Arvind Swamy, once touted as the successor to Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, left films to build a business empire worth Rs 3300 crore but later suffered a stroke and battled illness for a long time. In 1991, at the age of 20, arvind swamy made his film debut with Mani Ratnam's Thalapathy. He played a character inspired by arjun from the Mahabharata. After that, she starred in Mani Ratnam's two huge national hits Roja in 1992 and bombay in 1995. The success of these films established him as a star. His stardom and acting credentials further rose
Later, two of his films spent years in production. Disheartened by his career, Swamy stopped acting in films after 2000. He concentrated on managing his father's businesses, working at v D Swamy and later at Interpro Global. In 2005, he met with an accident that left him partially paralyzed in his leg. The treatment took about 4-5 years and he suffered for a long time. Although he was already a successful entrepreneur in the early 2000s, in 2005, he founded Talent Maximus. According to reports, by 2022, the revenue of Talent Maximus was $418 million (Rs 3300 crore). In 2013, after a decade of sabbatical, Swamy was inspired by his mentor Mani Ratham to return to films with his project Cuddle. But in his second innings, he got too choosy in his choice of roles. In 2021, he made his bollywood comeback by starring as MG Ramachandran opposite kangana ranaut in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual Thalaivi.