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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arun Cherukavil
| image =
| caption =
| native_name_lang = അരുൺ ചെറുകാവിൽ
| other_names = Arun Cherukavil
| birth_date = {{birth date and age text|2 March 1981}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m3db.com/arun-0|title = അരുൺ}}</ref>
| citizenship = Indian
| occupation = Film actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| notable_works = ''[[4 the People]]''
}}

'''Arun Cherukavil''', mononymously known as '''Arun''', is an [[Indian cinema|Indian]] actor who predominantly works in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film industry. He made his film debut in 2000's with the role of Sooraj, one of the students, in [[Mohanlal]] starrer ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)|Life is Beautiful]]''. After several years, He made his comeback to the [[Film industry|film field]] in 2004 with [[Jayaraj]] directed ''[[4 the People]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ബൂലോകം|date=21 April 2020|title='ഫോർ ദി പീപ്പിൾ'- മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ ലക്ഷണമൊത്ത ന്യൂ ജനറേഷൻ സിനിമ|url=https://boolokam.com/sunil-waynz-write-about-for-the-people-movie/269879|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Boolokam|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Arun is a native of [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]] district. He completed his higher education from [[St. Paul's College, Kalamassery]].Later he chose to be an actor and moved to the film field.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

== Career ==
Arun made his film debut in ''2000'' with [[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)|''Life Is Beautiful'']], directed by [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]. In this film, he played the role of a teenage plus two student. After a gap of four years, he returned with ''[[4 the People]]''. He also had notable roles in the films ''Quotation'' and [[Amrutham (film)|''Amritham'']] released in the same year. Later, he acted in various roles as protagonist, antagonist and supporting characters. Arun, who was not active in film in the meantime, has recently made a comeback, starring in films such as [[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations|''Honey Bee 2'']], [[Under World|''Underworld'']], ''[[Driving Licence (film)|Driving License]]'' and [[Anjaam Pathiraa|''Anjaam Pathira'']].<ref>{{Cite web|title=സിനിമ തന്ന ഭാഗ്യങ്ങളും നഷ്ടങ്ങളും: അരുണുമായി ദീർഘസംഭാഷണം|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/interview/malayalam-actor-arun-long-interview-342443/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Indian Express Malayalam|date=7 March 2020 |language=ml-IN}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2000
|''[[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)|Life is Beautiful]]''
|Sooraj Kishore
|Debut Film
|-
|2002
|''[[Yathrakarude Sradhakku|Yathrakkarude Shraddhakku]]''
|Singer
|in the song "Vattayila Panthalittu"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
|''[[4 the People]]''
|Aravind Sebastian
|
|-
|''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]''
|Murugan
|
|-
|''Quotation''
|Durga
|
|-
|[[Amrutham (film)|''Amrutham'']]
|Dineshan
|
|-
|2005
|''[[By the People (2005 film)|By the People]]''
|Aravind Sebastian
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2006
|''[[Balram vs. Tharadas]]''
|Salim Saheb
|
|-
|''[[Nottam]]''
|Eby George
|
|-
|''Kalabham''
|Venkidi
|
|-
|''[[Pathaaka]]''
|Anwar
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2007
|''Best Friends''
|Sajan
|
|-
|''[[Ottakkayyan]]''
|Mr. A
|
|-
|[[November Rain (2007 film)|''November Rain'']]
|Sathya
|
|-
|[[Nasrani (film)|''Nasrani'']]
|Benny Paul
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2008
|''[[Of the People]]''
|Aravind Sebastian
|
|-
|''Anthipponvettam''
|Jeevan
|
|-
|''[[Thirakkatha]]''
|Narendran
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2009
|''[[Black Dalia]]''
|Vivek Aravindakshan
|
|-
| ''Anamika'' || Lewis ||
|-
| ''[[Boomi Malayalam]]'' || Rahul ||
|-
|''[[Parayan Marannathu]]''
|Manikandan
|
|-
|''[[Madhya Venal]]''
|Praveen
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
