Atharvaa

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Atharvaa
Atharvaa at Eetti Success Meet .jpg
Atharvaa Murali at Eetti Success Meet.
Born
Vijay Murali

(1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 35)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2010–Present
Parents
Relatives S. Siddalingaiah (Grand Father)
Daniel Balaji (Uncle)

Atharvaa Murali (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with Baana Kaathadi (2010). [1] He then garnered critical acclaim for his performance as a youngster suffering from delusion in the romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012), before signing on to feature in Bala's period film Paradesi (2013). His role as a rural villager held as a slave in a tea plantation became his breakthrough performance, earning Atharvaa a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Tamil.

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Early life

Atharvaa was born as the second child to late actor Murali and his wife, Shobha. He also has an elder sister, Kavya, and a younger brother, Akash. He did his schooling in St. Michael's Academy. He attended Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, majoring in engineering.

Career

2010–2017

Atharvaa receiving Best Actor - Tamil Award at the 61st Filmfare Awards South from Samantha Ruth Prabhu for his performance in the film Paradesi (2013) Atharvaa Samantha 61st Filmfare Awards South.jpg
Atharvaa receiving Best Actor – Tamil Award at the 61st Filmfare Awards South from Samantha Ruth Prabhu for his performance in the film Paradesi (2013)

In 2009, his father found him an offer to play the lead role in a film to be produced by Sathya Jyothi Films and directed by Badri Venkatesh. Titled Baana Kaathadi , the film launched in March 2009 and had Atharvaa pair up with fellow rookie actress Samantha. Portraying a youngster from the Royapuram slum area, he stayed in the locality for forty-five days to learn about the lifestyle, while he also learned to fly a kite for the film, canning scenes at the Gujarat Kite Festival. [2] The film, which also had Murali making a special appearance, released in August 2010 with critics mostly praising his debut performance with Sify.com writing he "makes a promising debut and he dances and emotes well". [3] Similarly a critic from Rediff.com added "romance is a cake-walk" for the actor, drawing comparison with his father's performances in romantic roles, though noted "his dialogue delivery is a little too melodramatic". [4] He subsequently gained recognition at the Edison Awards for Best Debut Actor, while also receiving a nomination from the Vijay Awards in the same category. The success of the film prompted Murali to begin pre-production on a Tamil and Kannada bilingual film which would feature Atharvaa. [5] However, a month after Baana Kaathadi's release, his father Murali died after suffering cardiac arrest. Atharvaa consequently took a break to spend time with his family, before beginning work on a different venture. [6]

Gautham Vasudev Menon had previously shown interest in directing Atharvaa for a film. [7] A year later, his next release was Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal where he played a youngster suffering from hallucinations, film had an average collection and his performance was stated by Sify.com as “good but has miles to go in the histrionics department and voice modulation”. [8] His biggest movie was Paradesi under the direction of Bala, for which he won multiple awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His next film was Sargunam's Chandi Veeran alongside actress Anandhi, which was a flop the box office. [9]

Atharvaa's Eetti , a sports drama film produced by S. Michael Rayappan, in which he pairs up with Sri Divya and the thriller Kanithan in which he features alongside Catherine Tresa, were hits in the box office. In January 2016, he announced that he had set up a production studio called Kickass Entertainment. The first film under his banner would be directed by Badri Venkatesh, who had introduced Atharvaa as an actor. [10] In 2017, Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum was released, starring the movie along with Aishwarya Rajesh, Regina Cassandra, Pranitha and Aaditi Pohankar. [11]

2018–present

After several delays, Atharvaa's debut production Semma Botha Aagathey (2018), directed by Badri Venkatesh released and was an average success. [12] He later appeared in 2018’s Imaikkaa Nodigal in which he acted as Nayanthara's brother (Arjun), a role that received major recognition. [13] In March 2019, Boomerang , featuring alongside Megha Akash, was released to average reviews. [14] In September 2019, Atharvaa made his Telugu debut in the film Gaddalakonda Ganesh . [15] Atharvaa was initially considered to play the young Aditha Karikalan in Mani Ratnam’s 2022 film Ponniyin Selvan , however, the part ultimately went to Aswin Rao.

In 2021, Atharvaa was seen in Navarasa , an anthology streaming television series on Netflix. [16] He then starred in Thalli Pogathey , remake of the Telugu film Ninnu Kori . [17] Next year, he was seen the action films such as Kuruthi Aattam (2022), Trigger (2022) and Pattathu Arasan (2022). [18] [19] [20] In 2023, he plays as DCP in the gangster drama television series Mathagam . [21] Atharvaa joins with R. Sarathkumar and Rahman in Karthick Naren's Nirangal Moondru (2024), a hyperlink thriller that explores the various emotions and dimensions of a person. [22]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010 Baana Kaathadi RameshDebut film
2011 Ko HimselfSpecial appearance in "Aga Naga" song
2012 Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Ramachandran
2013 Paradesi Raasa
2014 Irumbu Kuthirai Michael Prithviraj Narayanan
2015 Chandi Veeran Paari
Eetti Pugazhenthi Subramaniam
2016 Kanithan Gowtham Ramalingam
2017 Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum Gemini Ganeshan
2018 Semma Botha Aagathey RameshAlso producer
Imaikkaa Nodigal Arjun Prabhakar
2019 Boomerang Shiva and Shakthi Double role
100 SI Sathya Ganesh
Gaddalakonda Ganesh Abhilash Telugu film
2021 Thalli Pogathey Karthik
2022 Kuruthi Aattam Shakthivel
Trigger Prabhakaran IPS
Pattathu Arasan Chinnadurai
2024 Nirangal Moondru Vetri
2025Address†TBACompleted
Thanal†TBAFilming
SK25 †TBA

Music Videos

YearTitleCo-actorDirectorRef(s)
2018Bodhai Kodhai Aishwarya Rajesh Gautham Vasudev Menon [23]

Television

YearTitleRoleStreaming PlatformNotesRef
2021 Navarasa Vetri Netflix Segment: Thunitha Pin
2023 Mathagam Ashwath Rathnakumar IPS Disney+Hotstar

Shows

YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef
2023 Kadhanayagi Guest Vijay TV Guest [24]

Awards and nominations

FilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
Baana Kaathadi Edison Award Best Male DebutantWon
Vijay Award Best Debut ActorNominated
Paradesi Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best ActorWon [25]
[26]
BFI London Film Festival Nominated [27]
11th Chennai International Film Festival Special Jury AwardWon [28]
Edison Awards Extreme Performance – MaleWon [29]
61st Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Tamil Won [30]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best ActorWon [31]
Techofes AwardsWon [32]
8th Vijay Awards Nominated [33]
[34]
Gaddalakonda Ganesh South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting ActorNominated

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