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Arjun Das

Indian actor

Arjun Das is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is known for his bass voice.

01Early life

Arjun Das was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was working for Incline POS in Dubai, before moving back to Chennai to find opportunities in the film industry. He lost around 40 kilograms (88 lb), when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry.

02Career

Debut and experimentation (2012-2017)

In 2012, he debuted in the independent film Perumaan. The Times of India stated about his role: "Arjun makes a confident debut". After shooting for the Netflix-featured independent film and V. Vignarajan's debut venture, Andhaghaaram, Das worked with Radio One 94.3FM hosting the Drive Show as a radio jockey. He cites this past occupation as a form of sustenance before entering the film industry, and has often mentioned that this was where he first claimed a fan base for his voice. He has also portrayed Gopichand's brother in the Telugu movie Oxygen (2017).

Breakthrough (2019-present)

He later appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Das has won many hearts outside of Tamil Nadu for his husky baritone and intense, dark roles. His 2020 release is the supernatural thriller, Andhaghaaram, in which he plays the lead role of Vinod, an alcoholic and smoke addict of a coach, guilt stricken of his friend's mental condition. In 2022, the anthology series Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa was released. Arjun Das played a vital role in Butta Bomma (2023), which marks his second movie in Telugu cinema. He played the lead role in Aneethi (2023), directed by Vasanthabalan. The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience. In 2024, he appeared in the action drama Por and the romantic thriller Rasavathi.

The actor's first release of 2025 was Good Bad Ugly where he played a dual role antagonist against Ajith Kumar. In preparation for his character he had dyed his hair Blond and shared that he had fully submitted to the film. He described the film as a big moment in his career and reflected on his journey revealing that years ago he had worked on the marketing and promotional team of Ajith's film as a job where he had to visit theatres on release days to observe fan reactions. The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as a box-office success. He then starred in Bomb, a social drama which opened to positive reviews. Das's next film was They Call Him OG alongside Pawan Kalyan. The film received positive to mixed reviews. He then starred in Kumki 2, a sequel to Prabhu Solomon's 2012 film Kumki. In 2026, he appeared in the comic heist thriller Con City and the romantic film, Once More.

03Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

List of Arjun Das credits as actor
Year Title Role Notes
2012PerumaanShakthiCredited as Arjun
2015Random NumbersNickShort film
2017OxygenAjayTelugu film
2019KaithiAnbu
2020AndhaghaaramVinod
2021MasterDas
2022VikramAnbuCameo appearance
2023Butta BommaRamakrishna (RK)Telugu film
AneethiThirumeni
2024PorPrabu Selvan
RasavathiSadhasiva "Sadha" Pandian
2025Good Bad UglyJohnny and JammyDual role
BombManimuthu
They Call Him OGArjunTelugu film
Kumki 2Paari
2026Con CitySaravana
Once MoreRaghu

Television

List of Arjun Das television credits
Year Work Role(s) Note
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Dheeran Anthology series;
Episode: Loners
TBA #Love TBA Netflix series

Music videos

List of Arjun Das music video credits
Year Work Role(s) Artist(s)
2021"Pottum Pogattume"Dr. SivaJen Martin, Sathyajit Ravi

As dubbing artist

List of Arjun Das film dubbing credits
Year Title For Role Notes
2020AndhaghaaramKumar NatarajanDr. Indran
2024Kalki 2898 ADKrishnakumar BalasubramanianKrishnaTelugu Version
Mufasa: The Lion King Aaron Pierre Mufasa Tamil version

04Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2020 Zee Cine Tamil film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Kaithi Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Won
Osaka Tamil International Film Festival Won
Vikatan Awards Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards Won
MGR -Sivaji Cinema Awards Won
V4 Awards Won
Edison Awards Won
Abirami Awards Won
2021 Blacksheep Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Andhaghaaram Won
Behindwoods Gold Icon Best Actor - Special Mention Won
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