Arun Prabu Purushothaman | |
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Born | 14 June 1989 |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, actor |
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Arun Prabu Purushothaman is an Indian film director and actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing and writing Aruvi .
Arun Prabu studied Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai. [1]
Arun Prabu began his film career as a television actor, appearing in the soap opera Annamalai . He has been coached by director Balu Mahendra, [1] and has worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar in the film Manmadan Ambu . [2] In 2013, Arun Prabu began writing the script for Aruvi , which was subsequently directed by him and released as his first film in 2017. [1] He received critical praise for the film's direction. [3] His second film, Vaazhl has been in production since 2019 and was released on 16 July 2021.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As director and writer
Year | Film | Notes |
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2017 | Aruvi | Directorial debut |
2021 | Vaazhl |
As actor
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Ref. |
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2003-2005 | Annamalai | Sivakumar | Sun TV | |
2005-2007 | Malargal | Ganesh | Sun TV | |
2009 | Anbe Vaa | Adi | Vijay TV |
Year [lower-alpha 1] | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Debut Director | Aruvi | Won | [4] |
Edison Awards | Best Debut Director | Won | [5] | ||
Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Tamil | Nominated | [6] | ||
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director - Tamil | Nominated | [7] | ||
Best Debut Director - Tamil | Won | ||||
Vijay Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [8] | ||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best Debut Director | Nominated | ||||
2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Lyricist (Tamil) | Vaazhl | Nominated | |
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