Silambarasan filmography

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{{Short description|Filmography of Indian film actor Silambarasan}}
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[[Silambarasan]] is an Indian film actor, director, producer and singer, who works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He began his career playing minor roles as a [[Child actor|child artist]] in films produced by his father [[T. Rajendar]] before his first lead role in ''[[Kadhal Azhivathillai]] ''(2002) also produced and directed by his father.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101200400.htm | title=Return of Namrata | date=11 November 2002 | accessdate=23 January 2017 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128063240/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101200400.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="DumRediff">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/19south.htm | title=Dhool, the only real Tamil hit | work=Rediff.com | date=19 April 2003 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | author=Poornima | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/19south.htm | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> His second film ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' (2003), a remake of the 2002 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'', fared well commercially.<ref name="DumRediff" /><ref name="ManmathanSify">{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-silambarasan-news-tamil-kkfvC9gfbdf.html | title='Manmathan' Silambarasan | publisher=Sify | date=17 December 2004 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128071545/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-silambarasan-news-tamil-kkfvC9gfbdf.html | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> In the same year he appeared in ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]'', a box office failure.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/simbu-romance-trisha-taapsee-his-next-tamil-movie-631057 | title=Simbu to Romance Trisha and Taapsee in his Next Tamil Movie | work=International Business Times | date=1 May 2015 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | last=Upadhyaya | first=Prakash | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055704/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/simbu-romance-trisha-taapsee-his-next-tamil-movie-631057 | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref>

Silambarasan had three releases in 2004. The first was ''[[Kovil (film)|Kovil]]'', which deals with the relationship between a [[Hindu]] boy and a [[Christians|Christian]] girl.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kovil-review-tamil-pclvyUagdjcca.html | title=Kovil | publisher=Sify | date=12 January 2004 | accessdate=29 January 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129124718/http://www.sify.com/movies/kovil-review-tamil-pclvyUagdjcca.html | archivedate=29 January 2017}}</ref> Silambarasan was praised by Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' for acting with "restraint and maturity".<ref name="Kovil" /> It was a box office success.<ref name="KuthuSifyReview" /> Silambarasan appeared next in ''[[Kuththu]]'', a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''.<ref name="KuthuSifyReview" /> The film received unfavourable reviews but had a successful theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-survives-news-tamil-kkfvMvfdcbcsi.html | title=Simbu survives! | publisher=Sify | date=6 April 2004 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128054304/http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-survives-news-tamil-kkfvMvfdcbcsi.html | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> His final release in 2004 was ''[[Manmadhan (film)|Manmadhan]]'', which he also wrote. The film was a major success,<ref name="ManmathanSify" /> and propelled Silambarasan to stardom.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/storm-from-the-south/77844 | title=Storm from the south | work=[[Mid-Day]] | date=10 April 2010 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | last=Kothari | first=J | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128173547/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/storm-from-the-south/77844 | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> The following year, he had only one release: ''[[Thotti Jaya]]'', in which he plays an orphaned gangster who finds love.<ref name="ThottiJaya" /> In 2006, Silambarasan had two releases: ''[[Saravana]]'' (directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]) and ''[[Vallavan]]'' which he helped write and directed himself.<ref name="saravana" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavan-review-tamil-pclwfAfafdefc.html | title=Vallavan | publisher=Sify | date=24 October 2006 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128102149/http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavan-review-tamil-pclwfAfafdefc.html | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> The film was a box office success.