Arjun Radhakrishnan

Arjun Radhakrishnan
Arjun Radhakrishnan
Born	Nagarcoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Savitribai Phule Pune University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present
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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

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

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

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2017	Shreelancer	Shreepad Naik	Hindi English	^[2]
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]
2023	Kannur Squad	Ameer Shah	Malayalam	^[10]
2024	Ullozhukku	Rajeev		^[11]
2025	Identity	Amar Felix		^[12]
TBD	Untitled Salim Ahmed Film	TBA

Television/Web Series


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


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

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Joshi, Namrata (17 August 2017). "Shreelancer review: Drifting along". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on Dr Kalam". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2023.
^ "Jhund review: Amitabh Bachchan-starrer is an overlong meander". The Indian Express. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Shrijith, Sajin (16 May 2023). "'Popcity' movie review: Unique hitman story with a sense of humour". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ 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.
^ "Ullozhukku teaser: Parvathy and Urvashi traversing a predicament amid pelting rains". Cinema Express. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Features, C. E. (16 September 2024). "First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Shiksha, Shruti (29 March 2017). "IIFA Utsavam: List Of Winners In Tamil And Malayalam Films". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

External links

Arjun Radhakrishnan at IMDb

[:8-1] "Performing amid such fine actors an enriching experience: Arjun Radhakrishnan". Performing amid such fine actors an enriching experience: Arjun Radhakrishnan. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[:6-2] Joshi, Namrata (17 August 2017). "Shreelancer review: Drifting along". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[:1-3] "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on Dr Kalam". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[:7-4] 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.

[:0-5] "Rocket Boys' Arjun Radhakrishnan is ready for a spinoff on". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2023.

[:2-6] "Jhund review: Amitabh Bachchan-starrer is an overlong meander". The Indian Express. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[:4-7] "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.

[:3-8] 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.

[:5-10] 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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