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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Selvaah
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = Selva
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[India]]
| other_names =
| yearsactive = 1991-1998 <br>2011-2017
| occupation = [[Actor]], Director, Dialogue writer
| family = [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] (brother)
| spouse = Lekha
| children = 3
| website =
}}
'''Selva''' is an [[India]]n film actor who has worked on Tamil-language films in leading and supporting roles.<ref>http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/selva</ref> After appearing in several films as a lead actor in the 1990s, he made a comeback in two films directed by [[Mysskin]] in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm|title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page: Part 2|publisher=Indolink.com|accessdate=13 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724022641/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm|archivedate=24 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/actor/selva-movies-list/page/|title=Complete List of Selva Movies — Actor Selva Filmography — Spicyonion.com|work=Spicyonion.com|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref>

==Family and early life==
Selva was born in [[Lakshmipuram]], [[Theni district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] in a Tamil family to D. C Varadharajan, a retired Police Officer and Andal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Actor-Rajasekhar-to-join-politics/article15158455.ece|title= Actor Rajasekhar to join politics | date=5 February 2008 | newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref> His brother [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]], is also a leading actor who has appeared in Telugu language films. Selva grew up in [[Annanagar]] and attended [[M. C. C. Higher Secondary School|Madras Christian College]] in [[Chetput (Chennai)|Chetput]].

==Career==
In 1991, Selva made his acting debut in the village drama ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' co-starring with [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] and directed by [[Kasthuri Raja]]. The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office. He then acted in R. Umashankar's ''Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa''. In 1992, he appeared in [[Manobala]]'s ''Senbaga Thottam'' and in ''Kizhakku Veedhi''. In 1993, he appeared in the double hero subject ''Maamiyar Veedu'' starring [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]], in ''Rakkayi Koyil'' and in his first city-based film ''[[Madurai Meenakshi (film)|Madurai Meenakshi]]''. In the beginning of 1994, he acted in the village drama ''[[Sakthivel]]'' co-starring with [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]], the film was directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and produced by [[AVM Productions]]. In mid-1994, he played the role of a student in the Telugu film ''[[Gangmaster (film)|Gangmaster]]'', in which his brother [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] played the lead role. Then, he played the role of an angry young man in the village drama ''[[Maindhan]]''; the critic Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' said: "Selva has acquitted himself quite well".<ref>{{cite journal|author=Malini Mannath|title=Deja vu|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1994-07-01|accessdate=2015-04-09|page=7|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940701&printsec=frontpage}}</ref> In late 1994, he acted in [[Gangai Amaran]]'s ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]''. In 1995, he teamed up for the second with director R. Umashankar in ''[[Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum]]''. In 1996, he acted as a folk dancer in the successful ''[[Nattupura Pattu]]'', directed by Kasthuri Raja. He then appeared in ''[[Puthiya Parasakthi]]'', co-starring [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] and [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]. In 1997, he acted in [[Rama Narayanan]]'s ''Nattupura Nayagan''. In 1998, he directed and acted in the comedy entertainer ''[[Golmaal (1998 film)|Golmaal]]''. The film was declared as a below average venture at the box office and it became his final project before leaving the film industry. He then accepted to act in [[Bala (director)|Bala]]'s debut film ''Sethu'', but he was then replaced by [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].

After being away from the industry for 14 years, he worked as a dialogue writer for the Tamil dubbed versions of the Telugu films of his brother Rajasekhar. Director [[Mysskin]] called him to appear in a negative role in the crime thriller ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011), which marked his comeback.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamil.way2movies.com/newssingle_tamil/Mysskin%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Nandhalala%E2%80%99-to-cultivate-positive-ideas-in-minds-3-27019.html|title=Mysskins Nandhalala to cultivate positive ideas in minds|publisher=Tamil.way2movies.com|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref> Mysskin then signed him on to work on his next film, the superhero film ''[[Mugamoodi]]'' (2012), portraying a Kung Fu master to [[Jiiva]]'s character. In order to get ready for the film, he practised Kung Fu for six months under the supervision of the Mansuria Kung Fu teacher R. Shekhar,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mysskin-s-mugamoodi-launched-news-tamil-lmmtcOfhhabsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701110916/http://www.sify.com/movies/mysskin-s-mugamoodi-launched-news-tamil-lmmtcOfhhabsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2016 |title=Mysskin Mugamoodi Launched | date=14 December 2011 |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref> and read books on the martial art. The film, however, opened to negative reviews and became a box office disaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mysskin-s-mugamoodi-progresses-imagegallery-kollywood-lm2o4Vifhfhsi.html|title=Mysskin`s Mugamoodi progresses|work=Sify|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Actor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991 || ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' || Marudhu ||
|-
| ''Thambi Oorukku Pudhusu'' || Selvam ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992 || ''Senbaga Thottam'' || ||
|-
| ''Kizhakku Veedhi'' || Ponrasu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1993 || ''[[Rakkayi Koyil]]'' || Chinnarasu ||
|-
| ''[[Maamiyar Veedu]]'' || Parthasarathy ||
|-
| ''[[Madurai Meenakshi (film)|Madurai Meenakshi]]'' || Madurai ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1994 || ''[[Sakthivel]]'' || Vignesh ||
|-
| ''[[Maindhan (1994 film)|Maindhan]]'' || Jeeva ||
|-
| ''[[Gangmaster (film)|Gangmaster]]'' || Balu || Telugu film
|-
| ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]'' || Muniyandi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum]]'' || Ramachandran ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996 || ''[[Nattupura Pattu]]'' || Kottaisamy ||
|-
| ''[[Puthiya Parasakthi]]'' || Chinnasamy ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Nattupura Nayagan]]'' || Allimuthu ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Golmaal (1998 film)|Golmaal]]'' || Ganesh || Also director
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' || ACP Trisangu ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mugamoodi]]'' || Sifu Chandru ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[Sivappu]]'' || Politician ||
|-
| ''[[Eetti]]'' || DCP Rudrakumar ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mo (2016 film)|Mo]]'' || Vetri ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[12-12-1950]]'' || Selva || Also director
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Live Telecast]]'' || ACP Guru || Web series
|-
|}
;Dubbing artist
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|1998||''[[Taraka Ramudu|Velli Nilave]]'' || [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]] ||
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5249534}}

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