Arun Pandian

Pandian is a very well-known figure in the Tamil film industry. Beginning his acting career in 1986, he gained acclaim with the much praised ‘Oomai Vizhigal’. After making a significant mark as an actor, Pandian became a chief producer for Ayngaran International, a film production, and distribution company. Since 1988, Pandian has produced movies such as Devan, Vikadan, Villu, Aegan and many more. He has also done a bit of dubbing in a few notable Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films, dubbing the dialogues in Tamil. | Born in Palayamkottai on 13th July 1958, his father, D.P Chellaiah, used to occupy the post of a lieutenant-colonel. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Madras University, Chennai.

After establishing himself in the film industry by acting, directing and producing several movies, he forayed into political pastures by joining the DMDK (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) and contesting in the 2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections from Peruvarani to consequently win and become an MLA.

It is said that he supports LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). Despite his political commitments, Pandian continues to be a part of the film fraternity and still produces movies, with ‘Savaale Samali’ being the latest one. He’s known to be an avid enthusiast of billiards and snooker and currently holds the post of the president in the Tamil Nadu Billiards and Snooker Association and is also the vice-president of All India Billiards and Snooker Association. Pandian is married to Vijaya Pandian and has three daughters: Kavitha, Kirana and Keerthi. He resides in Mylapore, Chennai. Pandian is highly regarded in both politics and films and has been successful in whatever he decided to take up throughout his lifetime.

Be it acting or directing and producing movies to taking up the mantle of his party’s political prospects in Peruvarani, he has being exemplary in them all and doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon.

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Chidambaram Rahasiyam was his first Tamil movie in 1985. In 1996, Arun started his career as a lead actor in the movie Oomai Vizhigal. It is a Tamil crime thriller directed by R. Aravindraj. He then made several Tamil and Telegu moves. His Tamil films include Vilangu, Inaidha Kaigal, Adhikari, Kottai Vaasal, Mutrugai, Uzhiyan, and many more. Uzhiyan was directed by his late brother C. Durai Pandian. His Telugu films include Prema Shikharam, Dhadi, Nakshathra Poratam, Neram, Dongala Rajyam, Nyaya Rakshana, and many more. His Telugu movies are dubbed into Tamil and vice versa. Arun has also acted in Kannada movies. In 1998 he started as a producer when he produced his first Tamil movie Senthoora Poove Senthoora Poove is a Tamil television show. The sh >> Read More... . After that, he produced several Tamil movies. To name a few a few are, Kaviya Thalaivan, Devan, Vikadan, Aegan, Sarvam, Peranmai, Nandalala, Murattu Kaalai Click to look into! >> Read More... , Savaale Samaali Click to look into! >> Read More... , Junga, Anbirkiniyaal. Arun also acted in Trigger, Anbirkiniyal, and Thayagam.
 
In 2011 he was a contestant in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election and he became a member of the legislative assembly for the constituency of Peravurani. He along with 9 other MLAs resigned in 2016 and joined the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, when Jayalalithaa was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. 
 
As a producer, he has his own production and distribution company called A&P Groups. Earlier he was the chief producer of the London-based production and distribution company Ayngaran International. He is the secretary of the South Indian Film Financiers Association and the president of the South Indian Film Exporters Association.