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Bobby Simha
Bobby Simha
Bobby Simha at the audio launch of Urumeen (2015)
Born
1983-11-06 (age 43)[1]
Secundrabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] (now in Telangana, India)
Other names
Simha[2]


Occupation
Actor



Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After making brief appearances in the films Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Pizza (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's Soodhu Kavvum and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's Neram. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Assault Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda (2014) won him critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3]

Early life

Bobby Simha was born in a Telugu family on 6 November 1983 in Secundrabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana).[1] Simha's family is from Mopidevi, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh but they moved to Kodaikanal in 1995.[4] He subsequently completed his schooling at Priyadarshini Vidyalayam, a Telugu Medium School, in Mopidevi, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh and then attended college at Pioneer College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.[4]

In 2005, he participated in a Coimbatore-based event called Naalaya Natchathiram, where chief guests Sundar C and E. Ramdoss suggested that he should attempt to become an actor in Tamil films.[4] Simha stated that he received an offer to feature in a TV serial in Chennai and only after making the journey from Coimbatore, did he realise he had been conned.[4] Simha subsequently finished his degree and came back to Chennai to pursue a career in acting but ended up working in marketing, insurance and business process outsourcing to fulfill his financial needs.

Career

2007–2012: Early work

Bobby Simha appeared in an uncredited role in Maya Kannadi (2007). Balaji Mohan, who was a short-film maker, gave him a small role in his first feature film, Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi. Both ventures became critically acclaimed and amongst the most profitable of 2012.[5][6][7] He subsequently became acquainted with short-film maker Manikandan, who introduced him to his friend, another short-film maker Karthik Subbaraj.[8] The pair subsequently made a series of short films together, with Subbaraj giving Simha a role in his directorial debut Pizza, too.[9]

2013–2017: Critical acclaim

Simha then appeared in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Pagalavan, and played the antagonist in the bilingual Neram,[10] his performances in both films were received well.[11] In 2014, he was seen in the role of an ageing Madurai gangster in Jigarthanda[5] with his portrayal winning him critical praise.[12][13] In an interview he said that in order to get into the character, he had interacted with real gangsters to learn their behaviour and nuances. To tan his skin, he stood in the sun at noon wearing only his shorts.[14] The film opened to positive reviews in August 2014,[15] with The Hindu writing that it had achieved "cult status" within a week of its release.[16] Simha won positive reviews for his depiction of Sethu, with Rediff.com noting that Simha "steals the show. He is chillingly menacing at times, while completely hilarious in others, but equally convincing in both", stating it is "a truly remarkable performance".[17] A critic from Sify.com delivered a similar verdict, writing "truly the film belongs to Simhaa. He is electrifying especially in the first half, where he brings out the viciousness and violent streak of the character along with that eerie laughter."[18] His performance in the film earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[19] After Jigarthanda he played a lead role in the Malayalam film Beware of Dogs,[20] while in Aadama Jaichomada he played Bhoominathan, a "serious, intelligent cop but with a comic touch".[21] The success of Jigarthanda had created opportunities for Bobby Simha to become a lead actor, though several of his subsequent films did not perform well commercially.[22] In December 2015, he appeared in Urumeen, his first film as a solo action hero.

In 2016, he appeared in the coming-of-age drama, Bangalore Naatkal, where he portrayed a softer role in comparison to his earlier action films. Simha had offered his own dates to the producers to portray a character in the film, with his performance receiving mixed reviews.[23] He play the role of a young and enthusiastic reporter in political thriller Ko 2.[24] Director Karthik Subbaraj scripts a story of male arrogance in the multi-starrer Iraivi.[25] In 2017, Susi Ganesan's Thiruttu Payale 2 is the sequel to the 2006 thriller film which went on to become a hit at the box-office.[26]

2018–present

He has signed to play as antagonist for Saamy Square (2018), which is the sequel of Saamy, directed by Hari.[27]

Bobby Simah's first release of the year 2019 was Petta, in which he shared screen space with Rajinikanth. He later went on to do Agni Devi and Edaina Jaragocchu.[28] In November 2019, Film Companion ranked Simha's performance in Jigarthanda among the 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.[29]

In 2020, he played the antagonist with Ravi Teja's in Telugu movie Disco Raja.[30] He was seen in Amazon Prime Video's Anthology Putham Pudhu Kaalai, where he played the lead role in Karthik Subbaraj's segment titled, Miracle. In 2022, Bobby Simha play in pivotal role with Vikram in Mahaan directed by Karthik Subbaraj exclusively on Prime Video.[31] Later, Bobby Simha play a cameo for his debut in the Kannada film industry with Rakshit Shetty's 777 Charlie.[32] In Telugu, he did Ammu (2022) for Amazon Prime and worked with Chiranjeevi in Waltair Veerayya (2023) where he plays the villain.[33] He is also playing pivotal roles in Vallavanukkum Vallavan (2023) and the S. Shankar's, Indian 2 (2024) as a CBI officer with Kamal Haasan.

