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]
He 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 | |
| 2025 | Shakthi Thirumagan | |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Ref. |
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| 2003-2005 | Annamalai | Sivakumar | Sun TV |
| Year [a] | 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 | |