<ref name="friends-foes-peers" /> He starred in two films in 2008: the [[Action film|action]]-[[masala film|masala]] films ''[[Kaalai]]'' and ''[[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]''. Neither received positive reviews, but the latter was profitable.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Dance-Simbu-dance/article15400892.ece | title=Dance Simbu dance! | work=The Hindu | date=28 November 2008 | accessdate=28 January 2017 | last=Rangarajan | first=Malathi | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055428/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Dance-Simbu-dance/article15400892.ece | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-year-of-lessons-for-Kollywood/articleshow/3890812.cms |title=A year of lessons for Kollywood |work=The Times of India |date=26 December 2008 |accessdate=27 January 2017 |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055301/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-year-of-lessons-for-Kollywood/articleshow/3890812.cms |archivedate=28 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Silambarasan's sole release in 2010 as a lead actor was the romance ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'', directed and written by [[Gautham Menon]]. The film attained [[Cult film|cult status]] in Tamil cinema, and was a major breakthrough in his career.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/minnale-to-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-love-in-gautham-menons-cinema-3086532.html | title=Minnale to Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada: Love in Gautham Menon's cinema | publisher=Firstpost | accessdate=28 January 2017 | last=Narayanan | first=Sujatha | date=3 November 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128072222/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/minnale-to-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-love-in-gautham-menons-cinema-3086532.html | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> It was considered an image makeover for Silambarasan as most of his earlier films were in the action genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2010%2F04%2F14&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar02101&AppName=1 |title=Youth Icons |work=The Times of India |date=14 April 2010 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170320061601/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/04/14&ID=Ar02101 |archivedate=20 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year, he appeared in two films. The first was the ensemble drama ''[[Vaanam]]'', where he stars as an impoverished cable operator.<ref name="VaanamTOI" /> The second was ''[[Osthe]]'', a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Dabangg]]'' where he played a police officer.<ref name="OstheRediff" /> ''[[Podaa Podi]]'', which began production in 2008 and was released in 2012, was a commercial failure.<ref name="friends-foes-peers">{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/friends-foes-or-peers-despite-alleged-rivalry-simbu-and-dhanush-have-a-lot-in-common-3082594.html | title=Friends, foes or peers? Despite alleged rivalry, Simbu and Dhanush have a lot in common | publisher=Firstpost | date=1 November 2016 | accessdate=27 January 2017 | last=Narayanan | first=Sujatha | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128060108/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/friends-foes-or-peers-despite-alleged-rivalry-simbu-and-dhanush-have-a-lot-in-common-3082594.html | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-director-vignesh-shivan-says-naanum-rowdy-dhaan-is-very-special-to-nayanthara-2136443 | title=Director Vignesh Shivan says 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' is very special to Nayanthara | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=19 October 2015 | accessdate=27 January 2017 | last=Srinivasan | first=Latha | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128063309/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-director-vignesh-shivan-says-naanum-rowdy-dhaan-is-very-special-to-nayanthara-2136443 | archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> His next appearance as a lead actor was in ''[[Vaalu]]'' (2015), followed by two releases in 2016: [[Pandiraj]]'s ''[[Idhu Namma Aalu (2016 film)|Idhu Namma Aalu]]'' and Menon's ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]''.<ref name="IdhuNammaAaluBR" /><ref name="AYNbrangan" /> He went on to appear in ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' (2017) and collaborated with [[Mani Ratnam]] for the first time in ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018) and [[Sundar. C]] in ''[[Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven]]'' (2019).

==Film==
*''All short films and web series are in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], unless otherwise noted.''

