Bobby Simha

Bobby Simha
Born Bobby Jayasimha
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana,India)

Other names Simhaa[1]

Occupation Actor
Years active 2012 – present
Bobby Simha is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. After making brief appearances in the films Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Pizza (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy'sSoodhu Kavvum and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's Neram. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda (2014) won him positive reviews from critics and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[2]
Contents
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• 1 Career
• 2 Awards
• 3 Filmography
o 3.1 Feature films
o 3.2 Short films
• 4 References
• 5 External links
Career[edit]
Simha was born in Hyderabad, Telangana and then brought up in Kodaikanal and notes that he considers the latter as his native place.[3] He subsequently completed his schooling there and then attended college at Pioneer College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.[3] In 2005, he participated in a Coimbatore-based event called Naalaya Natchathiram, where chief guests Sundar C and E. Ramadoss suggested that he should attempt to become an actor in Tamil films.[3] 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.[3] Simha subsequently finished his degree and came back to Chennai to pursue a career in acting but ended up working in different industries including marketing, insurance and business process outsourcing to fulfil his financial needs. He subsequently got acquainted with short-film maker Manikandan, who introduced him to his friend, another short-film maker Karthik Subbaraj.[4] The pair subsequently made a series of short films together, with Subbaraj giving Simha a role in his directorial debut Pizza, too.[5] Balaji Mohan, who too was short-film maker, gave Simha a small role in his first feature film, Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi. Both ventures became critically acclaimed and amongst the most profitable of 2012.[6][7][8]
Simha then appeared in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Pagalavan, and played the antagonist in the bilingual Neram,[9] his performances in both films were received well.[10] In 2014, he was seen in the role of an ageing Madurai gangster in Jigarthanda [11] 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 theNational 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] Simha's upcoming films, the anthology horror film Aaaah,[22] the action-thriller Urumeen [23] and Karthik Subburaj's next Iraivi, will all feature him in lead roles.[24]
Awards[edit]
National Film Awards
• 2014 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor --- Jigarthanda[25]
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards[26]
• 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
Filmography[edit]
Key
  Denotes films that have not yet been released
Feature films[edit]
Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Bobby Tamil
Love Failure
Jaya Simha Telugu
Pizza
Bobby Tamil
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
Shankar Subramaniam Tamil
Soodhu Kavvum
Pagalavan Tamil
Neram
Vatti Raja Malayalam
Tamil
2014 Jigarthanda
'Assault' Sethu Tamil National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Beware Of Dogs
Amir Malayalam
Aadama Jaichomada
Bhoominathan Tamil
Aaaah
Prosper Tamil
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie
John Bhaskar Malayalam Cameo appearance
2015 Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkiradhu
Chellapandi Tamil
2015 Masala Padam
Tamil Filming [27]

2015 Urumeen
Tamil Filming [28]

2015 Paambhu Sattai
Tamil Filming [29]

2015 Iraivi
Tamil Filming [30]

2015 Kavalai Vendam
Tamil Filming [31]

2015 Bangalore Days
Tamil Filming [32]

2015 Ko 2
Tamil Filming
Short films[edit]
• The Angel - Antagonist
• Nenjuku Neethi - Doctor
• Maranthittiya - Police Officer
• The Juniors - Police Officer
• Eli
• Black & White
• Anbudan Jeeva
• V-Chithiram