Silambarasan Rajendran
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| Silambarasan | |
 Silambarasan at the audio release of E film. |
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| Birth name | Thesingu Rajendran Silambarasan |
| Born | February 3, 1983 (age 23) Chennai, India |
| Other name(s) | Simbu |
| Notable roles | Manmadhan (2004) Vallavan (2006) |
Silambarasan Rajendran (Tamil : சிலம்பரசன்) (Born February 3, 1983), is a prominent Tamil film actor[1], film director[2], playback singer[3] and song writer[4]. Silambarasan is known fondly by his fans as Simbu and Little Super Star[5].
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[edit] Film Career
Silambarasan was a popular face in Indian television even before he made his maiden film debut. He acted in Tamil films as a junior artist in projects like Monisha En Monalisa, Shabash Babu, Rajadi Rajavan, and Thiruvalla in minor roles. His debut in movies as a hero came in the form of Kaadhal Azhavitazhallai, a Tamil language movie also debuting Charmi, a popular Telugu actress. The film was highly hyped but the film flopped at the box-office and it was followed by Dhum and Kuthu with Rakshitha and Ramya respectively. These films also flopped at the box-office and criticism was heaped on Silambarasan for his self-acclaimed title of Little Superstar and his deliberate copying of actions which were normally used by the Tamil superstar, Rajinikanth.
Alai with Trisha Krishnan followed, it became his first film to run over 50 days at a cinema but once again he faced controversy due to some scenes between Trisha Krishnan and himself. His next film, Kovil with Sonia Agarwal was an average grosser at the box-office. Silambarasan then took a year's break to concentrate on Manmadhan project, he wrote the screenplay for. The film starred Jyothika, Mandira Bedi and Yana Gupta opposite him and the film became a runaway triumph at the box-office breaking many records especially in Madurai and it ran for 275 days in Kollywood. The film earned rave reviews and changed many peoples' minds about Silambarasan's career. His next film, Thotti Jaya also was a hit, in which he had paired with Gopika. For Thotti Jaya he sported a black beard in the role of an orphaned gangster who finds love.
In 2006, Saravana was released. After the success of Manmadhan, he paired up with Jyothika to act in the film directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film was a hit despite being released with Paramasivan and Aadhi, it eventually ran for 100 days. Silambarasan decided to turn director in Vallavan, which has become the most anticipated film of the year of 2006. It is set to be released on Diwali 2006 and stars Nayantara, Reema Sen and Sandhya alongside himself. He has also wrote the screenplay and sung a song in the film.
He will act in Aezhumazhai vs Chitra with Asin Thottumkal in a forthcoming project in 2007. He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.
[edit] Personal Life
Silambarasan was born to a famous Kollywood couple, T. Rajendar and Usha. His parents were both actors but now live in retirement. He has a younger brother, Kuralarasan who appears as a child actor in several films. His sister, Illakya, is a college student at Loyola College, where he had also completed his education.
At Ashram school, Silambarasan studied with the Tamil actor, Rajinikanth's daughter, Aishwarya. Both were rumoured to be in an affair before she disbanded with him. She later married later, rival actor, Dhanush. Silambarasan was apparently not invited to the wedding and was left fuming over this. Manmadhan dealt with the story of lovers cheating and Silambarsan refused to deny claims that it was based around his childhood love, Aishwarya. No comment was made from either side.
During the first photo shoot of Vallavan, there was yet another controversial picture of Silambarasan biting Nayantara's lips. Since then, they comfirmed on several interviews they are in love with one another but on November 20, 2006 she stated their separation for personal reasons.. Silambarasan also in Vallavan decided to give much more scope and praise to Nayantara than to Sandhya or Reema Sen. Reema Sen has recently criticized Silambarasan for favouring Nayantara during film shootings, she has also revealed that the project, Vallavan had stopped her from signing other projects.[6].
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2007 | Malae | Sundar C | ||
| 2007 | Aezhumazhai vs Chitra | Aezhumazhai, Chidambaram | SJ Suryah | Asin Thottumkal |
| 2006 | Vallavan | Valluvan | Silambarasan | Nayanthara, Sandhya, Reema Sen |
| 2006 | Saravana | Saravana | K. S. Ravikumar | Jyothika |
| 2005 | Thotti Jaya | Jayachandran | V. K. Durai | Gopika |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | Manmadhan/Madhanraj/Madhankumar | A. J. Murugan | Jyothika, Mandira Bedi, Yana Gupta, Sindhu Tolani |
| 2004 | Kovil | Shaktivel | Hari | Sonia Agarwal |
| 2003 | Alai | Aadhi | Vikram | Trisha Krishnan |
| 2003 | Kuththu | Guru | A. Venkatesh | Ramya |
| 2002 | Dhum | Sathya | A. Venkatesh | Rakshitha |
| 2002 | Kadhal Azhivathillai | Simbu | T. Rajender | Charmi |