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! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1984
!scope="row" | ''[[Uravai Kaatha Kili]]''
| Silambarasu
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="firstpost">{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=23 March 2015 |title=Actor Simbu upset his films aren't coming out, complains about Kollywood politics |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/actor-simbu-upset-his-films-arent-coming-out-complains-about-kollywood-politics-2168867.html/amp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055035/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/actor-simbu-upset-his-films-arent-coming-out-complains-about-kollywood-politics-2168867.html/amp |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1986
!scope="row" | ''[[Mythili Ennai Kaathali]]''
| Simbhu
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="behindwoods">{{Cite web |title=The Rajinikanth cat and mouse game has gone on long enough |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/vijaya-t-rajendar.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062855/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/vijaya-t-rajendar.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=25 January 2017 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>
|-
| 1987
!scope="row" | ''[[Oru Thayin Sabhatham]]''
| Simbhu
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="firstpost" />
|-
| 1988
! scope="row" |''[[En Thangai Kalyani]]''
| Simbhu || Child artist|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="behindwoods" />
|-
| 1989
!scope="row" | ''[[Samsara Sangeetham]]''
| Simbhu
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 1989 |title=Silambarasan plays five separate roles in Tamil mythological film |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/silambarasan-plays-five-separate-roles-in-tamil-mythological-film/1/323644.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125094601/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/silambarasan-plays-five-separate-roles-in-tamil-mythological-film/1/323644.html |archive-date=25 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
!scope="row" | ''[[Shanti Enathu Shanti]]''
| Babu
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Shanti Enathu Shanti |last=Rajendar |first=T. |language=Tamil |publisher=Simbu Cine Arts |year=1991 |author-link=T. Rajendar |medium=motion picture}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
!scope="row" | ''[[Enga Veetu Velan]]''
| Velan
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=K. |date=14 March 2010 |title=Ready to act in Hindi films: Simbu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Ready-to-act-in-Hindi-films-Simbu/article16001638.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206052426/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Ready-to-act-in-Hindi-films-Simbu/article16001638.ece |archive-date=6 February 2017 |access-date=6 February 2017 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2013 |title=அப்பாதான் எனக்கு பெரிய சவால்! |trans-title=Only my father is a big challenge! |url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/interview/41657.art |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128063406/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/interview/41657.art |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=25 January 2017 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
!scope="row" | ''[[Pettredutha Pillai]]''
| Kumaran (Kumar){{efn|name=character}}
| Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="shunned">{{Cite web |date=21 December 2015 |title=Simbu & Anirudh shunned by film industry, Nadigar Sangam pans song |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Simbu-Anirudh-shunned-by-film-industry-Nadigar-Sangam-pans-song/articleshow/50259907.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128060021/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Simbu-Anirudh-shunned-by-film-industry-Nadigar-Sangam-pans-song/articleshow/50259907.cms |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
!scope="row" | ''[[Sabash Babu]]''
| Babu
|Child artist
|style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=19 November 1993 |title=Project son! |page=6 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19931119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
|-
| 1994
!scope="row" | ''[[Oru Vasantha Geetham]]''
| Silambhu
| Child artist
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nasreen |first=Raisa |date=20 April 2016 |title=When Actors Used their Real Names in The Reel World |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/when-actors-used-their-real-names-in-the-reel-world/71741 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128063543/https://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/when-actors-used-their-real-names-in-the-reel-world/71741 |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=Bookmyshow}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
!scope="row" | ''[[Thai Thangai Paasam]]''
| Velu
|Child artist
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-wDQBy1exs |title=Thai Thangai Paasam |last=Rajendar |first=T. |language=Tamil |publisher=Simbu Cine Arts |year=1995 |author-link=T. Rajendar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207232936/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-wDQBy1exs |archive-date=7 February 2017 |medium=motion picture |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
!scope="row" | ''[[Monisha En Monalisa]]''
| Himself
| Child artist
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2015 |title=கெட்டப் செட்டப்... எனக்குத் தேவைப்படலை! |trans-title=A bad setup... was not needed for me! |url=http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-mar-04/regular/103955.art |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128055243/http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-mar-04/regular/103955.art |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
!scope="row" | ''[[Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala |last=Rajendar, T. (director) |language=Tamil |publisher=Simbu Cine Arts |medium=motion picture}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=12 November 2016 |title=Rebel with a cause |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Rebel-with-a-cause/article16374314.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127120422/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Rebel-with-a-cause/article16374314.ece |archive-date=27 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
