Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema.[1] He began his... acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar,[2] before his first lead role in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), under his father's direction and produced by his mother Usha.
Silambarasan was born on 3 February 1983 in Thogarapalli, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest child of T. Rajendar and Usha Rajendar. He has a younger brother Kuralarasan, and sister Ilakiya. From early age, he was a devout Hindu and an ardent follower of Lord Shiva.[3] He studied at the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He studied at Loyola College.[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. view more