Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, filmmaker and

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. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film ''

Oomai Vizhigal ''Oomai Vizhigal'' (; Gouged eyes) is an Indian 1986 Tamil-language crime action film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian, Karthik, Chandrasekhar and Jaishankar, along with Ravichandran and Malaysia Vasudevan i ...

'' (1986). After retiring from acting, he took the post of chief producer for the

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-based

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, a film production and distribution company, however, he later started his own production and distribution company A&P Groups. He is the secretary of South Indian Film Financiers Association (Siffa) and he is also the president of South Indian Film Exporters Association (Sifea).

Politics

He became a

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in 2011 after contesting in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a

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(DMDK) candidate for the constituency of

Peravurani Peravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Peravurani Taluk and Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency). It is declared as Selection Grade Town Panchay ...

. On 21 February 2016, Arun Pandian and nine other MLAs tendered their resignations prior to the Assembly election in the state. On 25 February 2016, he joined the

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(AIADMK) in the presence of party general secretary and Tamil Nadu chief minister

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Family and education

He is son of retired

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D. P. Chellaiah and resides in Tirunelveli.
/ref> His late brother C. Durai Pandian directed the film ''

Uzhiyan ''Oozhiyan'' () is a 1994 Tamil-language action drama film directed by actor Arun Pandian's brother C. Durai Pandian. The film stars Arun Pandian and Vineetha, with Sarath Babu, Mansoor Ali Khan, Janagaraj, Mohan Natarajan, Geetha, Vijaya Ch ...

'' (1994) with Arun Pandian starring in the lead role. He has three daughters, named Kavitha Pandian, Kirana Pandian, and Keerthi Pandian. He holds a Bachelors in

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from

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. His daughter

Keerthi Pandian Keerthi Pandian (born 18 February 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and theatre. She made her debut in 2019 in the adventure film ''Thumbaa'' in the direction of Harish Ram. She then garnered critical acclaim for ...

and his niece

Ramya Pandian Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in '' Joker'' (2016) and ''Aan Devathai'' (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". Career ...

are working as actresses.

Filmography

As actor

As producer

As distributor

*'' Sakka Podu Podu Raja'' (2017) *'' Velaikkaran'' (2017) *''

Maayavan ''Maayavan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language science fiction thriller film co written, produced and directed by C. V. Kumar. The film stars Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi while Jackie Shroff, Daniel Balaji, Mime Gopi, R. Amarendran, B ...

'' (2017) *'' Sarkar'' (2018) *''

Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Siva. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film was officially announced on 20 November 2017 an ...

'' (2019)

References

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