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Aari Arujunan
Aari Arujunan
	Aari Arujunan at an NGO event
Born	Palani, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Nathiya (m. 2015)
Children	2

Aari Arujunan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his lead debut in Rettaisuzhi (2010) produced by director Shankar, before having a breakthrough performance as Murugan in Nedunchaalai (2014) and starring in the supernatural thriller Maya. In 2021, he emerged as the winner of the reality television show Bigg Boss 4.

Career

Aari, before entering films, had background in theatre featuring in productions by Magic Lantern, Theatre Nisha and Inland Theatres.^[1]^[2] He appeared in a minor role in Alaiyadikkuthu (2005) and was later cast in the role of Muthu in Aadum Koothu (2006).^[3] Aari made his lead debut in Rettaisuzhi, produced by director Shankar. He appeared as Murthy, an army man, returning to his village.He is the only actor to act with two legendary directors Balachandar and Bharathiraja in the same film in Rettaisuzhi movie.

In October 2011 it was announced that Aari would feature in Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey and would star alongside winner of Miss South India 2010, Shubha Phutela. Aari mentioned that it was "really challenging to play an ordinary guy", as he had to consciously keep his emotions to a minimum at all times.^[4]

Aari portrayed the lead role in N. Krishna's third venture, a romantic road trip film titled Nedunchaalai (2014), a period film set in the 1980, which took two years to complete.^[5] Post-release, a critic noted "Aari immerses himself in the central character of Murugan with such conviction and controlled flair that it becomes impossible to separate the actor from the part".^[6] The film opened to positive reviews.^[7] His following venture, the comedy Kadai Enn 6, remains unreleased.^[8] Another venture Dharani directed by newcomer Guhan Sambandham, released in 2015, which did not perform well. In the same year he played a pivotal role in Maya, supernatural thriller alongside Nayanthara. Maya was a huge success at the box office and was critically acclaimed. He was again cast in a lead role in N.Krishna's next venture, Maane Thene Paeye, a romantic comedy opposite Subhashree Ganguly, which was dropped halfway. In 2016, he was seen in Unnodu Ka, a commercial entertainer opposite to Maya, which performed average in the box office. Later, he was cast in horror comedy Nagesh Thirayarangam in lead role opposite Ashna Zaveri. His next ventures to be released include Ellam Mele Irukkuruvan Pathuppan, a sci fi movie with alien backdrop, then Aleka, a romantic thriller, Bagavan mythological drama and an action thriller titled TN-43.^[9] He has also been roped in to play a significant role in Nenjuku Needhi, alongside Udhayanidhi Stalin directed by Arunraja Kamaraj, the official remake of critically acclaimed Hindi film Article 15.^[10]

In January 2021, he emerged as the title winner in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 4.^[11]

After Big boss Tamil he acted a movie name called Nenjukukku Needhi (Article 15 Tamil Version″).^[12]^[13]

Personal life

Aari was born in Palani, Tamil Nadu.He married Nathiya (Sri Lankan) - UK citizen and HR Manager Chennai on 18 November 2015 and the reception was held on 19 November 2015 in Taj Connemara.The couple has one child named Riya.In 2023, he became a father of a boy Ranatheeran.

He is also a body sculptor and fitness coach, who has mentored actors Cheran, Ameer, Sasikumar, Parthiban, Jiiva, Aadhi Pinisetty, etc.

As a social activist, he has supported Tamil culture, language and agriculture. In 2018, he started a 'தமிழ் கையொப்பம்' (Tamil Signature) movement where he wanted all the Tamil people to sign documents in Tamil script. He holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most signatures on a whiteboard. He also holds the Guinness World Record for planting approximately 30,000 seedlings with 20,000 participants, in a 15-acre land, in collaboration with Sathyabama University. In 2017 he actively participated in Jallikattu protests held in Marina beach, Chennai. Aari Arjunan also broke record by garnering over 2.1 crore votes and emerging as the winner of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4, the highest number of votes any winner has received in the series.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Alaiyadikkuthu	Brindha's husband	Credited as Akhil Kumar
2008	Aadum Koothu	Muthu
2010	Rettaisuzhi	Murthy
2012	Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey	Ajay
2014	Nedunchaalai	Murugan
2015	Dharani	Shekar
2015	Maya	Vasanth / Arjun
2016	Unnodu Ka	Siva
2017	Mupparimanam	Himself	Special appearance in a Song "Let's Go Party"
2018	Nagesh Thiraiyarangam	Nagesh
2022	Nenjuku Needhi	Kumaran
2023	Ellaam Mela Irukuravan Paathuppan	Ragu	Direct Television premier on Colors Tamil
	Aleka †	Joseph Vijay	delayed^[14]
	Bagavan †	TBA	delayed^[15]
	TN 43 †	TBA	Filming
	Man		Filming

Television

Television performances
Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2017	Manadhaal Inaivom Maatrathai Varaverppom - Zee Tamil Brand Film	Aari As Himself	Zee Tamil	Co-starring Jyothika, directed By Sudha Kongara Brand Shorts For Zee Tamil^[16]^[17]
2019	Vanakkam Tamizha	Guest	Sun TV
2020–2021	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4	Contestant	STAR Vijay	Winner
2021	Bigg Boss Season 4 Kondattam	Guest		Celebration of Bigg Boss Season 4
	Bharathi Kannamma & Raja Rani Season 2 Maha Sangamam	Himself		Special Appearance
	BB Jodigal	Guest		Grand Launch
2022	Namma Vettu Kalyanam	Guest	STAR Vijay Music	Couple Show; Along With Nathiya
2024	Cheran’s Journey	S. Pranav	SonyLIV	streaming television series
2024–present	Vaa Thamizha Vaa season 3	Host	Kalaignar TV	Reality debate show^[18]

Awards

Year	Cateogary	Awards	Notes
2021	Bigg Boss Tamil 4	Title Winner	He became the Title winner of the Reality Show ^[19]
2018	FETNA	Guinness World Record	His Signature Campaign along with FETNA in America
2017	Transplanting Seedlings	Guinness World Record	Transplanting Seedlings with 3000 students from Sathyabhama University
2017	Youth Icon Award	Trikona Awards	For exemplary work for the betterment of society and motivating Youth
2016	Youth Icon Award	Take Care India	Association with DR.APJ - Abdul Kalam International Foundation
2015	Best Actor	V4 Award	Film Nedunchaalai
2014	Best Actor	Films Fans Association 62nd Annual Award	Film - Nedunchaalai