Silambarasan

Biography

Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar Prasad, known as Simbu or STR, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician primarily working in Tamil cinema. Born on February 3, 1983, he began his acting career playing child roles in films directed by his father, T. Rajendar, before landing his first lead role in Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002). He has frequently worked as a playback singer and collaborated with composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and his friend, often writing lyrics for his own films.