Arvind Swamy is an Indian film actor model entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the film Thalapathi 1991 and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja 1992 Bombay 1995 Minsaara Kanavu 1997 and Alaipayuthey 2000 Swamy also starred in other ventures including the Telugu film Mounam 1995 the Malayalam film Devaraagam 1996 and the Bollywood film Saat Rang Ke Sapne 1998 Swamy spent a decade in businesses ranging from software engineering construction international trade to global outsourcing before returning to acting with works such as Kadal 2013 Thani Oruvan 2015 Dear Dad 2016 Dhruva 2016 and Bogan 2016 He is the host of the third season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi on STAR Vijay