Arun Kumar the Founder of Casa Grande - one of the leading real estate companies (especially in luxury villas and apartments) in Tamilnadu. He hails from a middle class background, and after starting the company in 2004, he has grown it to over Rs. 200 Cr in 2013. He has been awarded the "Indian Achievers for infrastructure devolpement" by Indian Economic Development & Research Association.
Prior to Casa Grande, he worked with Wipro InfoTech in marketing and was a serial entrepreneur with various ventures in floral and medical business prior to this.
Casa Grande was funded by a venture capital fund during its early days, and Arun Kumar later bought the VC out at 10x their initial investment value.