Arvind Swamy in "Dhruva"

Arvind Swamy had such an amazing performance in “Thani Oruvan,” as the character Siddharth Abimanyu. In fact, the performance was so good that Ram Charan decided to cast him as the antagonist in the new film “Dhruva,” which is a remake of the classic “Jayam Ravi-starrer”.

However, Arvind has some reservations about playing the same role in anther film. He has already set such a high standard playing Siddharth Abhimanyu that he did not want to tamper with it. In the end, he decided to give it a try anyways, since he had not done something in Telugu in a long time. In fact, it was his first Telugu film since “Mounam” way bad in 1995.

Arvind explains how he got into the character of Siddharth – he spent some time studying the man’s life. From his scientific background to his selfish and shrewd nature, Arvind didn’t want to make Siddharth look bad on screen.

Even Charan and Arvind bonded during the filming, so well that they struggled to play foes on the screen. Charan described Arvind as the perfect gentleman and they developed a strong “bromance”.

The masculine name Arvind is a common name in India and is taken from the Sanskrit word aravinada that means “lotus”. The name also refers to the white lotus upon which the Hindu goddess of prosperity and wealth - Lakshmi – sits. Another meaning of the name is that it is the Sanskrit term aravindakasa that means the “lotus-eyed one” and is used to described the Hindu god – Vishnu.