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{{Short description|Indian film director, editor and producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arun Kumar Aravind
| image = Arun_Kumar.jpg
| imagesize =
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| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|05|22}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = 
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| othername =
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[Film Editor|editor]], [[Film Producer|producer]]
| yearsactive = 2003-2019
| children = Arsha Nayar
| website =
}}
'''Arun Kumar Aravind''' is an Indian [[film director]], [[Film editing|editor]] and [[Film producer|producer]] who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]].

== Biography ==

Arun Kumar Aravind, was better known as the editor of director [[Priyadarshan]], owns to his credit a span of 10 years' experience as a film editor. Arun, who hails from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], had done his schooling in [[St. Thomas Residential School]], graduated from [[M.G. College]], [[Trivandrum]] with a B.SC in Physics and later moved to Chennai to master Visual Effects from Pentamedia. He started his career as visual effect artist with Pentamedia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralamax.com/movies/jayasurya-and-samvrutha-in-cocktail |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918112701/http://www.keralamax.com/movies/jayasurya-and-samvrutha-in-cocktail/ |archivedate=18 September 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Arun Kumar Aravind has been director Priyadarshan's,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2923523.ece |title=Archived copy |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203083723/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2923523.ece |archive-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> principal editor from ''[[Vettam]]'' (2004) onwards before he turned to filmmaking with ''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/373942/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217202907/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/373942/ |archivedate=17 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> He edited Priyadarshan's Tamil film ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' which got [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for the Best Film in 2008. He had also worked with other well- known directors like [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]], [[Shaji Kailas]], [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/60152.html|title=Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam}}</ref>

Arun was nominated for Shantharam Award and National Award for best editing (''Kancheevaram'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/138042/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215012027/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/138042/ |archivedate=15 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Arun is the winner of 2011 Asianet Ujala Film Award & Mathrubhumi-Kalyan Film Award for the Best Editor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14834015&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005452/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14834015&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Family==
He has a daughter, Arsha Nayar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/90064 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213233736/http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/90064 |archivedate=13 December 2013 }}</ref>

==Awards==
* 2013 – [[Asiavision Awards]] – Special Jury Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
* 2012 – [[International Film Festival of Kerala|IFFK]] - NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film – ''[[Ee Adutha Kalathu]]'' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|title=Curtains down on IFFK, Sta. Nina bags Suvarna Chakoram|date=14 December 2012|newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]]|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama|Manoramaonline]]|accessdate=15 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111052013/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|archivedate=11 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Director===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
|-
! Year
! width=150|Title
! Cast
! Language
! width=100|Screenplay
! Notes
|-align="center"
|-
| 2010
|''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]''
| [[Jayasurya]], [[Anoop Menon]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]]
| Malayalam
| Anoop Menon
|
|-
| 2012
|''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]''
| [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Murali Gopy]], [[Anoop Menon]]
| Malayalam
| [[Murali Gopy]]
| {{unordered list|[[Asianet Film Awards]] for Best Editor|Asiavision Awards for Best Editor|[[IFFK]] 2012 – NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film}}
|-
| 2013
|''[[Left Right Left (film)|Left Right Left]]''
| [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Murali Gopy]], [[Lena (actress)|Lena]]
| Malayalam
| [[Murali Gopy]]
| {{unordered list|[[Asiavision Awards]] Special Jury Award for Outstanding Movie|Asiavision Awards for Best Editor}}
|-
| 2014
|''[[1 by Two]]''
| [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Murali Gopy]], [[Honey Rose]]
| Malayalam
| [[Jayamohan]]
|
|-
| 2017
|''[[Kaattu]]''
| [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], [[Murali Gopy]], [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar|Varalaxmi Sharathkumar]]
| Malayalam
| Ananthapadmanabhan
|
|-
| 2019
|''[[Under World]]''
| [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], [[Farhaan Faasil]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
| Malayalam
| Shibin Francis
|
|}

=== Producer ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
|-
! Year
! width=150|Title
! Notes
|-align="center"
|-
| 2013
|''[[Vedivazhipadu]]''
|
|-
| 2017
|''Kaattu''
|
|}

===Editor===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
|-
! Year
! width=150|Title
! width=120|Director
! Language
|-align="center"
|-
| 2003
|''[[Vasanthamalika]]''
| [[Suresh Krishnan]]
| Malayalam
|-
|2003
|''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]''
| [[T.K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| Malayalam
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Vettam]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Malayalam
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
|2005
|''[[Garam Masala (2005 film)|Garam Masala]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
|2004
| ''[[Kyon Ki]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
|2006
|''[[Chup Chup Ke]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2005
|''[[Bhagam Bhag]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dhol]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2007
|''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2007
| [[Malabar Wedding]]
| Rajesh Faisal
| Malayalam
|-
| 2007
|[[Sound of Boot]]
| Shaji Kailas
| Malayalam
|-
| 2008
|''[[Mere Baap Pehle Aap]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2009
|''[[Kanchivaram]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Tamil
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Winter (2009 film)|Winter]]''
| Dipu Karunakaran
| Malayalam
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Seetha Kalyanam (2009 film)|Seetha Kalyanam]]''
| [[T.K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| Malayalam
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Chal Chala Chal]]''
| T.K. Rajeev Kumar
| Hindi
|-
| 2009
|''[[Billu]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2009
|''[[De Dana Dan]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2010
|''[[Bumm Bumm Bole]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2010
|''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2010
|''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]''
| Himself
| Malayalam
|-
| 2010
|''[[Pathinonnil Vyazham]]''
| Suresh Krishnan
| Malayalam
|-
| 2010
|''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2012
|''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]''
| Himself
| Malayalam
|-
| 2013
|''[[Left Right Left (film)|Left Right Left]]''
| Himself
| Malayalam
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1430969}}

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[[Category:Film editors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Malayalam film editors]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Malayalam film producers]]
[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram]]

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