Bobby Simha

Bobby Simha
Born Bobby Jayasimha
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana,India)
Other names Simhaa[1]
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012 – present

Bobby Simha is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. After making brief appearances in the films Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Pizza (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's Soodhu Kavvum and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's Neram. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda (2014) won him positive reviews from critics and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[2]

Career

Simha was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and then brought up in Kodaikanal and notes that he considers the latter as his native place.[3] He subsequently completed his schooling there and then attended college at Pioneer College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.[4] In 2005, he participated in a Coimbatore-based event called Naalaya Natchathiram, where chief guests Sundar C and E. Ramadoss suggested that he should attempt to become an actor in Tamil films.[5] Simha stated that he received an offer to feature in a TV serial in Chennai and only after making the journey from Coimbatore, did he realise he had been conned.[6] Simha subsequently finished his degree and came back to Chennai to pursue a career in acting but ended up working in different industries including marketing, insurance and business process outsourcing to fulfil his financial needs. He subsequently got acquainted with short-film maker Manikandan, who introduced him to his friend, another short-film maker Karthik Subbaraj.[7] The pair subsequently made a series of short films together, with Subbaraj giving Simha a role in his directorial debut Pizza, too.[8] Balaji Mohan, who too was short-film maker, gave Simha a small role in his first feature film, Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi. Both ventures became critically acclaimed and amongst the most profitable of 2012.[9][10][11]

Simha then appeared in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Pagalavan, and played the antagonist in the bilingual Neram,[12] his performances in both films were received well.[13] In 2014, he was seen in the role of an ageing Madurai gangster in Jigarthanda [14] with his portrayal winning him critical praise.[15][16] In an interview he said that in order to get into the character, he had interacted with real gangsters to learn their behaviour and nuances. To tan his skin, he stood in the sun at noon wearing only his shorts.[17] The film opened to positive reviews in August 2014,[18] with The Hindu writing that it had achieved "cult status" within a week of its release.[19] Simha won positive reviews for his depiction of Sethu, with Rediff.com noting that Simha "steals the show. He is chillingly menacing at times, while completely hilarious in others, but equally convincing in both", stating it is "a truly remarkable performance".[20] A critic from Sify.com delivered a similar verdict, writing "truly the film belongs to Simhaa. He is electrifying especially in the first half, where he brings out the viciousness and violent streak of the character along with that eerie laughter."[21] His performance in the film earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[22] After Jigarthanda he played a lead role in the Malayalam film Beware of Dogs,[23] while in Aadama Jaichomada he played Bhoominathan, a "serious, intelligent cop but with a comic touch".[24] Simha's upcoming films, the anthology horror film Aaaah,[25] the action-thriller Urumeen [26] and Karthik Subburaj's next Iraivi, will all feature him in lead roles.[27]

Awards

National Film Awards
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards[29]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Bobby Tamil
Love Failure Jaya Simha Telugu
Pizza Bobby Tamil
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren Shankar Subramaniam Tamil
Soodhu Kavvum Pagalavan Tamil
Neram Vatti Raja Malayalam
Neram Vatti Raja Tamil
2014 Jigarthanda 'Assault' Sethu Tamil National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Beware Of Dogs Amir Malayalam
Aadama Jaichomada Bhoominathan Tamil
Aaaah Prosper Tamil
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie Malayalam Cameo appearance
2015 Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkiradhu Chellapandi Tamil
2015 Masala Padam Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [30]
2015 Urumeen Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [31]
2015 Paambhu Sattai Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [32]
2015 Iraivi Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [33]
2015 Kavalai Vendam Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [34]
2015 Bangalore Days Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming [35]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/simha-the-most-unexpected-person-to-play-villain-jigarthanda-director/article1-1246744.aspx
  2. ↑ "Bobby Simha on Cloud Nine after `Jigarthanda`". Sify.
  3. ↑ "Stood in the sun in my underwear: Simhaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stood in the sun in my underwear: Simhaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Stood in the sun in my underwear: Simhaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stood in the sun in my underwear: Simhaa". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "SimHA - Actor". CDTV.in - Short Films Insight. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  8. ↑ New baddie on the block. The Hindu (2013-05-25). Retrieved on 2014-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Gangs of Madurai". The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "Critics’ Choice of 10 best Tamil films of 2012". Sify.
  11. ↑ "2012- Top grossers at the Box-Office". Sify.
  12. ↑ "Baddie like Bobby". The Hindu.
  13. ↑ "New baddie on the block". The Hindu.
  14. ↑ "Gangs of Madurai". The Hindu.
  15. ↑ "Movie Review 'Jigarthanda': A film not to be missed". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Jigarthanda". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Simhaa interacted with real rowdies for 'Jigarthanda'". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Calling Karthik". The Hindu.
  19. ↑ SUBHA J RAO. "The Jigarthanda juggernaut". The Hindu.
  20. ↑ "Review: Jigarthanda is a fun ride". Rediff. 1 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Movie Review : Jigarthanda". Sify.
  22. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/national-award-incentive-to-do-good-work-bobby-simha-115032401121_1.html
  23. ↑ "I was also inspired by Christian Bale, says Simhaa". The Times of India.
  24. ↑ "Bobby Simha: I’ll never play another Assault Sethu!".
  25. ↑ "Aaaah: first Tamil anthology film coming soon". http://www.hindustantimes.com/''.
  26. ↑ "Bobby Simha: I’ll never play another Assault Sethu!".
  27. ↑ "After Jigarthanda, it’s Iraivi for Karthik Subbaraj". The New Indian Express.
  28. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards: Tamil movies bag eight honours". Times of India. 24 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "SIIMA 2014 Tamil Nominations: Suriya, Dhanush, Kamal Haasan Feature in Best Actor Category [List]". International Business Times. 20 July 2014.
  30. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Simhaas-next-is-Masala-Padam/articleshow/46311607.cms
  31. ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/the-shoot-urumeen-is-happening-in-full-flow.html
  32. ↑ "Bobby Simha's next film titled Paambhu Sattai". The Times of India. Dec 13, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Karthik Subbaraj's 'Iraivi' from April". The Times of India. Feb 21, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Jiiva in Deekay’s next". The Times of India. Jan 29, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Bangalore Days' remake launched, finally!". onmanorama. Mar 18, 2015.

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