Arun Alexander

Indian actor (1973–2020)

Arun Alexander
Born	(1973-10-14)14 October 1973 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	28 December 2020(2020-12-28) (aged 47) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–2020

Arun Alexander (14 October 1973^[1] – 28 December 2020^[2]) was an Indian actor and a dubbing artist for Tamil-language films. He was a regular in Lokesh Kanagaraj and Nelson's films. He voiced Optimus Prime and Baloo in the Tamil dubs of Transformers: Age of Extinction and The Jungle Book respectively.

Death

He died on 28 December 2020 due to a heart attack.^[2] The films Master and Doctor were dedicated in his honour.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Sawaari	Ponmala
2017	Maanagaram	Winnings' kidnapping gang member
2018	Kolamavu Kokila	Bobi
2019	Kaithi	Paalpandi
	Bigil	Minister	^[4]
	Jada	Elango
2020	Topless	Johnny	Web series
2021	Master	Essaki
	Dikkiloona	Dr. Stanford/Transpa
	Doctor	Navneeth	^[5]

Dubbing artist

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) for Andy Dufresne - Tamil version
Toy Story (1995) for Woody - Tamil version
Men in Black (1997) for Agent J - Tamil version
Dr. Dolittle (1998) for Dr. Dolittle - Tamil version
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) for Chris Gardner - Tamil version
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) for Wolverine - Tamil version
Sherlock Holmes (2009) for Sherlock Holmes - Tamil version
2012 (2009) for Scientist - Tamil version
Avatar (2009) for Jake Sully - Tamil version
Thor (2011) for Thor Odinson - Tamil version
Fast Five (2011) for Brian O'Conner - Tamil version
The Avengers (2012) for Thor Odinson - Tamil version
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) for Manny - Tamil version
Thor: The Dark World (2013) for Thor Odinson - Tamil version
Rio 2 (2014) - Tamil version
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) for Eret - Tamil and Telugu versions
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) for Optimus Prime - Tamil version
Furious 7 (2015) for Brian O'Conner - Tamil version
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) for Thor Odinson - Tamil version
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) for Benji - Tamil version
The Jungle Book (2016) for Baloo - Tamil version
It (2017) for Pennywise the Dancing Clown - Tamil version
Justice League (2017) for Aquaman/Arthur Curry - Tamil version
Aquaman (2018) for Aquaman/Arthur Curry - Tamil version
It Chapter Two (2019) for Pennywise the Dancing Clown - Tamil version

References

^ Arun Alexander Bio
^ ^a ^b "Actor and dubbing artiste Arun Alexander dies at 48 in Chennai". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
^ "'Doctor' 100 crores at the BO: Director Nelson thanks everyone". Sify. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021.
^ "'Master' actor Arun Alexander passes away due to a heart attack". The Times of India. 29 December 2020.
^ "Doctor Movie Review: Doctor is a deliciously dark comedy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.