Stunt Silva

Stunt Silva
Born	(1973-06-06) June 6, 1973 (age 51) Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Action Director, Actor
Years active	1997 – present

Stunt Silva is an Indian stunt actor, action director and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi. He made his debut with the 2005 Telugu film Chatrapathi , directed by S. S. Rajamouli and has since also made appearances in films, portraying a supporting antagonist. ^[1]

Career

After training as a nurse at Stanley Medical College, Silva began working as a male nurse 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 as an assistant, (2005) he 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 Vasudev 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

Year	Nominated Movie	Language	Award	Category	Results
2011	Mankatha	Tamil	South Indian International Movie Awards  — SIIMA & Vijay Television Awards	Best Action Choreography	Nominated
2012	Vettai	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator	Won
	3	Tamil	South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA & Vijay Television Awards	Best Action Choreography	Nominated
2013	Vettai	Tamil	South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA	Best Action Choreography	Nominated
2014	Veeram	Tamil	Vijay Television Awards	Best Stunt Director	Nominated
	Jilla	Tamil	Vijay Television Awards	Best Stunt Director	Nominated
	Anjaan	Tamil	South Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA	Best Fight Choreographer	Nominated
2015	Baji	Marathi	International Marathi Film Festival Awards — IMFFA	Best Action	Won
	Vedhalam	Tamil	Edison Awards	Best Action Choreography	Won
	Thani Oruvan	Tamil	BENZ Club Award	Best Action Choreography	Won
2022	Chithirai Sevvanam	Tamil	Edison Awards	Best Debut Director	Won
	Maanaadu	Tamil	Mirchi Awards & V4 Awards	Best Action Director	Won
	Master	Tamil	Galatta Crown Award & Anna University Techofest Award	Best Action Director	Won

Filmography

Stunt director and actor

Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2002	Naya Anubhav	Hindi	Actor	Uncredited appearance [8]
2004	7/G Rainbow Colony	Tamil / Telugu
2005	Chhatrapati	Telugu
	Anniyan	Tamil		Uncredited appearance
2006	Ashok	Telugu
	Bommarillu	Telugu		as Rajesh, Haasini's college mate turned eve teaser.
2007	Yamadonga	Telugu	Stunt Director & Actor
2008	Pourudu	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Homam	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Hare Ram	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Souryam	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Saroja	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul	Tamil	Stunt Director
2009	Kadhalna Summa Illai	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Eeram	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Sankham	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Drona	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Rechipo	Telugu	Stunt Director
2010	Police Police	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Shambo Shiva Shambo	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Ye Maaya Chesave	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Kedi	Telugu	Stunt Director & Actor
	Goa	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Panchakshari	Telugu	Stunt Director & Actor
	Vamsam	Tamil	Stunt Director
2011	Anaganaga O Dheerudu	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Margazhi 16	Tamil	Actor
	Nadunisi Naaygal	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Vaanam	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Venghai	Tamil	Stunt Director	Nominated for SIIMA Award
	Mankatha	Tamil	Stunt Director	Nominated for SIIMA and Vijay Awards
	Osthe	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Velayutham	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
2012	Ek Deewana Tha	Hindi	Stunt Director
	The King & the Commissioner	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Murattu Kaalai	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	3	Tamil	Stunt Director
2013	Naayak	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Thalaivaa	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	As Kolaveri David — Kidnapper
	Biriyani	Tamil	Stunt Director
2014	Jilla	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	Nominated for Vijay Awards
	Veeram	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	Nominated for Vijay Awards
	Mr. Fraud	Malayalam	Stunt Director & Actor
	RajadhiRaja	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Bramman	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Anjaan	Tamil	Stunt Director	Nominated for Vijay Awards
	Oru Oorla Rendu Raja	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	As Hitman
2015	Yennai Arindhaal	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	As Matthew — Don
	Baji	Marathi	Stunt Director & Actor
	Vai Raja Vai	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Maari	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Yatchan	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Loham	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Kaaval	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Idhu Enna Maayam	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Thani Oruvan	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Uppu Karuvaadu	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Thanga Magan	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Vedalam	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Massu Engira Masilamani	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor	As Prince
2016	Style	Malayalam	Stunt Director & Actor
	Oppam	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Oozham	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Kasaba	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Rajini Murugan	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Chakravyuha	Kannada	Stunt Director
	Thozha	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Kodi	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada	Tamil	Stunt Director
2017	Kuttram 23	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Power Paandi	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Vanamagan	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Ivan Thanthiran	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Yuddham Sharanam	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Masterpiece	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Oxygen	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Jawaan	Telugu	Stunt Director
2018	Street Lights	Malayalam / Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Kammara Sambhavam	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Diya / Kanam	Tamil / Telugu	Stunt Director
	Parole	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Abrahaminte Santhathikal	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Lakshmi	Tamil	Stunt Director
	2.0	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Saamy Square	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Maari 2	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
2019	Lucifer	Malayalam	Stunt director
	Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakkeel	Malayalam	Stunt director
	Oru Yamandan Premakadha	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	LKG	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Boomerang	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Watchman	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Love Action Drama	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Aruvam	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Tamil	Stunt Director
2020	Big Brother	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Shylock	Malayalam	Stunt Director
	Dagaalty	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Mookuthi Amman	Tamil	Stunt Director
2021	Master	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Tughlaq Durbar	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Thalaivii	Tamil / Hindi	Stunt Director
	MGR Magan	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Maanaadu	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Thalli Pogathey	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
2022	Maaran	Tamil	Stunt Director
	Thiruchitrambalam	Tamil	Stunt Director & Actor
	Godfather	Telugu	Stunt Director
	Rudhran	Tamil	Stunt Director	Releasing on 25 December 2022 [9]
	Monster	Malayalam	Stunt director
	Kaapa	Malayalam	Stunt director
	Ottu	Malayalam	Stunt director
	Rendagam	Tamil	Stunt director
	Malikappuram	Malayalam	Stunt director	2022 Release
2023	Karungaapiyam	Tamil	Actor
2023	Chengiz	Bengali	Stunt Director
2024	Mission: Chapter 1	Tamil	Stunt Director	2024 Release
	12 Gaun	Nepali	Stunt Director & Actor	As Drug Dealer
	DNA	Malayalam	Stunt Director & Actor	2024 Release
	Baby John	Hindi	Stunt Director
TBA	Diesel	Tamil	Stunt director	2023 Release
TBA	Bazooka	Malayalam	Stunt director	2024 Release
TBA	L2: Empuraan	Malayalam	Stunt director

Director

• Chithirai Sevvanam (2021) (released on Zee5)

References

1. "Silva Interview". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
2. Paitandy, Priyadarshini (3 June 2014). "Lord of the stunts". The Hindu.
3. "In the Line of Fire: The Stunt Silva interview". 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
4. "- Tamil News". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
5. "Stunt Sliva on a career high after 'Jilla' and 'Veeram'". Sify . Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.
6. "Ajith has the habit of taking risks, says Stunt Silva". Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
7. "- Tamil News". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
8. "Naya Anubhav (2002) | Hindi Movie | Anuradha, Rosy, Chitra, Kamala". YouTube . 10 August 2014.
9. Rudhran First Look Wall Poster , retrieved 30 June 2022

External links

• Stunt Silva at IMDb