Venu Arvind

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Venu Arvind
Born (1965-11-09) 9 November 1965 (age 57) [1]
Occupation(s)Stage artist, actor, dubbing artist, director
Years active1985-present
Spouse(s)Shoba
(m.1987-present)
Children2 (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 was a super successful and his role was popular among the audiences even now. [2]

He debuted as a director with the film Sabash Sariyaana Potti. He is 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]

Filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleNotes
1983 Muthu Engal Sothu
1984Nyayam Ketkiren
1985 Andha Oru Nimidam Inspector Raju
1985 Pagal Nilavu Devarajan's son
1985 Padikkadha Pannaiyar Pannaiyar's son
1998 Iniyavale
2000 Alaipayudhey ACP Arumugam
2001 Ennavale Kumar
2001 Narasimha
2006 Vallavan
2007 Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu Sakthi's uncle
2007 Vegam
2008Megam
2010Azhukkan Azhagakiran
2011 Sabash Sariyana Potti also director
2021 Oh Manapenne! Karthick's father
As director
As dubbing artist
Television serials
Television seriesYearRoleDirectorNotes
Nilapenn1990s, Doordarshan Chennai
SivamayamDetective PandiyanNaga
Costly Maapilai1996KalyanramanKovai AnuradhaThis serial made him a household name.
Green Signal1997Boosted his popularity even more.
Rishimoolam
Raghuvamsam
Kadhal Pagadai 1997Raj Babu K. Balachander As Varadarajan's lovestruck brother in love with Sithara (Mohini)
Kasalavu Nesam 1999Gautham
Kaadhal Vaangi Vanthen1999Dubbing Voice for Aravind Khathare
Alaiosai2001–2004
Vazhkkai2000–2001PrabhakarVenkat
Irandaam Chanakyan2001-2002Thiagarajan / KumarBombay ChanakyaAs the main antagonist
Alaigal 2001–2003Rangarajan "Ranga/Raja"Sundar K. VijayanVenu Arvind earned acclaim for his portrayal of the anti-hero Ranga who avenges his aunt Kalyani (Vadivukkarasi) and her family for disinheriting his mother
Agnisakshi2002
Janani2003Sundar K. Vijayan
Adugiran Kannan 2003-2005Arvind Krishna Badri
Sivamayam2004–2005Pandian
Selvi / Arasi2005–2009Ganesan Jayadev "GJ/Deva"Sundhar K.Vijayan and P. Samuthrakani
Manjal Mahimai2007–2008SanjayK Rajeev Prasad
Vani Rani 2013–2018BhoominathanC J Bhaskar
Kuttiz2018–2019RajeevPavithran
Chandrakumari 2019NeelakantanO N Rathnam

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References

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