Arya (born
Jamshad Cethirakath on 11 December 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in
Tamil films. He was born in
Trikaripur,
Kerala into a
Malayali Muslim family. He has a younger brother, named
Sathya (Shahir), who is also a film actor. He graduated with an
engineering degree from
Crescent Engineering College, based at
Vandalur,
Chennai. He did his schooling in
SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai.