In his 10 years in the industry, Arya has co-starred with many big names of the South film industry, from Prakash Raj to Ajith and from Madhavan to Prithviraj. He has proved his acting skills by acting in a wide array of genres- thriller, comedy,
Arya is the ambassador of television and print marketing campaigns of Otto, the flagship brand of Pothys Clothing.
Some of his upcoming films include 'Purampokku', 'Meekaamann', an untitled Rajesh project and an untitled Vishnuvardhan Project.
In 2013, Arya starred in a supporting role in the Aijth starrer - 'Arrambam'. He was last seen in Selvaraghavan's high-budget movie 'Irandaam Ulagam'.
2010 became a career-defining year for Arya. As his film continued to attract critical acclaim and also become commercial hits, he was catapulted into the top 10 ranks of actors of Tamil cinema.
Arya also owns a production house, The Show People. His romantic comedy movie 'Boss Engira Baskaran' was co-produced by his production house.
Arya appeared in a cameo role in the 2011 Malayalam movie 'Urumi' which also starred Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D'Souza and Vidya Balan. He had a double role in this movie.
In 2011, Arya made his debut in the Telegu movies through the film 'Varudu', in which he essayed a negative role. His performance won critical acclaim.
'Ponniyin Selvan', 'Avan Ivan', 'Vettai', 'Raja Rani' are some of his other mention-worthy films.
Some of his note-worthy films include 'Kalabha Kadhalan', 'Pattiyal', 'Naan Kadavul' and 'Sarvam'.
By the end of 2009, Arya was ranked No.12 of the bankable star of Tamil cinema.
Arya's next film 'Oru Kalluriyin Kathai' also made it big at the box-office and he was touted as the next pin-up boy of Kollywood.
Both 'Arinthum Ariyamalum' and 'Ullam Ketkumae' were huge hits at the box-office.
But the film was delayed and released after his second film - Vishnuvardhan's 'Arinthum Ariyamalum'. In this film Arya acted as the son to super star Prakash Raj. Both the film and Arya's acting was critically acclaimed and he went on to win the
Arya started off his career as a computer engineer. However, his passion for filming brought him to the modelling world. His stint with the film industry started when was approached by late cinematographer Jeeva to audition for the film 'Ullam
Arya did his schooling from SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai and then graduated with an engineering degree in Computer Science Engineering from Crescent Engineering College in Vandalur, Chennai.
Arya was born to parents Umer and Jamila. His father is a prominent restaurateur and football champion. His younger brother Sathya (in pic) is also an actor.
Arya was born as Jamshad Cethirakath on December 11, 1980 in Trikarpur, Kerala.