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Arun Prabu Purushothaman

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Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Born (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 35)
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, actor
Relatives

Arun Prabu Purushothaman is an Indian film director and actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing and writing Aruvi.

Background

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Arun Prabu studied Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai.[1]

Career

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Arun Prabu began his film career as a television actor, appearing in the soap opera Annamalai. He has been coached by director Balu Mahendra,[1] and has worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar in the film Manmadan Ambu.[2] In 2013, Arun Prabu began writing the script for Aruvi, which was subsequently directed by him and released as his first film in 2017.[1] He received critical praise for the film's direction.[3] His second film, Vaazhl has been in production since 2019 and was released on 16 July 2021.

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director and writer

Year Film Notes
2017 Aruvi Directorial debut
2021 Vaazhl

As actor

Year Title Role Channel Ref.
2003-2005 Annamalai Sivakumar Sun TV

Awards and nominations

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Year[a] Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Director Aruvi Won [4]
Edison Awards Best Debut Director Won [5]
Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Tamil Nominated [6]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director - Tamil Nominated [7]
Best Debut Director - Tamil Won
Vijay Awards Best Story Nominated [8]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Debut Director Nominated
2022 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Lyricist (Tamil) Vaazhl Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Aruvi is new-age masala; it is not a realistic film: Arun Prabhu". The Times of India. 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "SURPRISE: ARUVI DIRECTOR WAS AN ACTOR IN THIS TOP SERIAL! CHECK OUT!". Behindwoods. 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "'Aruvi' director Arun Prabhu's next to feature a 90-year-old in the lead". The News Minute. 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2017 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை".
  5. ^ "11th Annual Edison awards 2018 Winners List". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare.com.
  7. ^ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ "10th Vijay Awards winners list".
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