Arvind Swami | |
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Born |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
18 June 1970
Alma mater |
Wake Forest University Loyola College, Chennai |
Occupation | Film actor, television presenter, entrepreneur, singer |
Years active | 1991–2000, 2006, 2013–present |
Spouse(s) | Gayathri Ramamurthy (1994-2010) Aparna Mukherjee (2012-present) |
Arvind Swami is an Indian film actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the film Thalapathi (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Minsaara Kanavu (1997) and Alaipayuthey (2000).
Swamy also starred in other ventures, including the Telugu film Mounam (1995), the Malayalam film Daddy (1992) and Devaraagam (1996), and the Bollywood film Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998). Swamy spent a decade in businesses ranging from software engineering, construction, international trade to global outsourcing, before returning to acting with works such as Kadal (2013), Thani Oruvan (2015), Dear Dad (2016), Dhruva (2016), and Bogan (2016). He is the host of the third season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi on STAR Vijay.
Arvind Swamy was born in Chennaii, Tamil Nadu to industrialist V. D. Swami and Bharatanatyam dancer C.V.S.Vasantha. Swamy studied at the Sishya School and later in Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School and completed his schooling in 1987. He then graduated from Loyola College, Chennai in 1990 with a (B.Com) Bachelor of Commerce degree. He then went to the United States to do his Masters in International Business from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.