Personal life

Bobby Simha got engaged to Urumeen co-star Reshmi Menon in November 2015, and they married on 22 April 2016. The couple has two children– a daughter (born 2017),[34][35] and a son (born 2019).[36][37]

Filmography

  • Note: he is credited as Simha / Simhaa in Tamil from 2012-2015 and 2020 to present.
Year Title Role Language Notes Template:Tooltip
2007 Maya Kannadi Barber customer Tamil Uncredited role
2012 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Rashmi's boyfriend Credited as Jayasimha
Pizza Bobby
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren Shankar Subramaniam Credited as Jaya Simha
Soodhu Kavvum Pagalavan
Neram Vatti Raja Malayalam Bilingual film
Tamil
2014 Beware of Dogs Amir Malayalam
Jigarthanda Assault Sethu Tamil
Aadama Jaichomada Inspector Bhoominathan
Aaaah Prosper
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie John Mathew Bhaskar Malayalam Cameo appearance
Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu Chellapandi Tamil
Masala Padam Amudhan
Inji Iduppazhagi Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
Size Zero Telugu
Urumeen Selvaa Tamil
2016 Bangalore Naatkal Kannan (Kutty) Also narrator
Aviyal The Gangster Segment: Eli
Run Vatti Raja Telugu
Ko 2 Kumaran Tamil
Meera Jaakirathai Sivanesan
Iraivi Jagan
Metro Guna
Kavalai Vendam Arjun
2017 Mupparimanam Himself Cameo appearance
Paambhu Sattai Dakshna
Karuppan Kathir
Thiruttu Payale 2 Inspector Selvam
2018 Rosapoo Actor Malayalam Cameo appearance
Kammara Sambhavam Pulikeshi
Saamy Square Raavana Pichai Tamil
Ladoo Joseph Dayanidhi Malayalam Cameo appearance
2019 Petta Michael Tamil
Agni Devi Agni Dev IPS
Edaina Jaragocchu Kali Telugu
2020 Disco Raja Burma Sethu
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Devan Tamil Segment: Miracle
2021 Gully Rowdy Ravi Nayak IPS Telugu [38]
2022 Mahaan Sathyavan Soosaiyappan Tamil [39]
777 Charlie Vamsinadhan Kannada Cameo appearance [40]
Ammu Prabhu Telugu [41]
2023 Waltair Veerayya Solomon Caesar [42][43]
Vallavanukkum Vallavan Alexander Tamil also producer [44]
Vasantha Mullai Rudhran [45]
Thugs Durai
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Bhaarava Telugu
2024 Razakar Rajireddy [46]
Indian 2 Pramod Krishnaswamy Tamil [47]
2026 Vaa Vaathiyaar Burma Cameo appearance
2026 Bobby Simha25 Guru Telugu
Tamil 		Filming
2026 Non-violence Tamil Completed; Delayed [48]

Television

Year Title Role Network

Notes

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2018 Vella Raja Deva Amazon Prime Video [49]
2021 Navarasa Nilavan Netflix Segment: Peace [50]
2022 Kaiyum Kalavum Anna/Partner (Narrator) Sony Liv Voice only. Along with Chinmayi [51]

