Venu Arvind | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1965 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Stage artist, actor, dubbing artist, director |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Spouse | Shoba (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 (Veena, Vijay) |
Venu Arvind is an Indian actor. He is known for his roles in television serials of K. Balachander and Kovai Anuradha. He initially gained popularity as lead hero of television serials with Costly Mappilai (1996), Green Signal (1997) both directed by Kovai Anuradha. Then K. Balachander directed him in Kadhal Pagadai (1997), Kasalavu Nesam (1999).
He played the leading antagonist Ranga in the television soap Alaigal which was super successful and his role is popular among the audiences even now. [2]
He debuted as a director with the film Sabash Sariyaana Potti. He has been married to Shoba since 1987 and the couple have two children, a daughter, Veena and a son, Vijay. He was the first TV actor to win kalaimamani award in 2007. [3]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Muthu Engal Sothu | ||
| 1984 | Nyayam Ketkiren | ||
| 1985 | Andha Oru Nimidam | Inspector Raju | |
| Pagal Nilavu | Chandrasekhar | Uncredited | |
| Padikkadha Pannaiyar | Pannaiyar's son | ||
| 1998 | Iniyavale | ||
| 2000 | Alai Payuthey | ACP Arumugam | |
| 2001 | Ennavalle | Kumar | |
| 2001 | Narasimha | ||
| 2006 | Vallavan | ||
| 2007 | Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu | Sakthi's uncle | |
| Vegam | |||
| 2008 | Megam | ||
| 2010 | Azhukkan Azhagakiran | ||
| 2011 | Sabash Sariyana Potti | also director | |
| 2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Karthick's father | |
| Year | Title | Actor | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kadamai | Arjun | Tamil | [4] |
| 1985 | Vilangu Meen | Hariprasad | ||
| 1990 | Paadagan | Kamal Haasan | Dubbed Version | |
| 1994 | May Madham | Vineeth | ||
| 1999 | Kaadhal Vaangi Vanthen | Aravind Khathare | Teleserial |
| Television series | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilapenn | 1990s, Doordarshan Chennai | ||
| Sivamayam | Detective Pandiyan | ||
| Costly Maapilai | 1996 | Kalyanraman | This serial made him a household name. |
| Green Signal | 1997 | Boosted his popularity even more. | |
| Rishimoolam | |||
| Raghuvamsam | |||
| Kadhal Pagadai | 1997 | Raj Babu | As Varadarajan's lovestruck brother in love with Sithara (Mohini) |
| Kasalavu Nesam | 1999 | Gautham | |
| Alaiosai | 2001–2004 | ||
| Vazhkkai | 2000–2001 | Prabhakar | |
| Irandaam Chanakyan | 2001-2002 | Thiagarajan / Kumar | As the main antagonist |
| Alaigal | 2001–2003 | Rangarajan "Ranga/Raja" | Venu Arvind earned acclaim for his portrayal of the anti-hero Ranga who avenges his aunt Kalyani (Vadivukkarasi) and her family for disinheriting his mother |
| Agnisakshi | 2002 | ||
| Janani | 2003 | ||
| Adugiran Kannan | 2003-2005 | Arvind Krishna | |
| Sivamayam | 2004–2005 | Pandian | |
| Selvi / Arasi | 2005–2009 | Ganesan Jayadev "GJ/Deva" | |
| Manjal Mahimai | 2007–2008 | Sanjay | |
| Vani Rani | 2013–2018 | Bhoominathan | |
| Kuttiz | 2018–2019 | Rajeev | |
| Chandrakumari | 2019 | Neelakantan | |
| Thayamma Kudumbathaar | 2024–2025 | Velmurugan |