!scope="row" | ''[[Kadhal Virus]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNrIOZuAPAM#t=010m50s |title=Kadhal Virus |last=Kathir |language=Tamil |publisher=Sound & Light Studios |year=2002 |author-link=Kathir |time=10:55 |medium=motion picture}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
!scope="row" | ''[[Kadhal Azhivathillai]]''
| Simbhu
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=8 November 2002 |title=Kadhal Azhivadillai |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128062633/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801070200.htm |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope="row" | ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]''
| Sathya
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2003 |title=Dum |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dum-review-tamil-pclu0vgdiheci.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128094040/http://www.sify.com/movies/dum-review-tamil-pclu0vgdiheci.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017 |publisher=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope="row" | ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]''
| Aadhi
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2003 |title=Alai |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/alai-review-tamil-pclvrJjdfgbid.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128063746/http://www.sify.com/movies/alai-review-tamil-pclvrJjdfgbid.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=23 January 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
!scope="row" | ''[[Kovil (film)|Kovil]]''
| Sakthivel
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Kovil">{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=30 January 2004 |title=Kovil |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/30/stories/2004013001620301.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123124109/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/30/stories/2004013001620301.htm |archive-date=23 January 2017 |access-date=23 January 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2004
!scope="row" | ''[[Kuththu]]''
| Gurumoorthy
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="KuthuSifyReview">{{Cite web |date=15 March 2004 |title=Kuthu |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128064246/http://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=23 January 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
!scope="row" | ''[[Manmadhan (film)|Manmadhan]]''
| Madhankumar (Manmadhan), Madhanraj{{efn|name=doublerole}}
| Dual role
Also screenwriter
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2004 |title=Manmathan |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-review-tamil-pclvCJjjefcad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128064140/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-review-tamil-pclvCJjjefcad.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
!scope="row" | ''[[Thotti Jaya]]''
| Jayachandran (Thotti Jaya){{efn|name=character}}
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ThottiJaya">{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 September 2005 |title=Friction not unusual |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091602710200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226060208/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091602710200.htm |archive-date=26 February 2008 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| 2006
!scope="row" | ''[[Saravana]]''
| Saravana
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="saravana">{{Cite web |title=Saravana |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/saravana-review-tamil-pclvOXjagdhhd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128064420/http://www.sify.com/movies/saravana-review-tamil-pclvOXjagdhhd.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
!scope="row" | ''[[Vallavan]]''
| Vallavan (Pallan){{efn|name=character}}
| Also director and screenwriter
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbhi |first=Atishay |date=23 October 2006 |title=Very little going for Vallavan |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/23val.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128065205/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/23val.htm |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
!scope="row" | ''[[Kaalai]]''
| Jeeva
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaalai |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kaalai-review-tamil-pclw3Jhagdjdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128064537/http://www.sify.com/movies/kaalai-review-tamil-pclw3Jhagdjdf.html |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
!scope="row" | ''[[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]''
| Vichu, Thamizharasan{{efn|name=doublerole}}
|Dual role
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=18 December 2008 |title=Stay away from Silambattam |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/stay-away-from-silambattam/20081218.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128065234/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/stay-away-from-silambattam/20081218.htm |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
!scope="row" | ''[[Goa (2010 film)|Goa]]''
| Madhankumar
| Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nakassis |first=Constantine V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXTTCwAAQBAJ&q=goa+simbu+scene&pg=PA275 |title=Doing Style: Youth and Mass Mediation in South India |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-226-32799-0 |page=275}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
!scope="row" | ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]''
| Karthik Sivakumar
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sreedhar |first=Sridevi |title=I loved myself in VTV: Simbu |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14932750&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122080214/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14932750&cid=2408 |archive-date=22 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |url-status=dead |publisher=Sify}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