Awards and nominations

Vijay Awards
Filmfare Awards South
National Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards[55]
  • Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Soodhu Kavvum
  • Nominated - Best Actor in a Negative Role (Tamil) - Neram
  • Nominated - Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam) - Neram
4th South Indian International Movie Awards
  • Nominated - Best Actor in a Negative Role (Tamil) - Jigarthanda
Edison Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite AV media
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  3. ↑ Bobby Simha on Cloud Nine after 'Jigarthanda'. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Stood in the sun in my underwear: Simhaa. The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gangs of Madurai. The Hindu(8 March 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Critics' Choice of 10 best Tamil films of 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ 2012- Top grossers at the Box-Office. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ↑ SimHA - Actor. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ New baddie on the block Template:Webarchive. The Hindu (2013-05-25). Retrieved on 2014-03-26.
  10. ↑ Baddie like Bobby. The Hindu(9 August 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  11. ↑ New baddie on the block. The Hindu(25 May 2013). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  12. ↑ Movie Review 'Jigarthanda': A film not to be missed(2 August 2014). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Jigarthanda. The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Simhaa interacted with real rowdies for 'Jigarthanda'. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Calling Karthik. The Hindu(6 September 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  16. ↑ The Jigarthanda juggernaut. The Hindu(7 August 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Review: Jigarthanda is a fun ride(1 August 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  18. ↑ Movie Review : Jigarthanda. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  19. ↑ National Award incentive to do good work: Bobby Simha. Business Standard India(24 March 2015). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  20. ↑ I was also inspired by Christian Bale, says Simhaa. The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  21. ↑ Bobby Simha: I'll never play another Assault Sethu!(16 September 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  22. ↑ After Jigarthanda, it's Iraivi for Karthik Subbaraj. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  23. ↑ A new face. The Hindu(6 February 2016). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  24. ↑ Bobby Simha opens up about Ko 2, Kollywood, Only. Only Kollywood(11 May 2016).
  25. ↑ Iraivi review: A dark tale of male arrogance. Hindustan Times(3 June 2016).
  26. ↑ 'Thiruttu Payale 2' Review: Engaging thriller which improves on the first film. The News Minute(1 December 2017).
  27. ↑ Bobby Simha to lock horns with Chiyaan Vikram. Top 10 Cinema(2017-06-13). Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  28. ↑ Bobby Simha's next on the floors, to be helmed by debutant director. The News Minute(30 November 2019).
  29. ↑ 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  30. ↑ Bobby Simha on playing the antagonist in Ravi Teja's 'Disco Raja' and not being a regular 'villain'. The Hindu(21 January 2020).
  31. ↑ Bobby Simha's upcoming Action- Thriller 'Mahaan'; first look poster out. www.adgully.com(27 January 2022).
  32. ↑ Bobby Simha to play a cameo in Rakshit Shetty's Kannada film 777 Charlie. India Today(6 November 2020).
  33. ↑ Interview: My mirror is my teacher, says Bobby Simha, Chowdhary, Y. Sunita(7 January 2023).
  34. ↑ Bobby Simha-Reshmi Menon's engagement held on Sunday. International Business Times(8 November 2015). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  35. ↑ Bobby Simha and Reshmi Menon have chosen this name for their daughter(2 June 2017). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  36. ↑ Bobby Simhaa and Reshmi Menon welcome their second child together, a baby boy(13 November 2019). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  37. ↑ Bobby Simha & Reshmi Menon blessed with a boy baby(13 November 2019).
  38. ↑ Sundeep Kishan's Rowdy Baby titled changed to Gully Rowdy. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  39. ↑ Bobby Simha joins the cast of Vikram-starrer 'Chiyaan 60'(12 March 2021).
  40. ↑ Shooting for Rakshit Shetty's '777 Charlie' nears completion(12 December 2020).
  41. ↑ Aishwarya Lekshmi's Telugu movie 'Ammu' to premiere on Prime Video on October 19. The Hindu(2022-10-06). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  42. ↑ Acharya actor Chiranjeevi accidentally reveals the title of his next film with director Bobby. India Today(29 April 2022).
  43. ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Teja hasn't opted out of Chiranjeevi's Chiru 154, confirms Producer; To start filming in June. Pinkvilla(9 May 2022). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  44. ↑ Vallavanukkum Vallavan Movie Review : Bobby Simha saves this averagely-written con drama. The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  45. ↑ Vasantha Mullai Movie Review: Bobby Simha and Arya's thriller is a wasted opportunity(10 February 2023). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  46. ↑ Razakar Cast List | Razakar Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama, Hungama, Bollywood. Bollywood Hungama(2024-03-22). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  47. ↑ Bobby Simha celebrates birthday on the sets of 'Indian 2'. The Times of India(7 November 2019). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  48. ↑ [1]
  49. ↑ Bobby Simha makes his web series debut with Vella Raja. Indian Express. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  50. ↑ Navarasa | 'Peace' review: Karthik Subbaraj's war movie raises uneasy questions. OnManorama. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  51. ↑ newsKaiyum Kalavum to premiere on SonyLIV. Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  52. ↑ Vijay Awards 2015 - Complete list of winners. Sify. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  53. ↑ 62nd National Film Awards: Tamil movies bag eight honours(24 March 2015). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  54. ↑ TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years. The Hindu(14 July 2017). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  55. ↑ SIIMA 2014 Tamil Nominations: Suriya, Dhanush, Kamal Haasan Feature in Best Actor Category [List](20 July 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.

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