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Arulnithi
Born
Arulnithi Tamilarasu

(1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 36)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater Loyola College, Chennai
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Keerthana
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
Parent(s)Tamilarasu (Father)
Mohana (Mother)
Relatives

Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead role in Vamsam , directed by Pandiraj.

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Personal life

Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Tamilarasu, brother of M. K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His cousins include noted producers, Udhayanidhi Stalin and Dhayanidhi Alagiri. [1]

Arulnithi was educated at St. Michael's Academy in Chennai, before pursuing a degree at Loyola College. He then went on to Pondicherry University to undertake more qualifications. [2] Arulnithi married Keerthana on 7 June 2015. [3] Their first child, a son, was born in 2017, [4] and their second child, a daughter, was born in November 2021. [5]

Acting career

Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, had opted out. The film featured him as a young man shying away from the politics of his village, despite claims for him to avenge his father's death. The film, which featured him alongside Sunaina, was heavily promoted in Tamil Nadu, and became a profitable venture at the box-office, garnering positive reviews. His second film was Udhayan in which he played a dual role for the first time. [6] [7] The next film Mouna Guru directed by debutant Santhakumar was critically acclaimed sleeper hit which was also screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2013. [8]

In 2013, he starred in action drama film Thagaraaru was released to average reviews. [9] In 2014, his film Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is Chimbu Deven’s trademark style, filled with quirky characters, fantastical elements, and loads of comedy and satire. [10] In 2015, his horror film Demonte Colony , directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, [11] is inspired by real life events centred around a supposedly haunted colony in Chennai called Demonte Colony. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and became an commercial success at the box office. [12] Thereafter, the comedy Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (2015) which was released to negative reviews. [13] His next film was the crime thriller Aarathu Sinam (2016), which marks the arrival of a remake of yet another brilliant Malayalam film, Jeethu Joseph's Memories that had Prithviraj playing the lead. [14] In Radha Mohan's Brindhavanam (2017), Arulnithi plays a deaf and mute character and his relationship with actor Vivek. [15] Arulnithi's choice of screenplays has always been promising, giving importance to the content, and his next film was Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018). Arulnithi fits well into his character and shows maturity with his performance. It was released to positive reviews and performed well at the box office. [16] In 2019, the thriller K-13 is another quality film from Arulnithi who has an eye for good scripts. Arulnithi has once again delivered a subtle performance. [17]

His next movie was the multistarrer drama Kalathil Santhippom (2021) starring with Jiiva. was released to mixed reviews and became an average grosser. [18] In 2022, he starred in thriller films with D Block , Dejavu and Diary . Except for the former film, the latter two films released to positive reviews. [19]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2010 Vamsam AnbarasuNominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2011 Udhayan Vasanth, Udhayan
Mouna Guru Karunakaran
2013 Thagaraaru Saravanan
2014 Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum Thamizh
2015 Demonte Colony Srinivasan
Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum Shanmugapandian
2016 Aarathu Sinam Aravind
2017 Brindhavanam Kannan
2018 Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Bharath
2019 K-13 Madhiazhagan
2021 Kalathil Santhippom Anand
2022 D Block Arul
Dejavu Vikram Kumar
Diary Varadhan Annadurai
2023 Thiruvin Kural Thiru
Kazhuvethi Moorkkan Moorkasamy
2024Demonte Colony 2SrinivasanPost-production

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