# Silambarasan filmography

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

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
* All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| 1984 | Uravai Kaatha Kili | Silambarasu | Child artist | |
| 1986 | Mythili Ennai Kaathali | Girl | Uncredited role as a child artist; special appearance in the song "Ada Ponana Manasey" | |
| 1987 | Oru Thayin Sabhatham | Himself | Child artist; special appearance in the songs "Dharmanthan Jeyikkumunga" and "Enathu Ganamun" | |
| 1988 | En Thangai Kalyani | Simbhu | Child artist | |
| 1989 | Samsara Sangeetham | Simbhu | Child artist | |
| 1991 | Shanti Enathu Shanti | Babu | Child artist | |
| 1992 | Enga Veetu Velan | Velan | Child artist | [27] [28] |
| 1993 | Pettredutha Pillai | Kumaran | Child artist | |
| 1993 | Sabash Babu | Babu | Child artist | |
| 1994 | Oru Vasantha Geetham | Silambhu | Child artist | |
| 1995 | Thai Thangai Paasam | Velu | Child artist | |
| 1999 | Monisha En Monalisa | Himself | Child artist; special appearance in the song "Mo Mo Monisha" | |
| 2001 | Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala | Himself | Cameo appearance in the songs "Chukkumala" and "Velaa" | [34] [35] |
| 2002 | Kadhal Virus | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2002 | Kadhal Azhivathillai | Simbhu | Debut as a lead actor | |
| 2003 | Dum | Sathya | | |
| 2003 | Alai | Aadhi | | |
| 2004 | Kovil | Sakthivel | | |
| 2004 | Kuthu | Gurumoorthy | | |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | Madhankumar (Manmadhan), Madhanraj | Dual role; Also screenwriter | |
| 2005 | Thotti Jaya | Jayachandran (Thotti Jaya) | | |
| 2006 | Saravana | Saravana | | |
| 2006 | Vallavan | Vallavan | Also director and screenwriter | |
| 2008 | Kaalai | Jeeva | | |
| 2008 | Silambattam | Vichu, Thamizharasan | Dual role | |
| 2010 | Goa | Madhankumar | Cameo appearance | |
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Karthik Sivakumar | | |
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Himself | Telugu film; cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Vaanam | Thillai Raja ("Cable" Raja) | | |
| 2011 | Osthe | Osthe Velan | | |
| 2012 | Podaa Podi | Arjun | | |
| 2013 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2014 | Inga Enna Solluthu | Raghu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2015 | Dongaata | Himself | Telugu film; cameo appearance | |
| 2015 | Kaaka Muttai | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2015 | Vaalu | Sakthi (Sharp) | | |
| 2016 | Idhu Namma Aalu | Shiva | | |
| 2016 | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Rajinikanth Muralidharan | | [22] [53] |
| 2017 | Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan | Madura Michael (Ashwin Thatha), Thikku Siva | Dual role | |
| 2018 | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Ethirajan Senapathi | | |
| 2018 | Kaatrin Mozhi | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2019 | Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven | Adithya (Raja) | | |
| 2019 | 90 ML | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2021 | Eeswaran | Eeswaran | | |
| 2021 | Maanaadu | Abdul Khaliq | | |
| 2022 | Maha | Malik | Cameo appearance | |
| 2022 | Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Muthuveeran (Muthu) | | |
| 2023 | Pathu Thala | A. G. Raavanan (A. G. R.) | | |
| 2025 | Thug Life† | TBA | Post-production | |

### Short film

| Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020 | Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn | Karthik Sivakumar | | |

## Television

| Year | Show | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| 2007 | Jodi Number One | Judge | Reality Show | Vijay TV |
| 2022 | Bigg Boss Ultimate | Host | Reality Show | Hotstar |

## Voice over

| Year | Title | For Whom / Character | Notes | Ref. |
| 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Dev Patel / Jamal Malik | Naanum Kodeeswaran Tamil Version | |
| 2017 | Katha Nayagan | — | Narrator | |