!scope="row" | ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |date=26 February 2010 |title=Review: Ye Maya Chesave is a beautiful love story |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-ye-maya-chesave/20100226.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128065723/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-ye-maya-chesave/20100226.htm |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=20 January 2017 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
!scope="row" | ''[[Vaanam]]''
| Thillai Raja ("Cable" Raja/Raj){{efn|name=character}}
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="VaanamTOI">{{Cite web |title=Vaanam Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaanam/movie-review/12109650.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170122075109/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaanam/movie-review/12109650.cms |archive-date=22 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
!scope="row" | ''[[Osthe]]''
| Osthi Velan
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OstheRediff">{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=8 December 2011 |title=Review: Osthe lacks the magic that made Dabangg work |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-osthe/20111208.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128065111/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-osthe/20111208.htm |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
!scope="row" | ''[[Podaa Podi]]''
| Arjun
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poda Podi Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/poda-podi/movie-review/17254485.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170128065654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/poda-podi/movie-review/17254485.cms |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
!scope="row" | ''[[Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil stars play themselves on screen |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Tamil-stars-play-themselves-on-screen/articleshow/21779303.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128054814/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Tamil-stars-play-themselves-on-screen/articleshow/21779303.cms |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=21 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
!scope="row" | ''[[Inga Enna Solluthu]]''
| Raghu
| Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inga Enna Solludhu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/inga-enna-solludhu/movie-review/29705006.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170122075726/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/inga-enna-solludhu/movie-review/29705006.cms |archive-date=22 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope="row" | ''[[Dongaata (2015 film)|Dongaata]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2015 |title=Lakshmi Manchu's Dongata Almost Ready |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-03-02/Lakshmi-Manchus-Dongata-Almost-Ready/134697 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170128071516/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-03-02/Lakshmi-Manchus-Dongata-Almost-Ready/134697 |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope="row" | ''[[Kaaka Muttai]]''
| Himself
| Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=30 May 2015 |title=All for a pizza |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-pizza/article7264199.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128070000/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-pizza/article7264199.ece |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope="row" | ''[[Vaalu]]''
| Sakthi (Sharp){{efn|name=character}}
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaalu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaalu/movie-review/48492202.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170128064855/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaalu/movie-review/48492202.cms |archive-date=28 January 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
!scope="row" | ''[[Idhu Namma Aalu (2016 film)|Idhu Namma Aalu]]''
| Shiva
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="IdhuNammaAaluBR">{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=27 May 2016 |title=Idhu Namma Aalu: True love |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Idhu-Namma-Aalu-True-love/article14342478.ece |access-date=22 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128060533/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Idhu-Namma-Aalu-True-love/article14342478.ece |archive-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
!scope="row" | ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]''
| Rajinikanth Muralidharan
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="AYNbrangan">{{Cite news |date=12 November 2016 |title=Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada: Guns and poses |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Achcham-Yenbadhu-Madamaiyada-Guns-and-poses/article16443678.ece |access-date=22 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128054707/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Achcham-Yenbadhu-Madamaiyada-Guns-and-poses/article16443678.ece |archive-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2016 |title=அச்சம் என்பது மடமையடா |trans-title=Fear is Foolishness |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil_cinema_fullstory.php?id=1871 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206052706/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil_cinema_fullstory.php?id=1871 |archive-date=6 February 2017 |access-date=6 February 2017 |website=Dinamalar |language=Tamil}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
!scope="row" | ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]''
| Madura Michael, Ashwin Thatha, Thikku Siva{{Efn|Silambarasan played three different characters.}}
|Triple role
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivatsan |date=24 June 2017 |title=Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangathavan movie review: Just an old man's rambling |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anbanavan-asaradhavan-adangathavan-review-tamannaah-shriya-saran/1/986317.html |url-status=dead |access-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170724054033/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anbanavan-asaradhavan-adangathavan-review-tamannaah-shriya-saran/1/986317.html |archive-date=24 July 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
