Arun Vijay Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Arun Kumar
Nickname	AV
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Victor Manohar, Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 176 cm in meters- 1.76 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 36 Inches - Waist: 33 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: • Murai Mappillai,Tamil (1995) • Bruce Lee, Telugu (2015) • Chakravyuha, Kannada (2016)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Yennai Arindhaal, 2015: • Edison Award for Best Villain • SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role • Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Villain
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 November 1977 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
School	Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore
College/University	Loyola College, Chennai
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Horse Riding, Singing and Skydiving
Tattoo(s)	• Tattoo on his left hand • Tattoo on his back near to his neck
Controversy	• His tweet made a big controversy when netizens assumed it to be a brutal trolling against Sivakarthikeyan (Actor). Later, he clarified it by saying that, his Twitter account was hacked.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year 2006
Family
Wife/Spouse	Aarathi Mohan (Daughter of Dr N. S. Mohan, film producer)
Children	Son- Arnav Vijay Daughter- Purvi
Parents	Father- Vijayakumar, Actor Mother(s)- • Muthukkannu • Manjula, Actress (Step-Mother)
Siblings	Sisters- 5 • Kavitha Vijayakumar • Anitha Vijayakumar (Doctor) • Vanitha Vijayakumar (Half-sister) • Pritha Vijayakumar (Half-sister) • Sridevi Vijaykumar (Half-sister)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	South Indian Food
Favourite Actor	Kamal Haasan
Favourite Director	Mani Ratnam
Favourite Colour	Black
Favourite Sport(s)	Skydiving and Cricket
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Jaguar (JLR India) • Pick Up Truck
Bike Collection	Hayabusa

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 Vijay with His Family

• 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.
  

  Arun Vijay in Movie Yennai Arindhaal

• 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’.
  

  Arun Vijay’s SIIMA Award

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

  Arun Vijay Launching His Production Company

• 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.
  

  Arun Vijay Working Out in Gym

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

  Arun Vijay with His Pet Dog

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

  Arun Vijay in Saaho Movie