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Stunt Silva
Born
Selvam

Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Other namesSilva
Selva
Occupation(s)Action Director, Actor
Years active1997 – present

Stunt Silva is an Indian stunt actor, action director and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Sinhala films. He made his debut with the 2007 Telugu film, Yamadonga, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and has since also made appearances in films, portraying a supporting antagonist.[1]

Career

After training as a male nurse at Stanley Medical College, Silva began working as a ward boy at hospitals in his home town of Tuticorin before joining Vijaya Health Centre in Chennai in 1990.[2] He also pursued work as a peon in offices and dabbled in a transport business to keep a float financially. In 2002, he met a dance choreographer from the film industry who advised him to sign up as a background dancer in films.[3] He took up dance lessons at Paul Raj's school but was unable to gain access into the dancers' union and instead, as a means of making any sort of money, opted to apply for membership with the union for stuntmen. Silva then began working as an assistant to stunt choreographer Peter Hein in Run (2002) and Thirumalai (2003), and choose to leave his hospital ward boy duties. During his time an assistant, (2005) and helped Rajinikanth perform stunts in Sivaji (2007).[3]

After serving as an assistant fighter in several Tamil and Telugu films, director S. S. Rajamouli gave Silva an opportunity to work as the stunt director of his fantasy film Yamadonga (2007), for which his work won critical acclaim. He has since gone on to work in over one hundred Indian films as the lead stunt director, working with leading directors and actors. He won recognition for his chase sequences in Mankatha (2011) and has regularly collaborated in films directed by Venkat Prabhu.[4] In 2014, he was described by Sify.com as having achieved a "career high" through his work on prestigious film projects.[5]

Stunt Silva has also featured in films portraying a supporting antagonist. After being seen as a henchman in Yamadonga (2007), Thalaiva (2013), Jilla (2014) and Veeram (2014), he portrayed the role of a gangster in Gautham Menon's Yennai Arindhaal (2015).[6] He was also revealed to be a playing a leading role in the sports film, Brazil, which began production in 2014.[7]

Personal life

Stunt Silva was credited in films under his original name, Selvam, and also as Selva, before being mistakenly referred to as Silva in the credits of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) by Gautham Menon. He has subsequently chosen to adapt it as a stage name, noting that the industry's fixation with foreign stunt directors, meant that a foreign-sounding name would benefit him.[4]

Awards and nominations

Nominated Movie Year Language Award Category Results
Mankatha 2011 Tamil South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA &

Vijay Television Awards

Best Action Choreography Nominated
3 2012 Tamil South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA &

Vijay Television Awards

Best Action Choreography Nominated
Vettai 2013 Tamil South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA Best Action Choreography Nominated
Veeram 2014 Tamil Vijay Television Awards Best Stunt Director Nominated
Jilla 2014 Tamil Vijay Television Awards Best Stunt Director Nominated
Anjaan 2014 Tamil South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA Best Fight Choreographer Nominated
Baji 2015 Marathi International Marathi Film Festival Awards — IMFFA Best Action Won
Vedhalam 2015 Tamil Edison Awards Best Action Choreography Won
Thani Oruvan 2015 Tamil BENZ Club Award Best Action Choreography Won
Vettai 2012 Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator Won

