Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in

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language films.

Early life

Thrigun was born as the only son to his parents and did his schooling in Vizag and pursued journalism in

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. Before moving into theatre, he did several short films and over twenty shows at a semi-professional level, including shows for Madras Players and Boardwalkers.

Career

Thrigun met

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during an audition for ''

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'', the Tamil version of the 2007 Telugu film '' Happy Days'', which Prakash Raj had been producing. Through Prakash Raj he was able to meet other producers and was signed on to play the male protagonist in the 2009 Telugu thriller film '' Katha''. The film also featured

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and won critical acclaim upon release, with a critic noting that he made a "fairly competent" debut. In 2010, he was signed by Narayan Nagendra Rao to star in ''

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'' alongside Regina Cassandra, his co-star in the short film ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi''. However, the pair was replaced by Aari and Shubha Phutela after a delay in production. ''Inidhu Inidhu'' released only in 2010 and was a box office failure with very little publicity during release, and his next Tamil film ''

Theneer Viduthi ''Theneer Viduthi'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by music composer S. S. Kumaran and starring Adith Arun and Reshmi Menon. Plot A hardworking man in the day, Kumaran (Adith Arun), turns a drunkard by night. ...

'' (2011) faced a similar response. His next release in Telugu was ''Weekend Love'' in 2014 which was a disaster garnering lukewarm response. His much anticipated Telugu film ''Tungabhadra'' produced by Sai Korrapati was released in March 2015 and sunk without a trace despite earning him positive reviews. In 2017, he starred in Yupp TV Web Series ''Mana Mugguri Love Story'', alongside Telugu stars Navdeep and

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. The series received positive response and was a success.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arun, Adith Living people Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors in Telugu cinema