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- Height1.72 m
- Arvind Swamy was born in Chennai, India. His parents were V.D.Swami and Vasantha Swami. V.D.Swami was a freedom fighter and an industrialist and Vasantha Swami was an accomplished Bharatanatyam Dancer. Arvind did his schooling in Sishya School and Don Bosco School in Chennai. He went to Loyola College in Chennai for his undergraduate studies and to Wake Forest, n.c. for his Master's program. Arvind's first film was 'Thalapathi' directed by Mani Ratnam. He went on to do many hit films like 'Roja', 'Bombay', 'Minsara Kanavu', 'Devaragam', 'Puthayal', 'En Swasa Katre', 'AlaiPayuthe' etc. In spite of his many successful movies, many awards and a lot of critical acclaim, he left the movies in 2000 and focused on his business and family. He was the President of InterPro Global and is the Chairman of Talent Maximus, a leading company in India engaged in Payroll Processing, Staffing and HR services. In 2012, he has returned to the movies with Mani Ratnam's 'Kadal', the shooting of which is still in progress.- IMDb mini biography by: arvind
- SpousesAparna Mukerjee(February 19, 2012 - present) (2 children)Gayathri(June 3, 1994 - December 10, 2010) (divorced, 2 children)
- He lived in a farm for the first 15 years of his life.
- Starred in Mukesh Bhatt's Mulaqaat. Starring Akshay Kumar (Replaced Aamir Khan), Rani Mukherjee (replaced Aishwarya Rai),Chandrachur Singh (Replaced by Arvind Swamy),Music by Nadeem Shravan, directed by Vikram Bhatt (Replaced Mahesh Bhatt). The film was shelved after a few days of shooting.
- Starred in the shelved movie Mudhal Mudhalaaga(1998) Starring Arvind Swamy,Karishma Kapoor, Directed by Azhagam Perumal.
- Refused Shah Rukh Khan's Asoka. He was replaces by Ajith.
- Starred in the shelved movie R.Mohan's "Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain"(1998) Starring Arvind Swamy( Replaced Bobby Deol), Urmila Matondkar, Deepak Tijori, Directed by Thampi.
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