Arunkumar has an enviable backing in his father Vijayakumar who is a veteran in the Tamil industry. In fact, it was expected that with the widespread connections that his father commands, it would be a cakewalk for him. The talented actor who can also shake a leg well has not exactly been flooded with offers. Also, all the films that he has done so far were not big hits – Iyarkai, Jananam etc. Now he is busy with Thunichal. He also has two other projects in the pipeline – one being produced by Arjun and the other being produced by Cheran.