Selva is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil-language films in leading and supporting roles.[1] After appearing in several films as a lead actor in the 1990s, he made a comeback in two films directed by Mysskin in the 2010s.[2]
Selva | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Dialogue writer |
| Years active | 1991–1998 2011–present |
| Spouse | Lekha |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Rajasekhar (brother) |
Family and early life edit
Selva was born in Lakshmipuram, Theni district of Tamil Nadu in a Tamil family to D. C Varadharajan, a retired police officer and Andal.[3] His brother Rajasekhar, is also an actor who has appeared in Telugu language films. Selva grew up in Annanagar and attended Madras Christian College in Chetput.[citation needed]
Career edit
Selva who pursued cinematography in film institute received acting opportunities.[4] In 1991, he made his acting debut in the village drama Aatha Un Koyilile co-starring with Kasthuri and directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office. He then acted in R. Umashankar's Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa. In 1992, he appeared in Manobala's Senbaga Thottam and in Kizhakku Veedhi. In 1993, he appeared in the double hero subject Maamiyar Veedu starring Saravanan, in Rakkayi Koyil and in his first city-based film Madurai Meenakshi. In the beginning of 1994, he acted in the village drama Sakthivel co-starring with Kanaka, the film was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by AVM Productions. In mid-1994, he played the role of a student in the Telugu film Gangmaster, in which his brother Rajasekhar played the lead role. Then, he played the role of an angry young man in the village drama Maindhan; the critic Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express said: "Selva has acquitted himself quite well".[5] In late 1994, he acted in Gangai Amaran's Atha Maga Rathiname. In 1995, he teamed up for the second with director R. Umashankar in Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum. In 1996, he acted as a folk dancer in the successful Nattupura Pattu, directed by Kasthuri Raja. He then appeared in Puthiya Parasakthi, co-starring Sukanya and Napoleon. In 1997, he acted in Rama Narayanan's Nattupura Nayagan. In 1998, he directed and acted in the comedy entertainer Golmaal. The film was declared as a below average venture at the box office and it became his final project before leaving the film industry. He then accepted to act in Bala's debut film Sethu, but he was then replaced by Vikram.[citation needed]
After being away from the industry for 14 years, he worked as a dialogue writer for the Tamil dubbed versions of the Telugu films of his brother Rajasekhar. Director Mysskin called him to appear in a negative role in the crime thriller Yuddham Sei (2011), which marked his comeback.[6] Mysskin then signed him on to work on his next film, the superhero film Mugamoodi (2012), portraying a Kung Fu master to Jiiva's character. In order to get ready for the film, he practised Kung Fu for six months under the supervision of the Mansuria Kung Fu teacher R. Shekhar,[7] and read books on the martial art. The film, however, opened to negative reviews and became a box office disaster.[8]
Filmography edit
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- Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Aatha Un Koyilile | Marudhu | |
| Thambi Oorukku Pudhusu | Selvam | ||
| 1992 | Senbaga Thottam | Selva | |
| Kizhakku Veedhi | Ponrasu | ||
| 1993 | Rakkayi Koyil | Chinnarasu | |
| Maamiyar Veedu | Parthasarathy | ||
| Madurai Meenakshi | Madurai | ||
| 1994 | Sakthivel | Vignesh | |
| Maindhan | Jeeva | ||
| Gangmaster | Balu | Telugu film | |
| Mappilai Thozhan | |||
| Atha Maga Rathiname | Muniyandi | ||
| 1995 | Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum | Ramachandran | |
| 1996 | Nattupura Pattu | Kottaisamy | |
| Puthiya Parasakthi | Chinnasamy | ||
| 1997 | Nattupura Nayagan | Allimuthu | |
| 1998 | Golmaal | Ganesh | Also director |
| 2011 | Yuddham Sei | ACP Trisangu | |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Sifu Chandru | |
| 2015 | Sivappu | Politician | |
| Eetti | DCP Rudrakumar | ||
| 2016 | Mo | Vetri | |
| 2017 | 12-12-1950 | Selva | Also director |
| 2021 | Live Telecast | ACP Guru | Web series |
| 2022 | Valimai | Commissioner Vijayakumar IPS | |
| 2023 | Raid | Prabhakaran's father |
- Dubbing artist
| Year | Film | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Velli Nilave | Srikanth |
References edit
- ^ "All about Kollywood film actor Selva bio data and filmography".
- ^ "1997–98'ன் கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள்" [1997–98 Kodambakkam babies]. Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Actor Rajasekhar to join politics". The Hindu. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "கோலிவுட் மசாலா!". Kalki (in Tamil). 1 March 1998. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Malini Mannath (1 July 1994). "Deja vu". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Mysskins Nandhalala to cultivate positive ideas in minds". Tamil.way2movies.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Mysskin Mugamoodi Launched". Sify. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Mysskin's Mugamoodi progresses". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.