Arish Kumar is an Indian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough as an actor with a leading role in

Rasu Madhuravan Rasu Madhuravan (1969 – 9 July 2013) was a Tamil film director known for family dramas. He began his career as an assistant director to Manivannan, and made his directorial debut with ''Poomagal Oorvalam''. He died on 9 July 2013 from throat c ...

's ''

Goripalayam ''Goripalayam'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by ''Mayandi Kudumbathar'' fame Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Vikranth, Harish, Ramakrishnan of '' Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum'' fame, Manivannan's son R ...

'' (2010) and has often appeared in films with several lead actors.

Career

The son of editor Kumar of Ganesh-Kumar who worked in films directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

, Arish made his debut in

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's coming-of-age film, '' Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam'', where he played a youngster infatuated with an older woman played by

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. He later appeared in two leading roles in consecutive films directed by

. His first release was ''

'' (2010), where he portrayed a disobedient youngster, and then he later appeared in ''

Muthukku Muthaaga ''Muthukku Muthaaga'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil family drama film written, produced, and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. It stars Vikranth, Natraj, Harish, Oviya, Monica, Prakash, Veerasamar, Ilavarasu, and Saranya Ponvannan. The film is a very sad ...

'' (2011), where he was paired opposite

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. In both films, he appeared as one of the four main lead actors. A further multi-starrer film, ''

Netru Indru ''Netru Indru'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Padmamagan, a filmmaker who earlier directed ''Pallavan'' and the R. Parthiban-starrer ''Ammuvagiya Naan''. Prasanna and Vimal, along with Richard Rishi and Bharani of ...

'' (2014), was his next release.

Personal life

In June 2015, Harish married Abhinaya, a doctor, at the Guruvayoor temple in Kerala.

Filmography

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Arish Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)