Arvind Swami Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	Arvind Swamy, Aravind Swamy
Profession(s)	Actor, Model, Entrepreneur, Television Presenter
Famous Role(s)	• Rishi Kumar in Roja (1992) • Dr. Siddharth Abimanyu in Thani Oruvan (2015)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 172 cm in meters- 1.72 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 38 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Tamil Film: Thalapathi (1991) Malayalam Film: Daddy (1992) Telugu Film: Mounam (1995) Hindi Film: Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998) TV: Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (2012)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Filmfare Tamil for Best Supporting Actor (Thani Oruvan) in 2016. • Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain (Thani Oruvan) in 2016. • IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance In A Negative Role (Thani Oruvan) in 2016.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 June 1970, Thursday
Age (as of 2023)	53 Years
Birthplace	Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
School(s)	• Sishya School, Chennai • Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College/University	Loyola College, Chennai
Educational Qualification(s)	• B.com • Masters in International Business
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Online Gaming, Painting and Playing chess
Controversy	He wasn't paid fully for the movie Sathuranga Vettai 2 in 2018, so, he sued Manobala, the producer of the movie. Arvind demanded Rs. 1.79 crore as remuneration with interest rate of 18% per annum. [1]The News Minute
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	First Marriage: 1994 Second Marriage: 2012
Family
Wife/Spouse	Gayathri Ramamurthy (1994-2010) Aparna Mukherjee (Lawyer 2012-present)
Children	Son- Rudra Daughter- Adhira
Parents	Father- Delhi Kumar, Actor (Biological) V. D. Swami, Industrialist (Foster) Mother- C. V. S. Vasantha Swami, Bharatanatyam dancer (Foster)
Siblings	None
Favourite Things
Favourite Sports Person	M. S. Dhoni
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arvind Swami

• Arvind Swami is a popular South Indian actor.

• He was born in Chennai and wished to become a doctor in his school days.

• He did his schooling and graduation in India and moved to North Carolina to pursue his Master’s degree.

• He worked as a model in college days just for the sake of pocket money and in one of his ads, Mani Ratnam noticed and called him for the audition.
  

  Arvind Swami with Mani Ratnam

• He started his career with the action-drama movie Thalapathi made by Mani Ratnam in 1991, with the superstars of South, Rajinikanth, and Mammootty.

Arvind Swami in Thalapathi

•  Apart from working in Tamil films, he has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi films.

• His performances in the films such as Roja and Bombay earned critical acclaims. Both the films went on to get the State as well as National Awards.
  

• In 1994, he got married to his first wife Gayathri Ramamurthy and have two children with her- a girl and a boy.

• His movie, Minsara Kanavu (1997) bagged four national awards.
  

  Arvind Swami in Minsara Kanavu (1997)

• In 1995, Arvind gave his voice to adult Simba for the Tamil remake of  Disney’s animated film The Lion King and he also lent his voice the digital remake of the film in 2019, where he dubbed for Scar.

• He partially retired from the acting in 2000; just after doing a cameo in Alaipayuthey.

• Thereafter, he developed an interest in business and with VD Swamy and Company, he got into the business of international trade and commerce.

• Later, he started the company Talent Maximus with the aim of payroll processing and temporary staffing in India.

• Arvind met with a serious accident, which led to a spinal injury due to which he could not work for the next 4-5 years. After the accident, he gained massive weight but later, he got back in the shape for the movie Kadal.

Arvind Swami Weight Gain

• In 2010, Arvind divorced his first wife and got married to Aparna Mukerjee (Lawyer) in 2012.

Arvind Swami with Second Wife Aparna Mukerjee

• For the divorce, he had to pay Rs. 75 Lakhs as settlement money followed by monthly maintenance installments of Rs. 1 Lakh.

• Later, he reappeared in many movies, some of which were a great hit.

• He also presented the third season of the game show, Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in 2012.

Arvind Swami TV show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi

• His performance in 2015 Tamil film Thani Oruvan, earned him critical acclaims, and he also went on to get many prestigious awards for the film.

Arvind Swami in Thani Oruvan