|[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|''Pokkiri Raja'']]
|Varun
|
|-
|''[[Mummy & Me]]''
|Freddy
|
|-
|''[[Yugapurushan]]''
|Kochuthampuran
|
|-
|''[[Chaverpada]]''
|Abhimanyu
|
|-
|2011
|''Bhagavathipuram''
|Viswanathan
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2012
|''[[Bhoomiyude Avakashikal]]''
|Unnamed Role
|
|-
|[[Hero (2012 film)|''Hero'']]
|Gowtham Menon
|
|-
|''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]''
|Satheesan a.k.a. Sagar
|
|-
|''[[Banking Hours 10 to 4]]''
|Bank Robber
|
|-
|''[[Veendum Kannur]]''
|Hassan Kutty MLA
|
|-
|''[[Prabhuvinte Makkal]]''
|Rajayogi Sukhdev
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2013
|''[[Annum Innum Ennum]]''
|Plumber Niyaz
|
|-
|''[[August Club]]''
|Kishore
|
|-
|[[Hotel California (2013 film)|''Hotel California'']]
|
|
|-
|[[Buddy (2013 film)|''Buddy'']]
|Biju Pattambi
|
|-
|[[David & Goliath (2013 film)|''David & Goliath'']]
|Sunny's Friend
|
|-
|[[D Company (film)|''D Company'']]
|News Reporter Venu
|in the Segment "''Gangs of Vadakkumnaathan"''
|-
|''[[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]]''
|Roy
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014
|[[1983 (film)|''1983'']]
|Manjula's Husband
|
|-
|''[[Angry Babies in Love]]''
|Deepak
|
|-
|[[Apothecary (film)|''Apothecary'']]
|Dr. Raheem
|
|-
|[[The Dolphins (film)|''The Dolphins'']]
|Salim Raj aka Saloottan
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|[[Onnum Onnum Moonu (film)|''Onnum Onnum Moonu'']]
|Vivek
|
|-
|''Ente Cinema''
|Film Artist
|
|-
|[[Anarkali (2015 film)|''Anarkali'']]
|Rajeev
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honey Bee 2: 10 reasons you should not miss this Bhavana movie|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/10-reasons-you-should-not-miss-this-movie-honey-bee-2|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>
|Vineeth
|
|-
|''[[Honey Bee 2.5]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|''[[Puthan Panam]]''
|Artist
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]'' || Manu Kumar ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]'' || Anwar ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2019 || ''[[Ilayaraja (film)|Ilayaraja]]'' || Thirumeni ||
|-
| ''[[Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo]]'' || Geetha's brother ||
|-
| ''[[Under World]]'' || Pulleppally Sadashivan ||
|-
| ''[[Driving Licence (film)|Driving Licence]]'' || Film Director ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Anjaam Pathiraa]]'' || Fr. Bennett Franco ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Tsunami (2021 film)|Tsunami]]'' || C.I. Bernad ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Sundari Gardens]]'' || Ajith ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Hello Mummy]]'' || Fr. Francis ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''[[Ronth]]'' || [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Jacob ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-05-15 |title=Roshan Mathew and Dileesh Pothan's Ronth gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/15/roshan-mathew-and-dileesh-pothans-ronth-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dheeran (2025 film)|Dheeran]]'' || Suhail ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-04 |title=Dheeran movie review: Rajesh Madhavan’s film teleports us to the ‘80s and ‘90s, for all the wrong reasons |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dheeran-movie-review-a-trip-to-the-80s-and-90s-you-didnt-ask-for-10105251/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || {{Pending film| Unmadham}} || {{TableTBA}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-25 |title=Kunchacko Boban-Lijomol Jose film titled Unmadham, gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Apr/25/kunchacko-boban-lijomol-jose-film-titled-unmadham-gets-release-date |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Instagram|aruncherukavilactor}}
* {{Facebook|Arun Cherukavil}}

[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kochi]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Film people from Kerala]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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FredrickGreig at 19:40, 30 April 2026