Simbu is always known for controversies and people look up at him with high hopes. Though his last release was a failure and many controversies surrounding him the actor’s transformation for Mani Ratnam’s Chekka Chivantha Vaanam has made everyone to look upon the actor now. It is worth mentioning that lots of names were involved in the league of ones to work with STR for the upcoming films post-CCV.

Now the latest one to join the bandwagon is filmmaker Rathinam Siva, who happens to be director of Vijay Sethupathi’s Rekka and Arun Vijay’s unreleased film ‘Vaa Deal’. If everything goes well, we can hear an interesting update sooner in time. Meanwhile, the shooting of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is on stalled mode for the sake of TFPC strike.

Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, known as Silambarasan and also called Simbu or S. T. R., is an Indian film actor, director, playback singer and lyricist of the Tamil film industry. He began his career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, before essaying his first lead role in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), under his father's direction as well and produced by his mother Usha Rajender.

Silambarasan started his career as a child artist in 1987 and acted in his father's films, 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. In Samsara Sangeetham, Silambarasan danced to a song singing "I am a Little Star, Aaaven Naan Super Star".

Silambarasan played his first starring role in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002) directed by his father. His second film was Dum (2002). In 2003, he appeared in Alai. He had three releases in 2004 including Kovil and Kuththu. He then starred Manmadhan which he also wrote and co-directed. His next film was Thotti Jaya. He received rave reviews for his performance.

In 2006, he starred in Saravana, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. He next starred and directed Vallavan (2006).

His next film, the Tarun Gopi-directed masala film Kaalai, was released in January 2008. Later that year, he appeared in another action-masala film Silambattam.

In 2010, his film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa released. Directed and written by Gautham Menon, the film became a Tamil cult film. The film changed his media image. Director K. Balachander in an open letter called Silambarasan's performance as his best in his career.

The following year he appeared in two films, the drama film Vaanam and the masala film Osthe. Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu called it a significant film in his career. Osthe, directed by S. Dharani, released in more than 110 screens overseas in December 2011.


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Simbu joins with Vijay Sethupathi director

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