Tamil actor Arya has come under the Income Tax department's scanner and his house as well as restaurant in Chennai were raided by IT officials on June 18, Wednesday. As per reports, the raids were conducted due to the actor's links with a Kerala-based businessman who was being investigated by the IT department for quite some time now.

According to reports, IT officials conducted surprise raids at two branches of an Arabian restaurant chain in Chennai which were established by Arya. While one team of officers searched the Anna Nagar branch, the other team raided the Velachery branch.

More than five IT officials stormed inside the Anna Nagar branch in two vehicles at around 8 am on Wednesday morning, which alarmed the locals.

However, Arya reportedly sold the restaurant chain to Kerala-based businessman from Thalassery several years ago, and the raids seemed to be a part of the investigation going on around that businessman's workings.

Arya’s home on Chennai’s Poonamallee High Road was also combed through by the IT department.

The actor is yet to issue an official statement on the entire fiasco.

Arya's filmography

On the work front, Arya is known for a number of films like Arinthum Ariyamalum, Boss Engira Bhaskaran, and Raja Rani, among others. The actor recently produced the film, DD Next Level, starring Santhanam, which failed to perform at the box office.

Arya currently has his hands full with directing Pa Ranjith’s upcoming film Vettuvam.

About Arya

Born as Jamshad Cethirakath, Aryan has also appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films, besides Tamil projects. He has been honoured with two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Arya got married to actress Sayyeshaa in March 2019. The couple was blessed with a daughter in July 2021.