Legendary director Maniratnam works with a set of people. Especially he rarely changes his technicians. When it comes to actors, Arvind Swamy is the most worked actor in Maniratnam's films. In some instances Maniratnam revealed that his favourite actor is Arvind Swamy. He too worked as assistant to Mani Ratnam film's during his early stage of his career.
Arvind Swamy made his debut with Mani Ratnam's Directorial, iconic film Dalapathy starring Rajinikanth and Mammootty. He became very popular with Roja and Bombay directed by Mani Ratnam. He did numerous films and earned fame in Tamil, Telugu languages during 90's. Due to personal problems and health issues he stopped acting and looked after businesses.
He made his comeback again with a Mani Ratnam film, Kadali. But, his big breakthrough came with Jayam Ravi starrer Thani Oruvan directed by Mohan Raja. He reprised the same iconic role Siddharth Abhimanyu in its Telugu version Dhruva starring Ram Charan too. He did one of the lead roles in Mani Ratnam's Nawab too.
Arvind Swamy As Director
Now, this talented actor is stepping in the shoes of a director. He has prepared a script. Versatile actor Fahadh Faasil is going to play as a lead actor in this film. Fahadh has recently delivered a knockout performance in Udhayanidhi Stalin's Maamannan directed by Mari Selvaraj. He is also playing a key role in Rajinikanth's next. Arvind Swamy's directorial will kickstart early next year.