Meet 26-year-old Do Aur Do Pyaar actor who designed Alia Bhatt's Alpha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Tumbbad 2 posters

If you've liked the posters of Bramayugam, Diés Iraé, Vrushakarma, Alpha and Tumbbad 2, meet the actor who designed them.

Posters for recent films, such as Bramayugam, Diés Iraé and Lokah in Malayalam, and Alpha and Tumbbad 2 in Hindi, caught attention for their minimalist yet detail-filled designs. Turns out the person behind them is a 26-year-old Malayalam actor and designer. Find out how one thing led to another for this South Indian actor who was approached by Yash Raj Films.

Malayalam actor Arun Ajikumar designed the posters of Alpha and Tumbbad 2.

Meet actor Arun Ajikumar

If you’ve seen recent releases such as Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024), Diés Iraé (2025) and Sarvam Maya (2025), you must have seen Arun Ajikumar in key roles. He played the leader of a drug-addled gang in Sarvam Maya and a haunted, heartbroken brother in Diés Iraé. Arun is also the founder and creative head of Aesthetic Kunjamma, a firm that designs posters, as well as handles branding and marketing. Their most famous film posters also include Patriot (2026), Vrushakarma (2026), and Mysaa (2026).

How Lokah led to YRF approaching Arun

Arun told OnManorama recently that the striking monochrome posters of Mammootty’s Bramayugam caught everyone’s attention. But it was Kalyani Priyadarshan’s Lokah that changed the game for him. “After Lokah, a person from Yash Raj Films' marketing team contacted us. They said they were working on this action film, Alpha, and wanted something fresh. We pitched an idea, they liked it, and that's how we became part of the project.” And because of the horror projects he had already worked on, the makers of Tumbbad 2 also approached.

On Aesthetic Kunjamma’s page, Arun and his team thanked YRF when they released the poster of Alpha in March. They also wrote, “An exciting journey collaborating with the team on this one. Grateful to everyone who continues to support us and to the new filmmakers who believe in our vision.” The poster teases Alia’s first look from the spy thriller, with her look hidden behind an alpha symbol. The YRF spy universe film will also star Sharvari and Bobby Deol.

In April, he announced that he was designing for Tumbbad 2 by releasing a motion poster and writing, “TUMBBAD 2. Honoured to kickstart our campaign with this motion design video created for the second instalment of Tumbbad. Tumbbad 2 marks our next Bollywood film, and we’re super excited to collaborate with @sohumshahfilms and @penmovies on this one.” While Arun’s dream has always been to be an actor, he mentions that designing was just another creative outlet till he made it big.