Arvind Swamy

Arvind Swamy
Swamy at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South in 2016
Born (1970-06-18) 18 June 1970
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationLoyola College, Chennai (BCom)
Wake Forest University (MA)
Occupations
Years active
  • 1991–2000
  • 2013–present
Spouses
Gayathri Ramamurthy
(m. 1994; div. 2010)
Aparna Mukherjee
(m. 2012)
Children2
FatherV. D. Swami
Delhi Kumar (biological father)

Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, film director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He was introduced by Mani Ratnam with Thalapathi (1991) and subsequently starred in Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Thani Oruvan (2015), Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Thalaivi (2023) and Meiyazhagan (2024). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa (2021). He is a recipient of four Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.

Swamy also starred in other regional film industries, including Telugu and Malayalam films where he has done films such as Mounam (1995), Daddy (1992) and Devaraagam (1996). He has also appeared in Hindi, making his debut appearance as lead actor in Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998). He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (2012–2016) on Star Vijay.