Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor, who works in Tamil films.
Early life Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Tamilarasu, brother of M. K. Stalin, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His cousins include noted producers Udhayanidhi Stalin and Dhayanidhi Alagiri.Friday Fury- 13 August. Sify.com (13 August 2010).
Arulnithi was educated at St. Michael's Academy in Chennai, before pursuing a degree at Loyola College. He then went on to Pondicherry University to undertake more qualifications.
Personal life Arulnithi married Keerthana on 7 June 2015. Their first child, a son, was born in 2017, and their second child, a daughter, was born in November 2021.
Career Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his paternal cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, opted out of the role. The film featured him as a young man shying away from the politics of his village, despite claims for him to avenge his father's death. The film, which featured him alongside Sunaina, was heavily promoted in Tamil Nadu, and became a profitable venture at the box office, garnering positive reviews. His second film was Udhayan, in which he played dual roles for the first time.Arulnidhi Is Going To Be Twice As Good – Arulnidhi – Udayan – Charlie – Tamil Movie News . Behindwoods.com (16 May 2011). The next film Mouna Guru, directed by debutant Santhakumar, was a critically acclaimed sleeper hit which was also screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2013.
In 2013, he starred in the action drama film Thagaraaru, which was released to average reviews. In 2014, his film Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum in Chimbu Deven’s trademark style, filled with quirky characters, fantastical elements, and loads of comedy and satire, was released. In 2015, his horror film Demonte Colony, directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, is inspired by real life events centred around a supposedly haunted colony in Chennai called Demonte Colony. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. Thereafter, the comedy Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (2015) which was released to negative reviews. His next film was the crime thriller Aarathu Sinam (2016), which marks the arrival of a remake of yet another brilliant Malayalam film, Jeethu Joseph's Memories that had Prithviraj playing the lead. In Radha Mohan's Brindhavanam (2017), Arulnithi plays a deaf and mute character and his relationship with actor Vivek. Arulnithi's choice of screenplays has always been promising, giving importance to the content, and his next film was Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018). Arulnithi fits well into his character and shows maturity with his performance. It was released to positive reviews and performed well at the box office. In 2019, the thriller K-13 is another quality film from Arulnithi who has an eye for good scripts. Arulnithi has once again delivered a subtle performance.K-13 review: A fairly neat mystery thriller
His next movie was the multistarrer drama Kalathil Santhippom (2021) starring with Jiiva. was released to mixed reviews and became an average grosser. In 2022, he starred in thriller films with D Block, Dejavu and Diary. Except for the former film, the latter two films released to positive reviews and was also commercially successful. In 2023, two of his films, Thiruvin Kural and Kazhuvethi Moorkkan, were released. Next, director R. Ajay Gnanamuthu's Demonte Colony 2 (2024) sees the filmmaker reuniting with Arulnithi, along with an intriguing new cast for this horror thriller. Initially met with a decent reception, the film quickly became a box office sensation.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2010 Vamsam Anbarasu Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor 2011 Udhayan Vasanth and Udhayan Dual role Mouna Guru Karunakaran 2013 Thagaraaru Saravanan 2014 Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum Thamizh 2015 Demonte Colony Srinivasan "Srini" Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum Shanmugapandian 2016 Aarathu Sinam Aravind 2017 Brindhavanam Kannan 2018 Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Bharath 2019 K-13 Madhiazhagan / Dilip 2021 Kalathil Santhippom Anand 2022 D Block Arul Dejavu Vikram Kumar Diary Varadhan Annadurai 2023 Kannai Nambathey Bharath Voice onlyThiruvin Kural ThiruKazhuvethi Moorkkan Moorkasamy2024 Demonte Colony 2 Srinivasan "Srini and Raghunandan "Raghu" Dual role 2025 Rambo Ramkumar alias Rambo2026ArulvaanMuthuvel Srinivasan "Srini and Raghunandan "Raghu" Dual role; Filming Pachai Krishnan Filming
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