Arjun Lal
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{For|the athlete|Arjun Lal Jat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
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| known_for = Thanmathra (2005)
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Arjun Lal is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He is best known for his role in Thanmathra (2005) for which he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2013/Jul/11/arjun-lals-second-innings-495699.html|title=Arjun Lal's second innings|date=11 June 2013|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=4 March 2025}}
Career
As a child actor, Arjun Lal made his debut as Mohanlal's son in Thanmathra (2005). Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that he "is the scene stealer and has the making of a good actor".{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thanmatra-review-malayalam-pclvO2dgiieih.html|title=Review : Thanmatra|author=Moviebuzz|work=Sify|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219122532/http://www.sify.com/movies/thanmatra-review-malayalam-pclvO2dgiieih.html|archive-date=19 February 2017|access-date=4 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/thanmatra/|title=Reviews: Thanmathra |work=webindia123|access-date=4 March 2025|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618220418/https://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/thanmatra/|url-status=live}} He then took a hiatus from acting to finish his education.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/people-still-recognize-me-arjun-lal/articleshow/43422416.cms|title=People still recognize me: Arjun Lal|first=Deepa|last=Soman|date=25 September 2014|access-date=4 March 2025}} He made his comeback as a lead with Asha Black (2014) in which he played a musician from a band in Bengaluru co-starring R. Sarathkumar.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/arjun-lals-back-in-m-town/articleshow/21004612.cms|title=Arjun Lal’s back in M-Town|first=Shiba|last=Kurian|work=The Times of India|date=11 July 2013|access-date=4 March 2025}} Regarding his performance, a critic wrote, "Arjun Lal can be proud of his persuasive voice, apart from that he doesn't hold much promise for the future, as his presence, despite being the lead, is remembered for a completely ill-fitting hair style".{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Asha-Black/movie-review/44789090.cms|title=Asha Black Movie Review|first=Aswin J|last=Jose|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 February 2015}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-asha-black-is-boring-and-insipid-south/20141013.htm|title = Review: Asha Black is boring and insipid|date=13 October 2014|work=Rediff.com|first=Paresh |last= Palicha|access-date=4 March 2025}} He co-wrote the film Dear Friend (2022) with the duo Suhas-Sharfu, which was partly autobiographical about his life in Bangalore while he was studying for an MBA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-arjun-lal-glad-we-could-bring-the-diversity-in-dear-friend-as-that-is-what-bengaluru-is-all-about/a631026c8e416|title=Exclusive! Arjun Lal: Glad we could lend diversity to Dear Friend as that is what Bengaluru is all about|first=Sanjith|last=Sidharthan|date=8 June 2022|work=OTTplay|access-date=4 March 2025}} Regarding his writing and performance, a critic wrote that he has "penned a soothing friendship story filled with nostalgia, idiosyncrasies, laughter, fear, anxiety, tears and camaraderie" and that he amongst the ensemble cast made his character persuasive.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/dear-friend/movie-review/92144849.cms|title=Dear Friend Movie Review : A story on urban friendships|work=The Times of India|author=Anjana George|access-date=2025-03-04|archive-date=2022-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616234438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/dear-friend/movie-review/92144849.cms|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
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! Film ! Role ! Notes !{{Refh|multi=yes}} | |||
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| 2005 | Thanmathra | Manu Ramesh | Won{{emdash}}Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention Won{{emdash}}Asianet Film Award for Best Male New Face of the Year |
| rowspan="2"|2014 | Asha Black | rowspan="2"|Rohit | rowspan="2"|Bilingual film in Tamil-Malayalam |
| Nee Naan Nizhal | |||
| 2022 | Dear Friend | Arjun | Also screenwriter |
| 2024 | Varshangalkku Shesham | Christy | |{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2023-07-13 |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan pulls off a casting coup for his next, Varshangalkku Shesham |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/Jul/13/vineeth-sreenivasan-pulls-off-a-casting-coup-for-his-next-varshangalkku-shesham-45603.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}} |
| 2025 | {{pending film|Anomie}} | {{TBA}} | Post-production |
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