Английская Википедия:Arav

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox person Arav (Шаблон:IPAc-en born as Nafeez Kizar) is an Indian actor and model who works in the Tamil film industry. After making his acting debut through the Vijay Antony-starrer Saithan (2016), he became known after winning the first season of the Tamil reality television show Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan.

Career

Arav was born in Nagercoil in southern Tamil Nadu as Nafeez Kizar on 31 October 1990. His father worked as a professor at Trichy Government Law College, which prompted the family to shift to Trichy, where Arav spent his formative years. He did his schooling in Trichy at Kamala Niketan Montessori School before moving to Chennai to pursue a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hindustan University. Following his education, Arav attempted the Civil Service Exams before settling for a job with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles and then with Apollo Tyres.Шаблон:Citation needed He was talent-spotted by celebrity photographer V. S. Anandhakrishna who introduced Arav to the world of modelling and held a shoot with him, prompting a Dubai-based garment company to approach him within a week of the shoot.Шаблон:Citation needed He subsequently went on to do more than three hundred TV commercials and print ads for brands, establishing himself in the South Indian modelling industry.Шаблон:Citation needed

At the start of his career, Arav portrayed minor background characters in films, notably being seen in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) as a colleague of Dulquer Salmaan's character. Arav then portrayed his first major role in Pradeep Krishnamoorthy's psychological thriller, Saithan (2016), portraying a negative supporting role alongside Vijay Antony and Arundathi Nair. He will next be seen portraying the leading role of a police officer in the horror film Meendum Vaa Arugil Vaa (2017).

In 2017, Arav appeared as a contestant on the television show Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan. After entering the house on the first day of the show, he survived eviction for hundred days and finished as the first season's winner. The success of his appearance on the show, prompted several filmmakers to approach him to play lead roles in their films. He first signed a project with director Saravanan, while he also has a film with director Maran, where he portrays a police officer and features opposite actress Samyukta Hornad. A further project is the feature-length adaptation of Manikandan's short film – Meendum Oru Punnagai, which is being directed by Sameer Bharat Ram. Another film in production is Brain, directed by Vijay Sri.

Personal life

Arav married actress Raahei in September 2020. They have a son, born in November 2021, and a daughter born in October 2023.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2014	Amara Kaaviyam		Uncredited
2015	O Kadhal Kanmani	Adhi's co worker	Uncredited
2016	Saithan	Nataraj
2019	Market Raja MBBS	Market Raja
2022	Kalaga Thalaivan	Arjun
2023	Maruthi Nagar Police Station	Nedunchezhiyan
TBA	Vidaa Muyarchi

Short films

• Oru Cup Coffee (2015)

Television

• Bigg Boss Tamil Season 1 (2017) as Contestant/Winner
• Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2 (2018) (Guest From Day 88 to 89)
• BB Jodigal Guest - Grand Launch

External links

• Шаблон:Twitter