Arya filmography
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known mononymously by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema. Arya has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and received two nominations each for Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards.[1] He was included on the 2015 edition of the Forbes India Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities.[2]
He made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) and Pattiyal (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's Naan Kadavul (2009). Arya gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama Madrasapattinam (2010), the comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), family action film Vettai (2012) and Atlee's family film Raja Rani (2013).[3][4][5] In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: R. Kannan's comedy film Settai, Vishnuvardhan's action thriller Arrambam and Selvaraghavan's fantasy film Irandam Ulagam. In 2021, he appeared in Pa. Ranjith's sports film Sarpatta Parambarai as a main lead, which garnered him high critical acclaim.[6][7] He also collaborated with the Vetaran director Sundar C., with acted in Comedy Horror film Aranmanai 3 (2021).
Films
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As an actor
Year | Film | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Kutty | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South | |
Ullam Ketkumae | Emaan | Tamil | |||
Oru Kalluriyin Kathai | Sathya | Tamil | |||
2006 | Kalabha Kadhalan | Akhilan | Tamil | ||
Pattiyal | Kosi | Tamil | |||
Vattaram | Burma | Tamil | |||
2007 | Maya Kannadi | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
Oram Po | Chandru | Tamil | |||
2009 | Naan Kadavul | Rudhran | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor |
[8][9] |
Siva Manasula Sakthi | Arun | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [10] | |
Sarvam | Karthik | Tamil | |||
2010 | Varudu | Diwakar | Telugu | ||
Madrasapattinam | Ilam Parithi | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor |
[11][12] | |
Kaadhal Solla Vandhen | Doctor | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [13] | |
Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Bhaskaran | Tamil | |||
Va | Chandhru | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [14] | |
Chikku Bukku | Arjun Sekhar / Sekhar | Tamil | |||
2011 | Urumi | Chirakkal Kothuwal / Thangachan | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
Avan Ivan | Kumbuduren Sami | Tamil | |||
2012 | Vettai | Gurumoorthy | Tamil | ||
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Rajini Murugan | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [15] | |
Madha Gaja Raja | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
2013 | Settai | Jayakanthan (JK) | Tamil | ||
Raja Rani | John | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | ||
Arrambam | Arjun | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamill | ||
Irandaam Ulagam | Madhu Balakrishnan / Maruvan | Tamil | |||
2014 | Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
Jeeva | Cameraman | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
Meaghamann | Arul IPS (Siva) | Tamil | |||
2015 | Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai | Balu | Tamil | ||
Romeo Juliet | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
Indru Netru Naalai | Scientist | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | Saravanan | Tamil | |||
Double Barrel | Majnu | Malayalam | |||
Yatchan | Chinna | Tamil | |||
Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Harish | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
Size Zero | Abhishek | Telugu | |||
Inji Iduppazhagi | Tamil | ||||
2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Arjun (Aju) | Tamil | ||
Nambiyaar | Baskar | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
2017 | Mupparimanam | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [16] |
The Great Father | ASP Andrews Eapen | Malayalam | |||
Kadamban | Kadamban | Tamil | |||
2018 | Rajaratha | Vishwa | Kannada | ||
Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
Ghajinikanth | Rajinikanth | Tamil | |||
2019 | Pathinettam Padi | Major Ayyappan | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
Magamuni | Mahalingam / Muniraj | Tamil | |||
Kaappaan | Abhishek "Abhi" Varma | Tamil | |||
2021 | Teddy | Shiva | Tamil | ||
Sarpatta Parambarai | Kabilan | Tamil | [17] | ||
Aranmanai 3 | Saravanan | Tamil | |||
Enemy | Rajiv | Tamil | |||
2022 | Captain ![]() |
TBA | Tamil | Completed | [18] |
Untitled Nalan Kumarasamy film ![]() |
TBA | Tamil | Filming | [19] | |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Language | Streaming platform | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | The Village ![]() |
TBA | Tamil | Amazon Prime Video | Post-production | [20] |
As a producer
- Arya started a production company called The Show People, and has produced a number of films.
Year | Film | Director | Language | Cast |
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2014 | Amara Kaaviyam | Jeeva Shankar | Tamil | Sathya, Miya |
Jeeva | Suseenthiran | Tamil | Vishnu, Sri Divya | |
2015 | Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | M. Rajesh | Tamil | Arya, Tamannaah |
Double Barrel | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Malayalam | Prithviraj, Indrajith Sukumaran, Arya | |
2016 | Darvinte Parinamam | Jijo Anthony | Malayalam | Prithviraj, Chemban Vinod Jose, Chandini Sreedharan |
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Khalid Rehman | Malayalam | Biju Menon, Asha Sarath, Asif Ali, Rajisha Vijayan | |
2017 | The Great Father | Haneef Adeni | Malayalam | Mammootty, Arya, Sneha, Anikha |
As a distributor
Year | Film | Director | Cast |
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2010 | Boss Engira Bhaskaran | M. Rajesh | Arya Santhanam Nayanthara Vijaylakshmi |
Television
Year | Show | Channel |
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2018 | Enga Veetu Mapillai | Colors Tamil |
References
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- "What's next, Mr. John Vijay?". The Hindu. 2008-01-17. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- "Sarpatta Parambarai Review: Rises above the clichés with a solid punch". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- "'Sarpatta Parambarai' review: Pa Ranjith and Arya's sports film is a knock-out". The News Minute. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- Nominations for 57th South Filmfare Awards – Filmibeat. Entertainment.oneindia.in (10 July 2010). Retrieved on 12 January 2016.
- Vijay Awards : 06/21/10 on YouTube
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- Published, Ramchander. (2 June 2011) 58th Idea Filmfare Awards South nominees – Filmibeat. Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved on 12 January 2016.
- Vijay Awards : 5th Annual Vijay Awards — Best Actor Male Award on YouTube
- "Kaadhal Solla Vandhen". Top10 Cinema. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Va Quarter Cutting could have been funnier". Rediff. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Arya does a cameo in OKOK". Sify. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Shanthnu's New Year song with 27 celebs will have two versions - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Arya's 'Sarpatta Parambarai' to release on Amazon Prime!". Sify. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- "'Captain' first look: Arya to battle with a dragon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- "Arya, Nalan Kumarasamy's film to go on floors soon". dtNext.in. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- "The Village: Arya To Play The Lead In 'India's First Show Based On The Graphic Novel'; Milind Rau To Helm This Amazon Prime Series | 📺 LatestLY". LatestLY. Retrieved 2022-05-01.