Arya is the quintessential unconventional hero-from his looks to his choice of roles, there is nothing remotely typical about him. He first grabbed eyeballs not with his own light eyes but with his breakout performance in Arindhum Ariyamalum and there has been no looking back for him ever since. Tackling risky projects which his contemporaries avoid, he has repeatedly delivered the goods. Movies like Naan Kadavul, “Madrasapattinam, Boss Engira Baskaran have gone on to become cult classics defying all odds. He may be the dark horse of the industry but he is clearly a winner.