Arun Kurian

A Thiruvalla native, Arun completed his schooling in Kuwait at the United Indian School until Class 9 and studied in Labour India Gurukulam Public School in Kerala after that.^[1] He earned his masters in business administration from Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai while simultaneously assisting in making ad films and sending his profile for audition tests.^[2] He made his acting debut as one of the seven lead actors in the 2016 coming of age film Aanandam.^[3][4] He played Varun, whom he described as a "less-talking, less-bullshit guy".^[2] The film was a commercial success.^[5][6] He then starred in Lal Jose's Velipadinte Pusthakam in 2017 in which he played Sameer, whom he described as a "gregarious type, a college-going city boy".^[2] He had two releases in 2019, Oru Yamandan Premakadha and Thamaasha in which he played supporting roles.^[7] He played one of the lead roles in the 2020 release Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte.^[8]