Arjun Radhakrishnan

Arjun Radhakrishnan
Born
Alma materSavitribai Phule Pune University
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Arjun Radhakrishnan is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Hindi films. He played the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in the SonyLIV web series Rocket Boys (2022) and has since acted in films such as Jhund (2022), Dear Friend (2022), Pada (2022) and Kannur Squad (2023).

Personal life

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Arjun Radhakrishnan was born in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu to a Malayali father and Tamil mother. He was brought up in Pune and graduated with a BSc in Statistics from Savitribai Phule Pune University.[1] He worked at KPMG before resigning to pursue acting.[1]

Career

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He debuted as an actor in an independent film titled Shreelancer in 2017.[2] He made his breakthrough in the web series Rocket Boys playing the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in which his performance was praised.[3][4][5]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2017 Shreelancer Shreepad Naik Hindi
English
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2022 Jhund Arjun Borade Hindi [6]
Pada Ajay Shripad Dange IAS Malayalam [7]
Dear Friend Shyam Malayalam [8]
2023 Pop City Gulshan Kumar Hindi [9]
Kannur Squad Ameer Shah Malayalam [10]
2024 Ullozhukku Rajeev [11]
2025 Identity Amar Felix [12]

Television/Web Series

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2021-2023 Rocket Boys APJ Abdul Kalam Hindi [3][4][5]
2021 Love in the Times of Corona English
Hindi
Television Movie[13]
2025 Kerala Crime Files 2 SI Noble Malayalam [14]

Awards

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Award Category Film Result Ref.
IIFA Utsavam Performance in a Negative Role Kannur Squad Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Performing amid such fine actors an enriching experience: Arjun Radhakrishnan". Performing amid such fine actors an enriching experience: Arjun Radhakrishnan. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Joshi, Namrata (17 August 2017). "Shreelancer review: Drifting along". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on Dr Kalam". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Mitra, Shilajit (16 March 2023). "'Rocket Boys' season 2 series review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh's series reaches for broader horizons, but loses focus". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on". Hindustan Times.
  6. ^ "Jhund review: Amitabh Bachchan-starrer is an overlong meander". The Indian Express. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Arjun Radhakrishnan: 'Pada' actually opened a new world for me - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 26 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. ^ Praveen, S. R. (10 June 2022). "'Dear Friend' movie review: Tovino Thomas' drama wastes a promising build-up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. ^ Shrijith, Sajin (16 May 2023). "'Popcity' movie review: Unique hitman story with a sense of humour". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  10. ^ Praveen, S. R. (28 September 2023). "'Kannur Squad' movie review: Mammootty stars in an effective procedural drama, that works despite its generic elements". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Ullozhukku teaser: Parvathy and Urvashi traversing a predicament amid pelting rains". Cinema Express. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ Features, C. E. (16 September 2024). "First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Love In The Times Of Corona Review : A sanitised depiction of lockdown impact on relationships and realities". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Kerala Crime Files 2: Trailer of the Aju Varghese-starrer shows a investigative team's frantic search for CPO Ambili Raju". OTTplay. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  15. ^ Shiksha, Shruti (29 March 2017). "IIFA Utsavam: List Of Winners In Tamil And Malayalam Films". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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