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. He worked at KPMG before resigning to pursue acting.

Career

He debuted as an actor in an independent film titled Shreelancer in 2017. He made his breakthrough in the web series Rocket Boys playing the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in which his performance was praised.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2017ShreelancerShreepad NaikHindi English
2022JhundArjun BoradeHindi
PadaAjay Shripad Dange IASMalayalam
Dear FriendShyamMalayalam
2023Pop CityGulshan KumarHindi
Kannur SquadAmeer ShahMalayalam
2024UllozhukkuRajeev
2025IdentityAmar Felix
TBDUntitled Salim Ahmed FilmTBA

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2021-2023Rocket BoysAPJ Abdul KalamHindi
2021Love in the Times of CoronaEnglish HindiTelevision film
2025Kerala Crime Files 2SI NobleMalayalam

Accolades

AwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
IIFA UtsavamPerformance in a Negative RoleKannur SquadWon

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