Film Career of Arvind Swamy Mani Ratnam introduced Arvind's film career through the film Thalapathi. His first film as lead hero was Mani Ratnam's film Roja which became a hit throughout the country and is still considered as one of the treasured works of Mani Ratnam. Arvind Swamy's impressive performance established his position as an actor. He was very choosy about his roles in the film offers that came his way. Though he has acted in a lesser number of movies, most of them are blockbusters and has been greatly rated by film critics. He has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi. Popular movies to his credit include Minsaara Kanavu, Roja, Bombay, Devaraagam, Indira and Alaipayuthey. Roja and Bombay, both having a national essence theme won many awards at the State and National levels. Arvind has been awarded with several awards popular and critical for his films. Arvind Swamy retired from acting in 2000 inspite of his superstar status to pursue other interests. Filmography of Arvind Swami Year Film 1991 Thalapathi (Tamil) 1992 Roja (Tamil) 1993 Marupadiyum (Tamil), Daddy (Malayalam), Thalattu (Tamil) 1994 Paasamalargal (Tamil) 1995 Bombay(Tamil), Mounam (Telegu), Indira (Tamil) 1996 Devaraagam(Malayalam) 1997 Minsaara Kanavu (Tamil), Puthayal (Tamil) 1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne (Hindi) 1999 En Swasa Katre (Tamil) 2000 Alaipayuthey (Tamil), Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya (Hindi) 2006 Sasanam (Tamil) |