| Arish Kumar | |
| Caption: | Kumar at Veerapandiapuram premiere show |
| Birth Date: | 20 September |
| Birth Place: | Chennai,TamilNadu |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2006–present |
Arish Kumar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Arish made his debut in Kasthuri Raja's coming-of-age film, Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam, where he played a youngster infatuated with an older woman played by Kiran Rathod. He made his breakthrough as an actor with a leading role in Rasu Madhuravan's Goripalayam (2010) and has often appeared in films with several lead actors.[1]
The son of editor Kumar of Ganesh-Kumar who worked in films directed by K. Balachander, He later appeared in two leading roles in consecutive films directed by Rasu Madhuravan. His first release was Goripalayam (2010), where he portrayed a disobedient youngster, and then he later appeared in Muthukku Muthaaga (2011), where he was paired opposite Oviya. In both films, he appeared as one of the four main lead actors.[2] A further multi-starrer film, Netru Indru (2014), was his next release.[3]
In June 2015, Harish married Abinaya, a doctor, at the Guruvayoor temple in Kerala. In December 2017, the couple divorced due to undisclosed reasons.[4] [5]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam | Surya | ||
| 2010 | Pugaippadam | Bala | ||
| Maathi Yosi | Pandi | |||
| Goripalayam | Azhagar | |||
| 2011 | Muthukku Muthaaga | Selvam | ||
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| Netru Indru | Narayanan | |||
| Kaadhal 2014 | Baskar | |||
| 2015 | Vethu Vettu | Machai | [6] | |
| 2019 | Miga Miga Avasaram | Samandhi's lover |