Filmography

Year Film Language Role Director Notes
2004 7/G Rainbow Colony Tamil Actor Selvaraghavan Remade in Telugu
2005 Chhatrapati Telugu Actor S. S. Rajamouli
2006 Ashok Telugu Actor Surender Reddy
2006 Bommarillu Telugu Actor Bhaskar
2007 Yamadonga Telugu Stunt Director and Actor S. S. Rajamouli
2008 Pourudu Telugu Stunt Director Rajkumar Thampi
2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini Tamil Stunt Director Mithran Jawahar
2008 Homam Telugu Stunt Director J. D. Chakravarthy
2008 Hare Ram Telugu Stunt Director Swarna Subba Rao
2008 Souryam Telugu Stunt Director Siva
2008 Saroja Tamil Stunt Director Venkat Prabhu
2008 Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul Tamil Stunt Director Chimbu Deven
2009 Kadhalna Summa Illai Tamil Stunt Director Ilankannan
2009 Eeram Tamil Stunt Director Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
2009 Sankham Telugu Stunt Director Siva
2009 Drona Telugu Stunt Director J.Karun Kumar
2009 Rechipo Telugu Stunt Director Murali Paruchari
2010 Police Police Telugu Stunt Director Manmohan (director)
2010 Shambo Shiva Shambo Telugu Stunt Director Samuthirakani
2010 Ye Maaya Chesave Telugu Stunt Director Gautham Menon
2010 Kedi Telugu Stunt Director Kiran Kumar
2010 Goa Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Venkat Prabhu
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Tamil Stunt Director Gautham Menon
2010 Panchakshari Telugu Stunt Director and Actor Samudra V
2010 Vamsam Tamil Stunt Director Pandiraj
2011 Anaganaga O Dheerudu Telugu Stunt Director Prakash Kovelamudi
2011 Nadunisi Naaygal Tamil Stunt Director Gautham Menon
2011 Vaanam Tamil Stunt Director Krish
2011 Venghai Tamil Stunt Director Hari Nominated for SIIMA Award
2011 Mankatha Tamil Stunt Director Venkat Prabhu Nominated for SIIMA and Vijay Awards
2011 Osthe Tamil Stunt Director Dharani
2011 Velayutham Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Mohan Raja
2012 Ek Deewana Tha Hindi Stunt Director Gautham Menon
2012 The King & the Commissioner Malayalam Stunt Director Shaji Kailas
2012 Murattu Kaalai Tamil Stunt Director and Actor K. Selva Bharathy
2012 3 Tamil Stunt Director Aishwarya R. Dhanush
2013 Thalaivaa Tamil Stunt Director and Actor A. L. Vijay
2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Manikandan As Kolaveri David — Kidnapper
2013 Biriyani Tamil Stunt Director Venkat Prabhu
2014 Jilla Tamil Stunt Director and Actor R. T. Neason Nominated for Vijay Awards
2014 Veeram Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Siva Nominated for Vijay Awards
2014 Mr. Fraud Malayalam Stunt Director and Actor B. Unnikrishnan
2014 Bramman Tamil Stunt Director Socrates
2014 Anjaan Tamil Stunt Director N. Lingusamy Nominated for Vijay Awards
2014 Oru Oorla Rendu Raja Tamil Stunt Director and Actor R. Kannan As Hitman
2015 Yennai Arindhaal Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Gautham Menon As Matthew — Don
2015 Baji Marathi Stunt Director and Actor Nikhil Mahajan
2015 Pravegeya Sinhala Stunt Director Donald Jayanth
2015 Vai Raja Vai Tamil Stunt Director Aishwarya R. Dhanush
2015 Maari Tamil Stunt Director Balaji Mohan
2015 Yatchan Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Vishnuvardhan
2015 Loham Malayalam Stunt Director Ranjith
2015 Kaaval Tamil Stunt Director Nagendran R
2015 Idhu Enna Maayam Tamil Stunt Director A. L. Vijay
2015 Thani Oruvan Tamil Stunt Director Mohan Raja
2015 Uppu Karuvaadu Tamil Stunt Director Radha Mohan
2015 Thanga Magan Tamil Stunt Director Velraj
2015 Vedalam Tamil Stunt Director Siva
2015 Massu Engira Masilamani Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Venkat Prabhu As Prince
2016 Style Malayalam Stunt Director and Actor Binu S
2016 Oppam Malayalam Stunt Director Priyadharsan
2016 Oozham Malayalam Stunt Director Jeethu Joseph
2016 Rajini Murugan Tamil Stunt Director Ponram
2016 Chakravyuha Kannada Stunt Director M. Saravanan
2016 Thozha Tamil Stunt Director Vamsi Paidipally
2016 Kodi Tamil Stunt Director R. S. Durai Senthilkumar
2016 Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada Tamil Stunt Director Gautham Menon
2017 Kuttram 23 Tamil Stunt Director Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
2017 Power Paandi Tamil Stunt Director Dhanush
2017 Vanamagan Tamil Stunt Director A. L. Vijay
2017 Ivan Thanthiran Tamil Actor R. Kannan
2017 Villain Malayalam Stunt Director B. Unnikrishnan
2017 Masterpiece Malayalam Stunt Director Ajai Vasudev
2018 Street Lights Malayalam/Tamil Stunt Director and Actor Shamdat As Murugan/Murugeshan
2018 Karu Tamil/Telugu Item Dancer A. L. Vijay Post Production
2018 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Tamil Stunt Director Gautham Menon Shooting in progress
2018 2.0 Tamil Stunt Director S. Shankar Shooting in progress
2018 Saamy Square Tamil Stnt Director Hari Shooting in progress
2018 Maari 2 Tamil Stunt Director Balaji Mohan Shooting in progress

References

  1. ^ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-stunt-choreographer/silva/silva-interview.html
  2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/lord-of-the-stunts/article6078613.ece
  3. ^ a b http://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/in-the-line-of-fire-the-stunt-silva-interview/
  4. ^ a b http://www.indiaglitz.com/ig-exclusive-interview-with-masss-stunt-choreographer-silva-master-tamil-news-133782.html
  5. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/stunt-sliva-on-a-career-high-after-jilla-and-veeram-news-tamil-ocikW0hhhgbsi.html
  6. ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/ajith-has-the-habit-of-taking-risks-says-stunt-silva/105940/story.htm
  7. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/brasil-a-tamil-film-on-foot-ball-tamil-news-109213.html
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