Arun Vijay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arun Vijay

• Arun Vijay is a popular Tamil movie actor. He changed his name from Arunkumar to Arun Vijay; because he thought it would be lucky for him.

• He was born into a modest family in Chennai. He is the only son among the six children of his parents. He has two real sisters and three stepsisters.

  

• Arun started his career as an actor in 1995. He was just 18 years old when he made his debut with the movie ‘Murai Mappillai’.

• Thereafter, he appeared in many movies but, they were not a big hit. After almost 17 years, Arun’s talent was recognized, and he started getting movies with big stars.

• In 2015, he appeared in the movie ‘Yennai Arindhaal’ with the superstar ‘Ajith Kumar‘. He played the role of an antagonist. He worked out in the gym for almost 6 hours a day to make his look in the movie more appealing.

• Some of his phenomenal movies are Yennai Arindhaal, Chakravyuha, and Kuttram 23. He believes that action movies are his forte, and he performs tremendously in them.

• He has received many awards in the Best Villian category for the movies ‘Yennai Arindhaal and Chakravyuha’.

  

• On September 1, 2015, he started his production company ‘In Cinemas Entertainment (ICE)’ to give a platform to the new talent.

  

• He is a sportsperson and loves to play cricket, he is even a licensed skydiver approved by ‘United States Parachute Association’.

• He is a gym freak and is considered as one of the fittest actors in the South Indian Film Industry.

  

• He is an animal lover. He owns a dog and his name is ‘Rudhra’.

  

• He also appeared in the 2019 Indian action-thriller film ‘Saaho;’ starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor.

  

Arun Vijay in Movie Yennai Arindhaal