Anbariv, also known as Anbumani and Arivumani or Anbu and Arivu is an Indian duo of

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. The duo is well known for their action sequences in films such as ''Madras'' (2014), ''Kabali'' (2016), and '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018). Anbariv won the National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer in 2019 for their work in 2018 box office hit Kannada film ''K.G.F: Chapter 1''.

Biography

Anbumani, also known as Anbu, and Arivumani or Arivu, were born as

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and were raised up in

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Career

Both of them pursued their careers as stunt choreographers in film industry. It was Anbu who joined the film industry initially before his twin brother Arivu. Both of them initially served as training assistants to some of the leading stunt masters in the Indian film industry including

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, Kecha Khamphakdee,

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and Dinesh Subbarayan. The duo debuted in Kollywood as assistant stunt directors in the 2010 film ''Naan Mahaan Alla'' before becoming prominent full fledged stunt choreographers in Indian cinema. They made their full fledged debut as stunt masters in ''

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'', In 2014 their work in the critically acclaimed film ''Madras'' which is based on street football earned them lot of appreciation and accolades. Their performance also raised spotlight and attention on them earning them nominations at the

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and in the

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for Best Stunt Director. Since then, the twin brothers have worked together in about 100 films in various languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. In 2018, the duo was suspended from the South Indian Cine and TV Stunt Artistes Union for allegations on violating the union rules and code of ethics regarding the stunt sequences and action performances. The court granted relief to the duo and allowed to rejoin the union. Anbariv received the National Award for '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' as the Best Stunt Choreographer at the

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which was held in August 2019.

Notable filmography

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Peruchazhi ''Peruchazhi'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The dialogues were co-written by Ajayan Venugopalan. Vijay Babu and Sandra Thomas produced the film for Friday Film House. I ...

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Welcome to Central Jail ''Welcome to Central Jail'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written by Benny P. Nayarambalam and directed by Sundar Das. The cinematography is handled by Alagappan N. The film features Dileep and Vedhika in the lead roles, wh ...

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Iru Mugan ''Iru Mugan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language science-fiction spy action thriller written and directed by Anand Shankar. Produced by Thameens Films, the film stars Vikram in double role alongside Nayanthara, Nithya Menen, Nassar, Thambi Ra ...

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Georgettan's Pooram ''Georgettan's Pooram'' (''Georgettan's Festival'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam action comedy film directed by K. Biju, starring Dileep in lead role. With Rajisha Vijayan,Chemban Vinod Jose , Vinay Forrt, Renji Panicker And Sharafudheen in lea ...

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Kootathil Oruthan ''Kootathil Oruthan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film, written and directed by T. J. Gnanavel. The film stars Ashok Selvan and Priya Anand. Featuring music composed by Nivas Prasanna, This movie is produce ...

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Nenjil Thunivirundhal ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' () is a 2017 Indian action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''C/O Surya''. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Mehreen Pirzada, Vikr ...

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Ramaleela ''Ramaleela'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film written by Sachy and directed by debutant Arun Gopy. It stars Dileep, Raadhika, Prayaga Martin, Mukesh, Kalabhavan Shajon, Vijayaraghavan and Siddique. The film ...

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Kammara Sambhavam ''Kammara Sambhavam'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language genre-bending satirical-thriller film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Rathish Ambat. The film was produced by Gokulam Gopalan and stars Dileep, Siddharth, Murali Gopy, Bobby ...

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Sandakozhi 2 ''Sandakozhi 2'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy. A sequel to ''Sandakozhi'', the film stars Vishal and Rajkiran reprising their roles from the first film, alongside Keerthy Suresh and Vara ...

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References

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