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Arun Pandian

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Arun Pandian
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
23 May 2011 – 21 February 2016
Preceded byM. V. R. Veera Kabilan
Succeeded byM. Govindarasu
ConstituencyPeravurani
Personal details
BornArun Pandian Chellaiah
(1958-07-13) 13 July 1958 (age 68)
Batticaloa, Dominion of Ceylon
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
SpouseVijaya (m. 1982)
Children3 including Keerthi Pandian
RelativesRamya Pandian (niece), Ashok Selvan (Son-in-law)
OccupationActor, director, producer, politician

Arun Pandian is an Indian politician and Actor from Tamil Nadu, India.[1] He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Peravurani Assembly constituency,[2] representing the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.

He is the secretary of South Indian Film Financiers Association (Siffa) and he is also the president of South Indian Film Exporters Association (Sifea).[3][4]

Politics

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He became a Member of Legislative Assembly in 2011 after contesting in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) candidate for the constituency of Peravurani.[5][6][7] On 21 February 2016, Arun Pandian and nine other MLAs tendered their resignations prior to the Assembly election in the state.[8] On 25 February 2016, he joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the presence of party general secretary and the then Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa.[9][10]

Family and education

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Arun Pandian was born on 13 July 1958 as the son of retired Lieutenant colonel D. P. Chellaiah and resides in Tirunelveli.[11] His late brother C. Durai Pandian directed the film Uzhiyan (1994) with Arun Pandian starring in the lead role.[12] He has three daughters including Kavitha Pandian (who worked as a producer) and Keerthi Pandian.[11] He holds a Bachelors in economics from Madras University.[11] His daughter Keerthi and his niece Ramya Pandian are working as actresses.

Filmography

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Tamil films

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YearFilmRoleNotes
1982 Ilanjodigal
1985Chidambara RahasiyamArun
1986Oomai VizhigalVijay
1987VilanguBabu
Oor KuruviVasanth
1990Inaindha KaigalMajor David Kumar
1991AdhikariDuraipandi IRSDubbed into Telugu as Customs Officer
1992Kottai VaasalVelu, SendhoorapandiDual roles
1993MutrugaiBalakrishnanDubbed into Telugu as Lakshyam
1994UzhiyanThilakanDubbed into Telugu as Indian Citizen
1995AsuranDSP PrasadDubbed into Telugu as Commando
Raja MuthiraiRajkumar IPS
1996ThayagamBayilvanExtended Guest Appearance
Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum PennaleDCP Anthony IPSDubbed into Telugu as Adhikari
ThuraimugamJohnny
1997Roja MalareArun
KadavulThamizharasanDubbed into Telugu as Shakti
1998Aasai ThambiVinodh
Urimai PorACP Raja Yesu Mohamed
1999SivanACP Alex IPS
2000Independence DaySP Subhash IPS
VeeranadaiKottaisamy
PuratchikkaaranAnbu
2001RishiSathyan
Kaatrukkenna VeliLTTE soldier
2002DevanAlex Devan (Jackson)Also director
2003VikadanInspector Selvakumar
2006ThirupathiACP Murali
Kovai BrothersDr. Gnanasekaran
2008InbaMala Ganesan
Madurai Ponnu Chennai PaiyanVisa's uncle
2010Thambi ArjunaChief Minister
VirudhagiriFranklin Williams
2015Savaale SamaaliHimselfCameo appearance
2021AnbirkiniyalSivam
2022AadhaarYusuf
TriggerSI Sathya Moorthy
2024AthomugamIndrajithCameo Appearance
Demonte Colony 2Dr. Richard
2025AkkenamPandian
RightSakthivel Pandian

Films in other languages

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YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1992Prema ShikharamAnthonyTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Rojakkal Unakkaga
1993DhadiSivajiDubbed into Tamil as Police Attack
Nakshathra PoratamBhagathDubbed into Tamil as Nakshatra Poratam
1994Anokha PremyudhAnthonyHindi
NeramShankar DadaTelugu
Dongala RajyamSurendranDubbed into Tamil as Chinna Durai Periya Durai
Nyaya Rakshana
1996AayudhaDanielKannadaDubbed into Tamil as Thilagavathi CBI
Dubbed into Telugu as CID
1997Hai BangaloreVasudevDubbed into Tamil as Time Bomb
Dubbed into Telugu as Political Encounter
Jackie ChanACP SimhaDubbed into Tamil and Telugu as Jackie Chan
AkkaInspector AjayDubbed into Tamil as Commissioner Ajay
Central JailPrathap
Lady CommissionerSurajDubbed into Tamil as Kiran I.P.S
Lady TigerDubbed into Tamil as Lady Tiger
Yuva ShakthiYuvarajDubbed into Tamil as Pulanaivu Thurai
1998Amar Akbar AnthonyAnthonyDubbed into Tamil as Rowdy Vamsam
Dubbed into Telugu as Rowdy Vamsham
KingChandrahasa
1999Naga SakthiDhanushTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Naga Devi
PoliceVijayDubbed into Tamil as No. 1 Police
The KillerGowdaKannadaDubbed into Tamil as Kakki Chattaya Karuppu Chattaya
2000 Independence DaySP Subhash
NagulammaVeerannaTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Nagathamman
Ee Tharam NehruCBI Officer Ranjith Kumar
SradhaDr. Lucifer MunnaMalayalamDubbed into Tamil as Dhool Police
2001Orey ThammuduTelugu
2003DaaliKannada
2005DhairyamPolice inspectorTelugu
2007ChallengeArun

As producer

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YearMovieLanguage
1988Senthoora PooveTamil
1992Kaviya Thalaivan
2002Devan
2003Vikadan
2008Aegan
2009Sarvam
Peraanmai
Villu
2010Angadi Theru
Nandalala
2012Murattu Kaalai
2015Savaale Samaali
2017Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
2018Junga
2021Anbirkiniyaal

As story writer

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As distributor

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References

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  1. ↑ "Suspended town services revived". The Hindu. 6 September 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "16th Assembly Members". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "South Indian Film Financiers Association launched". Cinema Express. 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Arun Pandian elected as the President of South Indian Film Exporters Association". 29 August 2017.
  5. ↑ The Hindu : States / Tamil Nadu : Two more DMDK MLAs meet Jayalalithaa
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Tamil Nadu: Ten dissident MLAs resign, to join AIADMK". Deccan Chronicle. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ten former DMDK, PMK and PT MLAs join AIADMK in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly: 10 Opposition MLAs to join AIADMK". The Indian Express. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 [dead link]
  12. ↑ "Costume Designer turned to an actress!". entertainment.chennaipatrika.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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