Arun Vijay
![Vijay at Vaa Press Meet in 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Actor_Arun_Vijay_at_Vaa_Press_Meet.jpg)
Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor Vijayakumar, he debuted in Sundar C's ''Murai Mappillai'' (1995). He received early success in ''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' (1998) and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001).
After a string of failures, he changed his name to Arun Vijay and achieved breakthrough success and recognition for playing lead roles in ''Malai Malai'' (2009), ''Maanja Velu'' (2010), ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Kuttram 23'' (2017), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), ''Thadam'' (2019), ''Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020) and ''Yaanai'' (2022). He is noted for his villainous roles in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), ''Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015) and ''Chakravyuha'' (2016).
He is a recipient of many awards, including a Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, two Filmfare South Awards, a Edison Award and three SIIMA Awards. Provided by Wikipedia