Arjun Das
Indian actor
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Early life
Arjun Das was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was working for Incline POS in Dubai, before moving back to Chennai to find opportunities in the film industry. He lost around 40 kilograms (88 lb), when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry.[2]
Career
In 2012, he debuted in the independent film Perumaan.[3] Regarding his role in the film, The Times of India stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut".[4] After shooting for the Netflix-featured independent film and V. Vignarajan's debut venture, Andhaghaaram, Arjun Das worked with Radio One 94.3FM hosting the Drive show as a radio jockey.[5] He cites this past occupation as a form of sustenance before entering the film industry, and has often mentioned that this was where he first claimed a fan base for his voice. He has also portrayed Gopichand's brother in the Telugu movie, Oxygen (2017).[6]
Following, he appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Arjun Das has won many hearts outside of Tamil Nadu for his husky baritone and intense, dark roles.[7][8]
His 2020 release is the supernatural thriller, Andhaghaaram, in which he plays the lead role of Vinod, an alcoholic and smoke addict of a coach, guilt stricken of his friend's mental condition.[9] In 2022, the anthology series Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa was released.[10]
Arjun Das played a vital role in Butta Bomma (2023), which marks his second movie in Telugu cinema.[11]
He is playing the lead role in Aneethi directed by Vasanthabalan.[12] The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience.[13]
In 2024, he appeared in the action drama Por and the romantic thriller Rasavathi.[14][15]
The actor's first release of 2025 was Good Bad Ugly where he played a dual role antagonist against Ajith Kumar. In preparation for his character he had dyed his hair Blond and shared that he had fully submitted to the film.[16]He described the film as a big moment in his career and reflected on his journey revealing that years ago he had worked on the marketing and promotional team of Ajith's film as a job where he had to visit theatres on release days to observe fan reactions.[17] The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as a box-office success. He then starred in Bomb, a social drama which opened to positive reviews. Das's next film was They Call Him OG alongside Pawan Kalyan. The film received positive to mixed reviews.[18]
Arjun will appear in Once More, a romantic drama film alongside Aditi Shankar directed by Vignesh Karthik[19] and will star alongside Aishwarya Lekshmi in a Netflix series titled #Love directed by Balaji Mohan.[20]
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
As actor
- All films are in Tamil language unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Perumaan | Shakthi | Credited as Arjun |
| 2015 | Random Numbers | Nick | Short film |
| 2017 | Oxygen | Ajay | Telugu film |
| 2019 | Kaithi | Anbu | |
| 2020 | Andhaghaaram | Vinod | |
| 2021 | Master | Das | |
| 2022 | Vikram | Anbu | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Butta Bomma | Ramakrishna (RK) | Telugu film |
| Aneethi | Thirumeni | ||
| 2024 | Por | Prabu Selvan | [21][22] |
| Rasavathi | Sadhasiva "Sadha" Pandian | [23] | |
| 2025 | Good Bad Ugly | Johnny and Jammy | Dual role[24] |
| Bomb | Manimuthu | ||
| They Call Him OG | Arjun | Telugu film[25][26] | |
| Kumki 2 | Paari | ||
Television
| Year | Work | Role(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa | Dheeran | Anthology series; Episode: Loners |
| TBA | #Love | TBA | Netflix series |
Music videos
| Year | Work | Role(s) | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Pottum Pogattume" | Dr. Siva | Jen Martin, Sathyajit Ravi |
As dubbing artist
| Year | Title | For | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Andhaghaaram | Kumar Natarajan | Dr. Indran | |
| 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD | Krishnakumar Balasubramanian | Krishna | Telugu Version[27] |
| Mufasa: The Lion King | Aaron Pierre | Mufasa | Tamil version |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Zee Cine Tamil film Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Kaithi | Won | [28] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Won | [29] | |||
| Osaka Tamil International Film Festival | Won | ||||
| Vikatan Awards | Nominated | ||||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Won | ||||
| MGR -Sivaji Cinema Awards | Won | ||||
| V4 Awards | Won | ||||
| Edison Awards | Won | ||||
| Abirami Awards | Won | ||||
| 2021 | Blacksheep Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Andhaghaaram | Won | |
| Behindwoods Gold Icon | Best Actor - Special Mention | Won |