Tamil Movie Review Aruvi - Cast & Crew

Aditi Balan is a kollywood actress who gained popularity with her recent flick ‘Aruvi’ (Flowing Water), directed by the debut director Arun Prabhu Purusothaman. She is originally a lawyer by profession but she grabbed everyone’s attention with her performance through Aruvi for which she was also nominated for 2016 National Awards.

Bindhumalini is a singer who is popular for her singing. She has a beautiful voice that takes you to your dreams.She has a powerful voice. Her life revolves around music and along with it, she acts, dances and paints as well. Bandhumalini is married to “Vasu Dixit” who is a lead vocalist in a band named “Swarathma” which is a folk rock fusion music band. Bindhumalini is a double graduate. She has done graduation in art and music as well from Loyola. She has done post-graduation from NID. She is a granddaughter of “Kalaimani Seetha Doraiswamy.”

Dr. S. Revathi, whose pen name is Kutti Revathi is an Indian lyricist/poet, activist, and a doctor. She published three books of poetry. She is the editor of Panikkudam, which is a literary quarterly for women's writing, and the first Tamil feminist magazine. After several literary meetings and reviewing poetry collections by other students, Revathi began working on some of her creations.

Praniti Praveen Kumar Is A Child Artist Who Is A Singer And An Actor From The State Of Tamil Nadu. She Was Born On 5th November 2008. She Has Recorded And Sang For Various South Indian Films And Musical Albums. Praniti Praveen Kumar Has Also Worked As A Child Actor In Various Tollywood Movies.

Vasuki Bhaskar is a popular actress and fashion designer who has appeared in various character roles in Tamil films, Tamil television serials, and ad commercials and has worked as fashion and costume designer in many Tamil reality shows, television serials and films. Born on September 18 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, Vasuki belongs from an elite and eminent family which is associated with the Tamil entertainment industry for years now. She is the daughter of famous Tamil film personality Shri R.D.Bhaskar. Her uncle is the legendary composer Illayaraja. She completed her studies from the Loyola College, Chennai, Tamilnadu. During her college days, she was offered by a leading producer who was also a good friend of her father to design costumes for one of his upcoming productions Kangalal Kaidhu Sei to which she happily agreed. This was the stepping stone for Vasuki and after her first venture she held independent exhibitions and fashion shows where she displayed and showcased her collections. Then she went on to act as a fashion designer in many hit and successful Tamil films and also appeared in small roles in few films also. She made her debut in the world of Tamil television with reality shows where she also happened to be the fashion and costume designer. Those shows were-Jodi Number One in Vijay TV for their season 1 & 2 and yet again Vijay TV’s Girls v/s boys.  Presently Vasuki owns her own boutique and fashion line and is known in the industry as the makeover master and she also co owns their production house Pavalar creations. She has also worked in some popular ad commercials like-Prince Jewelry, Nalli – an apparel line.

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is a South Indian actress and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She was born on November 7 1970 in Bangalore, to Dr.Uma Gopalaswamy and M.K Gopalaswamy. She did Master’s Degree in Women’s studies. Her Mother Dr.Uma Gopalaswamy is a Scholar of music who lead Lakshmi to train and take Bharatanatyam as career. Lakshmi received the eminent Kerala State Film Award for the second best actress for her roles in 'Thaniye' in 2007, directed by Babu Thiruvalla. She even appeared in P. T. Kunju Mohammed direction movie 'Paradesi'. She was cast as a dancer possessed by an evil spirit in a dream role in 'Aptharakshaka' directed by P. Vasu, opposite Super Star Dr.Vishnuvardhan, an Indian superstar of more than 200 films in five different languages.  For her magnificent performance in ‘Aptharakshaka’, she has been praised by film goers and critics in the film industry.

She has acted in several Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. Lakshmi’s debut was against Malayalam superstar Mammootty in Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu, which also won her the best supporting actress award. Her next film 'Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal' also brought in much applauds for her acting abilities. Her success in Malayalam also got her offers from the Kannada film industry. Lakshmi Gopalaswamy like doing films that incorporate semi classical dance tracks in her movies. She has been performing since the age of twelve.

She was awarded the prestigious Madras Music Academy’s MGR award for Best Young Dancer. She has been presenting her dance performances on different stages worldwide.

Shivada Nair is an actress that hails from the southern part of India. Nair performs in movies that are in the Malayalam Language. Shiva made her debut into the entertainment milieu in 2009.She demonstrates splendor in her acting. She is a superstar, who thrills the audience with her performance. Shivawas born at Srilekha in Tamil Nadu. Her father is Vijayarajan, who ensures she is comfortable, and happy. Kumari (Shiva’s mother) plays an indispensable role in the superstar’s life. Shiva’s family relocates to Angamaly, which is in Kerala.

Shwetha Shekar is a film actress by profession who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. Her previous film to hit the theatres was Aruvi within the year 2017. Her birthplace is Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She has done her schooling at Our Own English High School, Dubai. She has completed her education degree of Bachelor in Technology in Genetic Engineering, M.S. in Forensic Science.

Anjali Varathan also pronounced as Anjali Varadhan is a Tamil transgender actress. She debuted in a film name “Aruvi,” co-starring Aditi Balan. In 2017, she got fame after playing a very strong supporting role of a transgender AIDS patient in the film Aruvi. She received an awesome response from every corner for her heart touching performance as Aruvi’s friend in the movie. As she was a newcomer in the industry debuting from film Aruvi left an impression by her marvelous performance. The movie showcased at many International Film Festivals. It is very difficult for a transgender to find their place in the society because of some people’s thinking and their perspective, transgender’s find it difficult to cope up with the society for better living.

