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{{Infobox film
| image = Silambattam film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. Saravanan]]
| writer = S. Saravanan
| producer = K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan T. S. Rangarajan
| starring = [[Silambarasan]] [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] [[Sana Khan]]
| cinematography = [[R. Madhi]]
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| studio = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|12|18}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Silambattam''''' ({{translation|[[Silambam|Stick fighting]]}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director [[S. Saravanan]], making his directorial debut. The film stars [[Silambarasan]] in a dual role as a father and son while [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] and [[Sana Khan]] play lead roles with [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as the antagonist. [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Nedumudi Venu]] and [[Ponvannan]] play supporting roles. [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] composed the background score and soundtrack. In the film, Vichu, a young priest, is raised by his grandfather. When an unruly incident occurs in the temple premises, he is forced to reveal his true identity and a secret from his past. The film was released on 18 December 2008.

== Plot ==
{{Long plot|date=March 2022}}
Vichu is a quiet village priest brought up by his maternal grandfather. Owing to specific reasons, the caring elder has purposefully toned down the young boy's emotional quotient and has taught him a peculiar art of living. As a result, Vichu is soft-spoken, passive, and is groomed to tolerate all sorts of malicious misdemeanors aimed at him. Vichu assists his grandfather in carrying out religious rituals as well as being the temple's caretaker. His only consolation comes in the company of his sweetheart Jaanu. Jaanu's childish jokes and teasing remarks make up for all the precious and youthful moments that Vichu has missed in his growing years. One day, Jaanu decides to seduce Vichu by tying a sacred thread on his hand which was intended to make him more brave with the help of his friend Kusu Vidum Saama. Due to this, he gets aroused after seeing Jaanu's navel and kisses it, causing her to squeal.

Though Vichu abides by his elder's advice, an incident on the temple premises reveals his real persona. One day, Vichu witnesses a big band of ruffians bashing a seemingly meek individual. Vichu joins the tussle and saves the victim. As the man takes a hard look at his saviour face, he is stunned. He then meets Muthuvel, who is in jail for committing a murder and narrates what happened. Muthuvel decides to meet Vichu. When he is released from jail, he sets out to meet Vichu. While he is going towards Vichu, he is stabbed by a thug, which Vichu and his grandfather witness. The thug's leader pushes Vichu's grandfather and goes to kill Muthuvel, but Vichu stops him. When he looks at Vichu he finds out that he was the one saved the victim that day. A fight occurs between Vichu and the thugs, where Vichu manages to defeat them and save Muthuvel. Vichu's grandfather sees this and gets shocked. Vichu admits Muthuvel in a hospital, where he hears his flashback from his grandfather.

There is a huge clash between the two village groups headed by Muthuvel and Veeraiyan. The reason is that Veeraiyan claims back all of the land that he donated to the landless and poor villagers, whereas Muthuvel and his brother Tamizharasan oppose his order. In the violent power-struggle, many people die. Veeraiyan stabs himself and says that Tamizh stabbed him to death. The police comes in search of Tamizh, but he is missing in the house (he is with Gayathri on that night on a freight train). Tamizh is produced before court, and as he was missing on that night, he is doubted and granted punishment. Gayathri intervenes and says that she spent that night along with Tamizh on that train. She says that they behaved as a husband and wife would in each other's company. The statement is proven, and Tamizh is released. Only Veeraiyan's last son Duraisingam and Muthuvel are spared in the tragedy. The burning intensity of the mishap stays alive in Durai's heart, and Muthuvel is another witness to the past. Durai enters Muthuvel's house and kills everyone, including Tamizh. A group of rowdies enter and kill the rest. Muthuvel, the dying Tamizh, and their men manage to kill them. It is revealed that Gayathri escapes to her father's home and later dies giving birth to Vichu as she believes that Vichu is Tamizh's rebirth. Vichu's grandfather did not want Vichu do become like Tamizh, and he should be seen by Muthuvel and his men. After finding out the past, Vichu decides to avenge Tamizh's death.

