Hello nettv4u viewers!
I am Arul Das
You might have seen me in many movies as villain.
After completing my school education, I was interested in photography.
So I learn still photography and did some photo shoot for marriages and for my friends.
Then I learnt Videography
At that time I was able to cover a lot of different people and culture.
So I like travelling and its some thing I have always felt pleasant.
The reason i'm getting so many roles is my friends.
I've been in this industry for 15 as a cinematographer and I've a lot of friends in all the circles. So whenever one starts a movie, he calls upon me to a role.
Because the desire for cinema has brought so many different people from different localities together and hence everyone has got a lot of friends here. My sincere thanks to all my friends.
After the grand opening I got from Naan Mahan Alla, Soodhu Kavvum helped me to reach even more. And people started recognizing me by the role Doctor.
Thanks to Nalan Kumarasamy. I'm getting lot of movies now.
Thanks to Magizh Thirumeni Sir for the Rough and Tough and a frightening role in Thadayara thaaka.
And after that did a role in Ram's Thangameengal. Its a role of a doubting husband who later changes his mind. I thank all my friends for these different roles.
The most memorable role came when I acted along side Kamal Sir in Paapanaasam, a very good family subject. I acted as a cop.
When I started as an assistant cinematographer, I worked in Rajini Sir's Arunachalam, and after I became an actor, I wouldn't say I acted, I'm proud that I shared screen space with the UlagaNaayagan
Because even a single photo with him is a big thing and now i've acted alongside him and its a big honour.
Its always nervous to act with such legends. But he was calm, composed and eased us and made us perform more naturally.
He became one among us and that eased more nervousness. He remained calm even if we didn't do well. He encouraged us a lot and made us perform our best. And I'm always thankful to him.
Jeethu Joseph, the director, such a cool and calm person. Always supportive and he gets the required output from his artists and technicians in a calm manner
There was an assistant director, a casual guy wearing a faded tee. Nobody was aware that he is the son of Mohanlal sir.
He never had any attitude of a Superstar's son. He behaved like a typical assistant director and mingled well with us during the shoot.
Even though it is produced by his uncle, he never showed it off. He stayed with them in a simple room and remained humble. I felt like touching the feet of his mother who raised him like this.
We all know Mohanlal is a big actor and how wealthy he is. His wife took the responsibility to raise such a child. Hats off to her!
People think its easy to act and so many youngsters are interested in cinema mainly because of the channels telecasting more cinema related stuffs.
Its not that easy to make it big in cinema. But if you have the knowledge and dedication, big opportunities awaits you.
I was a cinematographer and thanks to Suseendran, I became an actor and I'm doing a lot of villain roles and I know how difficult it is to act.
Take for instance a fight sequence takes 7-10 days and so many have lost hands, legs even lives during the shoot and We must be prepared for anything.
I want to perform all kinds of roles and want to be a versatile actor. M.R.Radha sir is my inspiration.
He not only did negative shades but also many supporting roles even comical ones as well. There may be many great actors, he remains to be my role model.
Even though I'm a busy person now, i never miss any family functions or my friend's family functions. Because they are the ones who matter the most in life.
As I said earlier, I have a lot of friends, especially in this industry which keeps my career moving.
I have about 10-15 family friends. Every year we go on vacation. However busy we maybe, we always find some time and we never skip it.
It helps in getting to know each others family better and it is a delight for the kids as well.
I feel everyone in cinema must spend time with their family.
Like every other person I too had dreams of achieving things in cinema. I worked hard for it and now I've reached this position after almost 20 years.
I started off as a cameraman and now i'm a well known actor.
I came to Chennai with lot of dreams like everyone and Bala sir helped me take the first step. He introduced me to a cameraman and I joined as his assistant
And Suseendran helped me take another step forward by introducing me as an actor.
There will be people always ready to help you out in cinema.
I too want to help people and it will also be a step forward for me. I want to produce good movies and give chance to the youngsters out there.
Its not about money. I always wanted to make good quality movies. So many good movies are coming and there are so many youngsters with potentials and I want to help them achieve their dreams.
And we have so many aspiring technicians, people with different and thoughtful stories and capable and potential actors as well.
We have so many talented assistant cinematographers and musicians. I want to give them a chance and I've started working on it. Soon you will see me as a successful producer in Tamil cinema.
My sincere thanks to all of you for patiently listening to the path I crossed and the present I live in and about my friends and family.
I hope you will all love the interviews and other stuffs the nettv4u gives you. Keep supporting. Thank you.
