55 Facts About Silambarasan

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Silambarasan began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T Rajendar, before his first lead role in Kadhal Azhivathillai, under his father's direction and produced by his mother Usha.

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Silambarasan was born on 3 February 1983 in Thogarapalli, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest child of T Rajendar and Usha Rajendar.

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Silambarasan has a younger brother Kuralarasan, and a sister Ilakiya.

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Silambarasan was educated at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

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Silambarasan starred in many of his father's films as a child until 2002, when he acted in his father's Kadhal Azhivathillai, his first main role as a hero.

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Silambarasan appeared as a baby in the film Uravai Kaatha Kili held by his father T Rajendar.

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Silambarasan then started acting in his father's movies from 1995, including Thai Thangai Paasam, Oru Vasantha Geetham, En Thangai Kalyani, Enga Veetu Velan, Monisha En Monalisa, Oru Thayin Sabhatham, Samsara Sangeetham, Shanti Enathu Shanti, Pettredutha Pillai, Thiruvalla and Sabash Babu.

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Silambarasan played his first protagonist role in Kadhal Azhivathillai, directed by his father.

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Silambarasan had three releases in 2004; the first was Kovil which deals with the relationship between a Hindu boy and a Christian girl.

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Silambarasan next starred in and directed Vallavan, as well as writing its story, screenplay and co-dialogue.

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Silambarasan had only one release in 2012, the film Podaa Podi, directed by debutant Vignesh Shivan.

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In 2016, Silambarasan starred in the Pandiraj-directed Idhu Namma Aalu alongside Nayanthara, Andrea Jeremiah and Soori playing lead roles.

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In 2017, it was reported that Silambarasan had signed up for an English-language film.

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Silambarasan became a vegetarian during this period, lost 30 kilograms and learnt Bharatanatyam.

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Silambarasan has frequently worked as a playback singer in the Tamil film industry.

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Silambarasan first sang in Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala and went on to sing over 90 songs for various composers.

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Silambarasan wrote the lyrics for several songs of his films.

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On 27 December 2011, Silambarasan released the non-film single "Love Anthem For World Peace and Love" to promote world peace.

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Silambarasan stated in the summer of 2015 that he would collaborate with Yuvan Shankar Raja to release the non-film single titled "Karma".

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Silambarasan Composed Music and Background score for the film Sakka Podu Podu Raja featuring Santhanam in the lead role.

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Silambarasan has been the subject of several controversies, primarily due to his outspoken nature.

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In 2010, Silambarasan sang and composed the song "Evan Di Unna Pethan" as a part of the soundtrack album for his film, Vaanam and the song faced severe opposition for its provocative lyrics.

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Silambarasan subsequently headed to Los Angeles in January 2012 and recorded an original version of the song by himself at Studio Zappa with music producer Elan Morrison on the keyboards.

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In May 2013, Silambarasan was finally successfully able to bring in Akon to collaborate for an alternate version of the song, with the move being facilitated by Tracktical Entertainment.

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The latest version of the song is yet to be released, with Silambarasan hinting in early 2014 that the song may be launched before the end of 2014.

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The song was initially reported to be written and sung by Silambarasan and composed by music director Anirudh Ravichander, and featured an expletive degrading women which had been beeped out.

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Subsequently, Anirudh denied any involvement in the song and Silambarasan clarified that he had written, composed and sung the song himself, stating he was unsure how the song was leaked and uploaded onto the internet.

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Silambarasan stated on his Twitter page that he will not hide anywhere and will face the course of law.

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In late February 2016, Silambarasan appeared before the Coimbatore City police in connection with the "Beep Song" case and claimed that he had composed the song long ago when he was depressed due to a love failure; he further stated that Anirudh had no role in it.

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The project was launched with Nandhu as the director but he later complained that Silambarasan actively encroached his role and subsequently left his name out of the film's promotional posters.

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In reply, Silambarasan argued that Linguswamy had wasted hundred days of his time without telling him the script of Vettai and called the director "unprofessional".

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Silambarasan was later replaced in Vettai by Arya, while he chose to launch another new project titled Vettai Mannan immediately after his removal from Vettai and that movie was shelved.

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In July 2014, Silambarasan had changed his hairstyle in between schedule breaks, leaving Pandiraj unhappy.

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Silambarasan subsequently disclosed to the media that Idhu Namma Aalu was his production and that others should not question his involvement in the project.

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Silambarasan defended actress Nayanthara against a complaint made by Silambarasan's father to be, producer T Rajender, and stated the actress had wasted almost two years on the film due to the producers' poor organisation and was still yet to be paid for her work.

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Silambarasan cancelled the third schedule and demanded that the film was released in two parts against the makers' wishes, while sending his team to Thailand to have leisure time on the producers' money.

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Silambarasan later refused to coordinate when completing necessary scenes to make it a two-part film and half-heartedly provided dubbing work.

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The producer revealed that out of an agreed schedule of seventy-six days, Silambarasan only worked on thirty-eight days, meaning that the dates of Tamannaah and Shriya Saran were widely wasted.

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In 2018, the Madras High Court ruled that Silambarasan had to pay back the money that he received as an advance from the producers at Passion Movie Makers.

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Silambarasan later chose to launch another new project titled Maghaa Maanaadu immediately after his removal from Maanaadu.

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Silambarasan has announced various directorial projects, which have failed to materialise, including Valiban in 2009, Manmadhan 2 in 2012 and an untitled English film in 2017.

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Silambarasan has regularly had differences of opinions with fellow actors in the Tamil film industry.

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Silambarasan has had a long-running rivalry with actor Dhanush, which has been widely reported in the media.

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When questioned about their rivalry in 2005, Silambarasan stated that the pair were not friends and that Dhanush failed to reciprocate his pleasantries at a wedding.

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Silambarasan continued to take shots at Dhanush through film dialogues in Kaalai and during the teaser trailer of Vaalu in 2012.

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46.

Silambarasan subsequently recorded, filmed and released a promotional video to his "The Love Anthem" within a month of "Why This Kolaveri Di"'s release.

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Silambarasan had a dispute with veteran comedian Goundamani following the release of Manmadhan, with the comedian feeling that the actor had edited out too many of his scenes.

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In reply, Silambarasan noted that the cuts were necessary for the pace of the film, while adding that Goundamani as a senior actor, should have known better.

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Silambarasan later stated she regretted her claim and was proud to have won critical acclaim for the character.

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In 2007, Silambarasan had a televised spat with actor Babloo Prithiveeraj during the filming of the dance show Jodi Number One, in which Silambarasan appeared as a judge.

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In return, Silambarasan denied any involvement in the film's promotional strategy and hinted that the film's success was largely dependent on his star image.

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Silambarasan had run for the position of vice-president as a part of Sarathkumar's team, and in a bid to denounce Vishal's credibility for the opposing party, the actor alleged that Vishal had a personal vendetta against Sarathkumar.

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Silambarasan further added that Vishal was behaving like a "fox" and ridiculed Vishal's stature to be a part of the election.

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Silambarasan's actions were widely criticised, with Vishal subsequently thanking the actor for tilting public opinion further towards his team.

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Subsequently, Sarathkumar's team and Silambarasan unanimously lost in the election process.