Vichu, along with Saama, Jaanu, and her parents, disguised as rich people, foil Durai's plan of making a beer factory in the land. Durai then goes to a train with a girl, Pottas Sivagami, and spends time with her. Saama sees this and calls the police, telling them that there is a bomb in the train, which everyone believes. When Durai's men come to tell him that there is a bomb in the train, Sivagami hears a deep sound and runs outside with Durai, and they are apprehended by the public. Then, Durai analyses Vichu's trick. The villagers become angry at Durai, and his wife leaves him. Angered, Durai kills Muthuvel by placing a bomb in a tractor and kidnaps Vichu. He brings him to the same place where Veeraiyan died and hits him with his hands tied. Tamizh's men arrives there and tell Durai to untie and then beat Vichu. After Durai's henchmen untie Vichu, he hits Durai and his henchmen and defeats them. Vichu uses the villagers and Tamizh's men to kill Durai by throwing coconuts all over his body and thereby avenging Tamizh's and his family's death.

After completing his revenge, Vichu goes back to his grandfather's home. He later marries Jaanu, and they become parents to a boy who is angry like his father.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Silambarasan]] in a [[dual role]] as:
**Tamizharasan aka Tamizh
**Vichu
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Muthuvel
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Gayathri Tamizharasan
* [[Sana Khan]] as Jaanu
* [[Karunas]] as Villager
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Saama
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Gayathri's father and Vichu's maternal grandfather
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Duraisingham
* [[Rahul sekar (actor, born 1996)|Rahul]] as Duraisingham (Kishore Childhood)
* [[Ponvannan]] as Veeraiyan
* [[Vinayakan]] as Tamizh's best friend
* [[Manobala]] as Jaanu's father
* [[Nirosha]] as Jaanu's mother
* [[Yuvarani]] as Duraisingam's wife
* [[Raaghav]] as Veeraiyan's son
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Tamizh and Muthuvel's grandmother
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Muthuvel's wife
* [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Lawyer
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Police officer
* [[Mayilsamy]] as Priest
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Napoleon
* [[Sendrayan]] as Local Rogue
* [[Lollu Sabha Balaji]] as Duraisingam's PA
* Apoorva as a [[prostitute]]
* V. Swaminathan as Registrar
* Poochi Senthil
* [[Master Bharath]]
* [[Kanal Kannan]] as Pulippal Boopathy ([[cameo appearance]])
* [[Premji Amaren]] as himself
* [[Antara Biswas]] as herself
* [[Rachana Maurya]] as herself
* [[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] (special appearance in the song "Nallamdhana")
* [[Chaams]] (uncredited) as Ammanji
}}

== Production ==

''Silambattam'' is the directorial debut of [[S. Saravanan]], previously a cinematographer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2008 |title=Silambattam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/MADGASCAR-ESCAPE-2-AFRICA/article15396186.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250814053329/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/MADGASCAR-ESCAPE-2-AFRICA/article15396186.ece |archive-date=14 August 2025 |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The film was launched on 7 December 2007. ''Silambattam'' was 25th film for Lakshmi Movie Makers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 December 2007 |title=Simbu`s `Silambattam`! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-s-silambattam-news-tamil-kkfup0iijbi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207225939/http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-s-silambattam-news-tamil-kkfup0iijbi.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Sana Khan]] was introduced as one of the heroines of the project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2010 |title=My First Break — Sana Khan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-First-Break-mdash-Sana-Khan/article16815325.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014150945/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-First-Break-mdash-Sana-Khan/article16815325.ece |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> For a particular sequence, Silambarasan donned the costume of [[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2008 |title=Simbu in Billa get-up! |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14737187 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814030206/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14737187 |archive-date=14 August 2008 |access-date=22 December 2025 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> Silambarasan was dancing for a song sequence at [[Pollachi]] when he sprained his ankle leading to the cancellation of the shooting. He was immediately rushed to a local hospital where he was administered treatment and was advised for the next couple of days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2008 |title=Silambarasan twists his leg |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/silambarasan-twists-his-leg-news-tamil-kkfttFbeheb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207230003/http://www.sify.com/movies/silambarasan-twists-his-leg-news-tamil-kkfttFbeheb.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Silambattam
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2008|03|21}}
| recorded = 2007–2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 27:11
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Aegan (soundtrack)|Aegan]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum]]
| next_year = 2009
}}
The music of ''Silambattam'' was scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The soundtrack was released on 21 March 2008. Already before the audio launch, three preview songs of the film were released online, "Nallamdhana", "Silambattam" and "Where is the Party".<ref>{{cite web |date=22 September 2008 |title=Simbu to premiere Silambattam audio on Internet |url=http://sify.com/movies/simbu-to-premiere-silambattam-audio-on-internet-news-tamil-kkfsREeiiib.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205091355/http://sify.com/movies/simbu-to-premiere-silambattam-audio-on-internet-news-tamil-kkfsREeiiib.html |archive-date=5 December 2010 |access-date=22 December 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> "Vechikkava" is a remix of the same-titled song from the 1984 film ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=7 November 2008 |title=Yuvan disappoints |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/07yuvan-disappoints.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418173354/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/07yuvan-disappoints.htm |archive-date=18 April 2019 |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

