Arya is an India

India

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n film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films

Tamil cinema

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. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal

Pattiyal

Pattiyal is a 2006 Indian Tamil gangster film directed by Vishnuvardhan. The film tackles the issue of dons. It stars Arya, Bharath, Pooja Umashankar, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Cochin Haneefa and Santhana Bharathi in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...

(2006), Naan Kadavul

Naan Kadavul

Naan Kadavul is a 2009 Indian Tamil film co-written and directed by Bala, based on the Tamil novel Yezhaam Ulagam by Jayamohan who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and Pooja in the lead roles...

(2009), Madrasapattinam (2010), and Boss Engira Bhaskaran

Boss Engira Bhaskaran

Following the success of Siva Manasula Sakthi, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack of Boss Engira Bhaskaran, too. The soundtrack album, which was released on 27 August 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, contains 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Na...

(2010).
Arya was born on 11 December 1980 in Trikarpur

Trikarpur

Trikaripur is a Special Grade Panchayat situated at extreme southern part of Kasaragod District in North Malabar region of the Kerala State, India. This Panchayath consists of two villages viz. South Trikarpur and North Trikarpur...

, India

India

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 into a Malayali

Malayali

Malayali is the term used to refer to the native speakers of Malayalam, originating from the Indian state of Kerala...

 Muslim

Muslim

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 family.. He has a younger brother, named Sathya

Sathya (actor)

Sathya is a Tamil film actor who will debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in the lead role. His elder brother is the prominent actor, Arya. Sathya has numbers of films to release.-Personal life:...

, and Razi, who is studying. He graduated with an engineering degree from Crescent Engineering College

Crescent Engineering College

B. S. Abdur Rahman University is a private university from the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Previously functioning under Madras University and Anna University as B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, the institute gained deemed status in 2008–09, and was renamed B. S. Abdur Rahman...

, based at Vandalur

Vandalur

Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

, Chennai

Chennai

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. He did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai

SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai

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.
While working as a computer engineer, Arya was approached by late cinematographer Jeeva

Jeeva (director)

Jeeva was a popular cinematographer and film director in Tamil cinema.-Career:The four completed films he directed, namely 12B, Run , Ullam Ketkumae and Unnale Unnale, have become blockbusters. He died after suffering acute cardiac arrest in Russia on 25 June at the age of 43...

 to audition for his Ullam Ketkumae

Ullam Ketkumae

Ullam Ketkumae is a 2005 Tamil romantic film directed and co-written by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha. The film features Shaam, Arya, Laila, Asin and Pooja in the lead roles as five college students. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj, while Vairamuthu penned the...

in 2003.