Arun Prabu Purushothaman is an Indian film director and actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing and writing Aruvi.
Background
Arun Prabu studied Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai.[1]
Career
Arun Prabu began his film career as a television actor, appearing in the soap opera Annamalai. He has been coached by director Balu Mahendra,[1] and has worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar in the film Manmadan Ambu.[2] In 2013, Arun Prabu began writing the script for Aruvi, which was subsequently directed by him and released as his first film in 2017.[1] He received critical praise for the film's direction.[3] His second film, Vaazhl has been in production since 2019 and was released on 16 July 2021.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As director and writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aruvi | Directorial debut |
| 2021 | Vaazhl |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2005 | Annamalai | Sivakumar | Sun TV |
Awards and nominations
| Year[a] | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Debut Director | Aruvi | Won | [4] |
| Edison Awards | Best Debut Director | Won | [5] | ||
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Tamil | Nominated | [6] | ||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director - Tamil | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Best Debut Director - Tamil | Won | ||||
| Vijay Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [8] | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Debut Director | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Lyricist (Tamil) | Vaazhl | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.
References
- ^ a b c "Aruvi is new-age masala; it is not a realistic film: Arun Prabhu". The Times of India. 1 March 2018.
- ^ "SURPRISE: ARUVI DIRECTOR WAS AN ACTOR IN THIS TOP SERIAL! CHECK OUT!". Behindwoods. 20 December 2017.
- ^ "'Aruvi' director Arun Prabhu's next to feature a 90-year-old in the lead". The News Minute. 21 March 2019.
- ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2017 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை".
- ^ "11th Annual Edison awards 2018 Winners List". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare.com.
- ^ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "10th Vijay Awards winners list".
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