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Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar(born 3 February 1983), nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S.T. R. and known as Little Super Star, is an Indian actor, writer, filmmaker, playback singer and musician in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father,[1][2] before his first lead role in his father's Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002). He is a recipient of two Edison Awards and three SIIMA Awards.
Silambarasan was born on 3 February 1983 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest child of T. Rajendar and Usha Rajendar. He has a younger brother Kuralarasan, and a sister Ilakiya. From an early age, he has been a devout Hindu and an ardent follower of Lord Shiva.[3] Silambarasan was educated at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He then studied at the Loyola College, Chennai.[4] 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.[citation needed]

1984–2001 Silambarasan appeared as a baby in the film Uravai Kaatha Kili held by his father T Rajendar. He started acting in several of his father's movies, 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 and Sabash Babu.[1]
2002–2004 Silambarasan played his first protagonist role in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), directed by his father. His second film was Dum (2003), which was loosely based on Jagannadh's 2002 Kannada film Appu. His release in 2003 was Alai.[citation needed] Silambarasan had three releases in 2004; the first was Kovil which deals with the relationship between a Hindu boy and a Christian girl. After this, Silambarasan starred in Kuththu,[5] a remake of the Telugu film Dil. Divya Spandana, played his love interest. His final release in 2004 was Manmadhan, co-starring with Jyothika for the first time, and the film became a turning point in his career.[6][7]

2005–2009 Silambarasan's first release in 2005 was the film Thotti Jaya, directed by V. Z. Durai.[8] In 2006, he starred in Saravana, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. This was the second time that Simbu and Jyothika worked together after the success of Manmadhan (2004). He next starred in and directed Vallavan (2006), as well as writing its story, screenplay and co-dialogue.[citation needed] In 2008, he starred in the action masala film Kaalai, which was a flop.[9] Later that year, he appeared in another action masala film Silambattam.

2010–2015 In 2010, his film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, directed and written by Gautham Vasudev Menon, became a Tamil 'cult classic' film.[10] Director K. Balachander in an open letter called Silambarasan's performance as his best in his career.[11] The following year he appeared in two films. In early 2011, he appeared in the multi-starrer Vaanam (2011)[12] as Cable Raja, a poor youngster. The film, a remake of Vedam (2010), featured an ensemble cast, was released to positive reviews and subsequently became a hit at the box office.[13] Later that year, his next release was Osthe (2011), the remake of the Bollywood film, Dabangg (2010).[14] Silambarasan played a police officer for the first time in his career. It released to mixed reviews and was an average grosser at the box office.[citation needed] He had only one release in 2012, Podaa Podi, directed by debutant Vignesh Shivan.[citation needed] His next release was Vaalu, directed by debutant Vijay Chander. It was released in 2015 after a gap of three years due to various issues; actor Vijay helped clear the impediment of the film and aided in its release.[citation needed]

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