This actor was called the successor of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Despite becoming a star in his 20s, he quit films and went on to build Rs 3300 crore business empire.
When we talk about Tamil actors, the first two names that instantly strike our mind are Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. However, in the 1990s, another actor from Tamil cinema gained stardom in his initial years. He was also called as the successor of these two megastars. He was bigger than Ajith, Dhanush, and even Vikram. However, this actor quit films and focused on making a grand business empire worth Rs 3300 crores. He also battled paralysis, and returned to films after a decade.
1. Arvind Swamy
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Arvind was the discovery of the director Mani Ratnam. At 20, Arvind Swamy made his film debut in Ratnam’s Thalapathi (1991), where he played a character inspired by Mahabharat’s Arjun. He starred in two massive national hits from the director – Roja in 1992 and Bombay in 1995.
2. Arvind Swamy's Bollywood debut
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Arvind Swamy's career was further boosted when he starred in the 1997 National Award-winning film Minsaara Kanavu alongside Kajol. In the same year, he made his Bollywood debut opposite Juhi Chawla in Saat Rang Ke Sapne.
3. Arvind Swamy got paralysed and quit films
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By the late 90s Arvind films' were not doing well at the box office. Two of his films spent years in production. Discouraged by this trajectory of his career, Swamy stopped acting in films after 2000. In 2005, he had an accident, which led to partial paralysis of his leg. The treatment took about 4-5 years and left him in pain for a prolonged period.
4. Arvind Swamy became successful entrepreneur
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During his sabbatical, Arvind focussed on managing his father’s business interests, working in V D Swamy and Company, and later in on managing his father’s business interests, working in V D Swamy and Company, and later in InterPro Global. In 2005, Arvind founded his most successful endeavour to date. Just before his injury, Swamy founded Talent Maximus, a company engaged in payroll processing and temporary staffing in India. As per multiple market tracking portals like RocketReach, in 2022, the revenue of Talent Maximus was a whopping $418 million (Rs 3300 crore). Swamy continues to be involved in the operations of the company.
5. Arvind Swamy's acting comeback
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In 2013, over a decade after his sabbatical, Swamy was persuaded by his mentor Mani Ratnam to return to films with his project Kadal. The actor eventually began doing more roles but has been more selective in his second innings. In 2021, he made his comeback to Bollywood as well, when he played MG Ramachandran opposite Kangana Ranaut in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual Thalaivii.
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