Arun Kurian
{{short description|Indian film actor}}
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Arun Kurian is an Indian actor who appears on Malayalam cinema. He made his feature film debut through a lead role in the coming of age film Aanandam (2016).
He played supporting roles in Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017), Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019), Thamaasha (2019), Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte (2019) and Hridayam (2022).
Career
A Thiruvalla native, Arun did his schooling in Kuwait at United Indian School till Class 9 and studied in Labour India Gurukulam Public School after that.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/arun-kurian-i-want-lessons-to-take-back-home-with-every-project-i-do/articleshow/69926081.cms|title=Arun Kurian: I want lessons to take back home with every project I do|author=Sanjith Sidhardhan |work=The Times of India|date=25 June 2019 |accessdate= 4 December 2021}} He earned his masters in business administration from Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai while simultaneously assisting in making ad films and sending his profile for audition tests. He made his acting debut as one of the seven lead actors in the 2016 coming of age film Aanandam.{{cite news|author1=Sanjith Sidhardhan |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan reveals the cast of Aanandam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Vineeth-Sreenivasan-reveals-the-cast-of-Aanandam/articleshow/53837586.cms |access-date= 4 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date= 27 January 2017}}{{cite news|author1=Anu James |title=Watch Vineeth Sreenivasan's 'Aanandam' trailer [VIDEO] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-vineeth-sreenivasans-aanandam-trailer-video-693130 |date= 10 September 2016 |work=International Business Times|accessdate=4 December 2021 }} He played Varun, whom he described as a "less-talking, less-bullshit guy".{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/010617/attending-lal-and-lal-acting-school.html|title=Attending Lal and Lal acting school|date=1 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821130149/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/010617/attending-lal-and-lal-acting-school.html|archive-date=21 August 2017|df=dmy-all|work=Deccan Chronicle}} The film was a commercial success.{{cite news|title=Malayalam film 'Anandam' dubbed into Telugu, getting ready for release|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-film-anandam-dubbed-into-telugu-getting-ready-for-release/articleshow/63112089.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date= 4 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/dear-zindagi-grosses-6-mil-usd-40-9-crores-overseas/|title=Dear Zindagi grosses 6 mil. USD [40.9 crores] in overseas|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=5 December 2016 |accessdate= 4 December 2021 }} He then starred in Lal Jose's Velipadinte Pusthakam in 2017 in which he played Sameer, whom he described as a "gregarious type, a college-going city boy". He had two releases in 2019, Oru Yamandan Premakadha and Thamaasha in which he played supporting roles.{{cite web|title=Arun Kurian: It was a dream to work with Sameer Thahir|first=Sanjith|last=Sidhardhan|date=24 June 2019|accessdate= 4 December 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/arun-kurian-it-was-a-dream-to-work-with-sameer-thahir/articleshow/69925991.cms|work=The Times of India}} He played one of the lead roles in the 2020 release Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/paapam-cheyyathavar-kalleriyatte-movie-review-rating-6280197/|title=Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte movie review: On relationships, morality and sin|date=2020-02-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-22}}
Filmography
=Films=
=Web series=
=Television=
- 2016 - JB Junction (Kairali TV)
- 2016 - I personally (Kappa TV)
- 2017 - Kuttikalodaano Kali (Mazhavil Manorama)
- 2019 - Comedy Nights with Suraj (Zee Keralam)
- 2019 - Sunday Funday (Amrita TV)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8387510}}
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Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema
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