After the release, the songs gained much popularity especially among youth, with "Where is the Party" in particular, topping the charts for several weeks.<ref name="Dance dance!">{{cite news |date=28 November 2008 |title=Dance dance! |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/11/28/stories/2008112850040100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201055137/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/11/28/stories/2008112850040100.htm |archive-date=1 December 2008 |access-date=6 December 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="I've been accepted as a mass hero" : Simbu |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14822129&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217211139/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14822129&cid=2408 |archive-date=17 February 2009 |access-date=6 December 2010 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The song and also the album featured in Top 10 lists, too.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2008 |title=Milliblog Annual Music Round-up 2008 |url=http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2008/12/13/milliblog-annual-music-round-up-2008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126190201/http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2008/12/13/milliblog-annual-music-round-up-2008/ |archive-date=26 November 2010 |access-date=6 December 2010 |work=[[Milliblog]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singers
| title1 = Silambattam
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 5:08
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaalee]]
| title2 = Nallamdhana
| extra2 = [[Silambarasan]], Earl D' Souza & [[Suzanne D'Mello]]
| length2 = 6:22
| lyrics2 = [[Gangai Amaran]], Earl, Suzanne D'Mello
| title3 = Machaan Machaan
| extra3 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] & [[Bela Shende]]
| length3 = 5:30
| lyrics3 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| title4 = Vechukkava
| note4 = Remix
| extra4 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Suchitra]]
| length4 = 4:45
| lyrics4 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| title5 = Where Is the Party
| extra5 = [[Mukesh Mohamed]], [[Priyadarshini (singer)|Priyadarshini]]
| length5 = 5:24
| lyrics5 = [[Silambarasan]]
}}

== Release ==
Originally scheduled to release on Diwali,<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2008 |title=Silambattam backs out of Diwali race! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/silambattam-backs-out-of-diwali-race-news-tamil-kkfsNTcbjci.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207225902/http://www.sify.com/movies/silambattam-backs-out-of-diwali-race-news-tamil-kkfsNTcbjci.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> it was postponed to 18 December 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-12-11 |title=Simbu's Silambattam is red hot! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/simbus-silambattam-is-red-hot-news-tamil-kkfs9ddhfjb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207225733/http://www.sify.com/movies/simbus-silambattam-is-red-hot-news-tamil-kkfs9ddhfjb.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "''Silambattam'' is a typical mass masala entertainer. It is another 'Formulaic' film revolving around a larger than life hero, who romances, does comedy".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silambattam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/silambattam-review-tamil-14820881.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222221226/http://www.sify.com/movies/silambattam-review-tamil-14820881.html |archive-date=22 December 2013 |access-date=5 August 2012 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "What begins as a fairly suspenseful narrative dwindles into a run-of-the-mill line post-interval. Tales of vendetta have been churned out ever so many times".<ref name="finesse">{{Cite news |author=Rangarajan, Malathi |date=26 December 2008 |title=Where is the finesse? -- Silambattam |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/26/stories/2008122650060300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123062918/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/where-is-the-finesse-silambattam/article3023686.ece |archive-date=23 January 2017 |access-date=25 May 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote, "With its humbugging story and bash-fest theme, ''Silambattam'' appears to have everything lined up for a B and C Centre win. But if you're a discerning viewer, stay away".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=18 December 2008 |title=Stay away from Silambattam |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/stay-away-from-silambattam/20081218.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623141721/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/stay-away-from-silambattam/20081218.htm |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
The film won three awards at the Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards 2008 in three categories: Sensational Youth Album, Crazy Song of the Year ("Where Is The Party") and Best Remix Song of the Year ("Vechikkava").<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 July 2009 |title=Stars, Songs and an Award |url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article94477.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218144900/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article94477.ece |archive-date=18 December 2013 |access-date=16 July 2009 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> [[Kanal Kannan]] won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2009 |title=Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2009 Photos |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2009/12/tamil-nadu-state-film-awards-2009-pics-images-photos-stills.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422081648/https://moviegalleri.net/2009/12/tamil-nadu-state-film-awards-2009-pics-images-photos-stills.html |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Moviegalleri.net |language=en}}</ref>

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