Silambarasan (born 3 February 1983) is an Indian actor, director, singer and television celebrity who works in Tamil cinema. He began his career playing minor roles as a child artist in films produced by his father, T. Rajendar. His debut, as a lead actor, was in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), which was produced and directed by his father.
His second film Dum (2003), a remake of the 2002 Kannada film Appu, fared well commercially. In the same year he appeared in Alai, a box office failure. Silambarasan had three releases in 2004. The first was Kovil, which deals with the relationship between a Hindu boy and a Christian girl. Silambarasan was praised by Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu for acting with "restraint and maturity". It was a box office success. Silambarasan appeared next in Kuthu, a remake of the Telugu film Dil. The film received unfavourable reviews but had a successful theatrical run. His final release in 2004 was Manmadhan, which he also wrote. The film was a major success, and propelled Silambarasan to stardom. The following year, he had only one release: Thotti Jaya, in which he plays an orphaned gangster who finds love. In 2006, Silambarasan had two releases: Saravana (directed by K. S. Ravikumar) and Vallavan which he helped write and directed himself. The film was a box office success. He starred in two films in 2008: the action-masala films Kaalai and Silambattam. Neither received positive reviews, but the latter was profitable.
Silambarasan's sole release in 2010 as a lead actor was the romance Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, directed and written by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film attained cult status in Tamil cinema, and was a major breakthrough in his career. It was considered an image makeover for Silambarasan as most of his earlier films were in the action genre. The following year, he appeared in two films. The first was the ensemble drama Vaanam, where he stars as an impoverished cable operator. The second was Osthe, a remake of the Hindi film Dabangg where he played a police officer. Podaa Podi, which began production in 2008 and was released in 2012, was a commercial failure. His next appearance as a lead actor was in Vaalu (2015), followed by two releases in 2016: Pandiraj's Idhu Namma Aalu and Menon's Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada.
Film
All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role(s) Notes 1984 Uravai Kaatha Kili Silambarasu Child artist 1986 Mythili Ennai KaathaliGirl Uncredited role as a child artist;special appearance in the song "Ada Ponana Manasey" 1987 Oru Thayin SabhathamHimself Child artist; special appearance in the songs "Dharmanthan Jeyikkumunga"and "Enathu Ganamun" 1988En Thangai Kalyani Simbhu Child artist 1989 Samsara Sangeetham 1991 Santhi Enathu Santhi Babu 1992 Enga Veetu Velan Velan 1993 Pettredutha Pillai Kumaran Sabash Babu Babu 1994 Oru Vasantha Geetham Silambhu 1995 Thai Thangai Paasam Velu 1999 Monisha En Monalisa Himself Child artist; special appearance in the song "Mo Mo Monisha" 2001 Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala Cameo appearance in the songs "Chukkumala" and "Velaa" 2002 Kadhal Virus Cameo appearanceKadhal Azhivathillai Simbhu Debut as a lead actor 2003 Dum Sathya Alai Aadhi 2004 Kovil Sakthivel Kuthu Gurumoorthy Manmadhan Madhankumar (Manmadhan), Madhanraj Dual role; Also screenwriter and direction supervisor 2005 Thotti Jaya Jayachandran (Thotti Jaya) 2006 Saravana Saravana Vallavan Vallavan Also director and screenwriter 2008 Kaalai Jeeva Silambattam Vichu, ThamizharasanDual role 2010 Goa Madhankumar Cameo appearance Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Karthik Sivakumar Ye Maaya Chesave Himself Telugu film; cameo appearance 2011 Vaanam Thillai Raja ("Cable" Raja) Osthe Osthe Velan 2012 Podaa Podi Arjun 2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Himself Cameo appearance 2014 Inga Enna Solluthu Raghu 2015 Dongaata Himself Telugu film; cameo appearance Kaaka Muttai Himself Cameo appearance Vaalu Sakthi (Sharp) 2016 Idhu Namma Aalu Shiva Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Rajinikanth Muralidharan 2017 Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan Madura Michael (Ashwin Thatha), Thikku SivaDual role 2018 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Ethiraj Senapathi Kaatrin Mozhi Himself Cameo appearance 2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenAdithya (Raja) 90 ML HimselfCameo appearance2021Eeswaran EeswaranMaanaadu Abdul Khaliq 2022MahaMalikCameo appearanceVendhu Thanindhathu KaaduMuthuveeran2023Pathu Thala A. G. Raavanan (A. G. R.) 2025Thug LifeAmaran 2026 ArasanFilming Short film Year Film Role(s) Notes 2020Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn Karthik SivakumarAlso cinematographer
As a lyricist + List of Silambarasan film lyricist credits Year Song(s) Film Composer 2003 "Adra Adra Dum" Dum Deva 2006 "Loosu Penne" Vallavan Yuvan Shankar Raja 2008"Kaala Kaala" Kaalai G. V. Prakash Kumar "Where Is The Party" Silambattam Yuvan Shankar Raja 2011 "Love Anthem" Silambarasan "Evan Di Unna Pethan" Vaanam Yuvan Shankar Raja "Pondati" Osthe S. Thaman 2012 "Love Panlaama Venaama" Podaa Podi Dharan Kumar "I Am A Kuthu Dancer" 2014 "Kuttipayale" Inga Enna Solluthu Silambarasan 2015 "Love Endravan" Vaalu S. Thaman "Engathaan Porantha" "Beep Song" Anirudh Ravichander 2016 "Kaathaga" Idhu Namma Aalu Kuralarasan "Vote Song" Silambarasan 2017 "Trend Song" Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan Yuvan Shankar Raja "Spiritual Gaana" "Thatha Love"
Television Year Show Role(s) Notes 2007Jodi Number OneJudgeReality showVijay TV2022Bigg Boss Ultimate Host Reality showHotstar
Voice over Year Title For Whom / Character Notes 2009 Naanum Kodeeswaran (D) Dev Patel / Jamal Malik 2017 Katha Nayagan Narrator 2025Aaromaleyhttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Nov/08/tamilreview2025nov07aaromaleymovie-review-a-neat-and-unpretentious-rom-com
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