Career

He debuted as an actor in an independent film titled Shreelancer in 2017. [2] He made his breakthrough in the web series Rocket Boys playing the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in which his performance was praised. [3] [4] [5]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017ShreelancerShreepad Naik [2]
2022 Jhund Arjun Borade [6]
Pada Ajay Shripad Dange IAS [7]
Dear Friend Shyam [8]
2023 Kannur Squad Ameer Shah [9]
2024 Ullozhukku Rajeev [10]
2025 Identity Amar Felix [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021-2023 Rocket Boys APJ Abdul Kalam [3] [4] [5]
2021 Love in the Time of Corona [12]

Awards

AwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
IIFA Utsavam Performance in a Negative Role Kannur Squad Won [13]

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