!scope="row" | ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]''
| Ethirajan Senapathi
|
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=27 September 2018 |title=Chekka Chivantha Vaanam review: Guns, greed and glory |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-review-guns-greed-and-glory/article25055158.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927060429/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-review-guns-greed-and-glory/article25055158.ece |archive-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
!scope="row" | ''[[Kaatrin Mozhi]]''
| Himself
| Cameo appearance
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Simbu dubs for Kaatrin Mozhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/simbu-dubs-for-kaatrin-mozhi/articleshow/65551483.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
!scope="row" |''[[Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven]]''
|Adithya (Raja){{efn|name=character}}
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=1 February 2019 |title=Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Movie Review |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/movie-review/67784203.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190201165104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/movie-review/67784203.cms |archive-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
!scope="row" |''[[90 ML (2019 Tamil film)|90 ML]]''
| Himself
|Special appearance
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 February 2018 |title=Oviya's next is titled 90 ML, Simbu to compose music |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/oviya-next-90-ml-simbu-5064845/}}</ref>
|-
|2021
!scope="row" |''[[Eeswaran]]''
| Eeswaran
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 October 2020 |title=STR's next with Susienthiran titled Eeswaran; first look out |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/strs-next-with-susienthiran-titled-eeswaran-first-look-out/articleshow/78868428.cms |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2021
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc; " |''[[Maanaadu]]'' {{dagger}}
| Abdul Khaaliq
|Releasing on 25th November
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 2020 |title=Maanaadu poster: STR set to fight a lonely battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/maanaadu-poster-simbu-set-to-fight-a-lonely-battle-7056863/ |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|2021
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc; " |''[[Maha (film)|Maha]]'' {{dagger}}
|Malik
|Completed; Special appearance
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2019 |title=Silambarasan shoots for his portions in Hansika's 'Maha' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/silambarasan-shoots-his-portions-hansikas-maha-102634 |access-date=13 January 2021 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc; " |''Pathu Thala'' {{dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/shooting-spot/pathu-thala-movie-shooting-resumes-soon-086039.html|title=சிம்புவின் பத்து தல படப்பிடிப்பு மீண்டும் துவக்கம்... வெளியானது கலக்கலான அப்டேட்!|first=Vinoth|last=R|date=12 August 2021|website=tamil.filmibeat.com}}</ref>
|-
|2022
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc; " |''Vendhu Thanindhadhu Kaadu'' {{dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palisetty|first=Ramya|date=August 7, 2021|title=Silambarasan begins shooting Gautham Menon's Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu in Tiruchendur|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/silambarasan-begins-shooting-gautham-menon-s-vendhu-thanindhathu-kaadu-in-tiruchendur-1837977-2021-08-07|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
|-
|2022
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc; " |''Corona Kumar'' {{dagger}}
|Corona Kumar
|Pre-production
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/silambarasan-s-next-is-corona-kumar-to-be-directed-by-gokul-1854442-2021-09-19|title = Silambarasan's next is Corona Kumar, to be directed by Gokul}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Short films and Web series ==
*''All films are in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], unless otherwise noted.''

{| class="wikitable"
|+
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2020
!scope="row" |''Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn''
| Karthik Sivakumar
|Short film
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/karthik-dial-seytha-yenn-a-letter-to-unrequited-love-and-then-some/article31636643.ece|title='Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn': A letter to unrequited love, and then some|first=Gautam|last=Sunder|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 May 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Voice over ==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Voiced for
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2009
!scope="row" | ''[[Slumdog Millionaire|Naanum Kodeeswaran]]''
| [[Dev Patel]]
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/lsquoSlumdog-Millionairersquo-in-Tamil/article16654386.ece|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128054556/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/lsquoSlumdog-Millionairersquo-in-Tamil/article16654386.ece|archivedate=28 January 2017|title='Slumdog Millionaire' in Tamil|work=The Hindu|date=4 February 2009|accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Katha Nayagan (2017 film)|Katha Nayagan]]''
| {{N/a}}
|| [[Narrator]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/may/21/simbu-lends-voice-for-vishnu-vishal-174.amp|title=Simbu lends voice for Vishnu Vishal's next | Cinemaexpress|website=m.cinemaexpress.com}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist|refs=
{{efn| name=character|Silambarasan played a single character with two or more names.}}
{{efn|name=doublerole|Silambarasan played two different characters.}}
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1167656|name=Silambarasan}}

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