S R Prakash Babu started his career as a producer with Studio Green, which also had Gnanavel Raja and “S R Prabhu.” He produced various films, among which Singam tasted a great success.  Prakash Babu is the nephew of veteran Tamil actor “Sivakumar.” Suriya Sivakumar and Karthik Sivakumar are his cousins. Most of his films are with Suriya and Karthi. In 2010, S R Prakash Babu teamed up with his brother S R Prabhu to lay down the foundation of Dream Warrior Pictures, a production company based in Chennai. This company deals with film production as well as film distribution. Dream Warrior Pictures had produced eight films of different genres. “Saguni” starring Karthi and Pranitha Subhash was the first project of Dream Warrior Pictures. “Kaashmora,” the movie starring “Nayantara” and Karthi is a horror-comedy movie with huge video effects.

S. Raja Mohan is an art director and production designer of Tamil cinema. Raja Mohan is from Chennai. His schooling is from I.G.M.M. (Indira Gandhi Memorial Matriculation) Higher Secondary School in Thirunagar, Madurai. He has done his Bachelors in Engineering in Electrical, Electronics and Communications in the year 2007. Next, he joined the famous Loyola College for post graduation. He completed his post graduation in filmmaking in 2010. He entered the Tamil film industry in April 2011. He always wanted to be a production designer. From childhood, he was attracted to the colors and making designs out of them. Raja Mohan has won various competitions and awards in stage setting, painting and concept designing. That inspired him to enter the business of art. When in High school, he won an International award which boosted him to follow his desire of excelling in art. Raja Mohan started his career by working in the art department for advertisements as an Assistant in Chennai and Mumbai. In the year 2009, S. Raja Mohan established a design and direction (art direction) company- DAD Interiors. The company is situated in Porur (in Chennai city) of Tamil Nadu. He was an assistant art director for the 2011 romance thriller, mystery, and action movie- 7 Aum Arivu.

MV Rajesh Kumar is a Tamil film editor. Kumar was born and bred up in Chennai, India. He graduated from Anna University which is a technical university based in Guindy, Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Every year, Kumar celebrates his birthday on June, 30. His Star Sign is Cancer.

Vedanth Bharadwaj is a singer by profession. He was born on 1st October, 1980. He was born in Mumbai, India. He became famous because his poems and songs are associated with the Bhakti Movement. He is also a professional guitarist and composer. He became a qualified guitarist at Trinity College, London. The different genres he has performed in are Folk, Carnatic and Hindustani Classical. Vedanth married Neha, a Punjabi girl, in the year 2010. He was trained in classical music at around the age of four years under Neyveli Santhanagopalan for ten years and Sri Narayana Iyengar for around three years. He later moved to Rishi Valley School and finally met his roommate and his future collaborator, Ananth Menon. He introduced him to the genre of Rock Music. He even taught him how to play the guitar. 

Born on June 14, 1989, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Arun Prabhu Purushothaman is a director and writer, who works predominantly in the Kollywood cinema. He wanted to become a Samurai; an instructor; a yogi; it was particular and continued changing each day in his childhood days.

Shelley Calist is an Indian film cinematographer. He has worked with many prominent Tamil directors making evident his cinematographic skills. Shelley Calist has worked with the director of the Tamil language political drama film ‘Aruvi’. The movie was the debut movie as a director for Arun Prabhu Purushothaman. Aruvi was premiered at various film festivals. Its first public screening took place at Shanghai International Film Festival. The film was released worldwide on 15 December 2017. It has also won many awards like two South Indian International Movie Awards, two Vijay Awards, a Techofes Awards, two Edison Awards, four Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards and four Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards.

Raymond Derrick Crasta is a young Indian Tamil editor. He was born on the 15th of April in Kannur. He lives in Chennai. Raymond Derrick Crasta completed his schooling at Loyola College. Furthermore, he went to Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He has a sister named Diyana Elizabeth Joseph.

Kavitha Bharathy is an Indian film actor and writer who works predominately in the Tamil movie industry. He is best known for his works in movies such as Chitthi (2003), Priyamanaval (2015), and Aruvi (2016). Bharathy was born in Chennimalai, in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He currently lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Kavitha Bharathy fell in love with Malayalam television actress Sri Kanya. Her spouse's mother was unsupportive of their love marriage. To convince his mother-in-law, Kavitha Bharathy learned Malayalam.

Mohammad Ali Baig is an Indian filmmaker of ad & documentary films, referred to by the media as “Global Face of Hyderabadi Theatre,” “Sultan of Epics,” and “Master of Revival.” He was born in Hyderabad and directed & produced over 400 advertising, along with corporate films for leading Indian & foreign brands in India, Thailand, France, UK, US. He is a founder-curator of Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival, one of the most prestigious theatre festivals in the country, held annually in Hyderabad during October-November. During this launch, State IT Secretary J.Yash Ranjan, INPR Commissioner Naveen Mittal and along with some actors & actresses, gathered.

Pradeep Antony is a director turned actor. He works in the Kollywood industry. He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is a Viscom graduate. His hobbies are dance and music. His professional skills are scriptwriting, art direction, conceptualization, and Art direction. He was a part of Bigg Boss Tamil.