Silambattam (film)

Silambattam
Directed by	S. Saravanan
Produced by	K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan T. S. Rangarajan
Written by	S. Saravanan
Starring	Silambarasan Prabhu Sneha Sana Khan Santhanam Kishore Nedumudi Venu
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography	R. Madhi
Edited by	Don Max
Production company	Lakshmi Movie Makers
Distributed by	Lakshmi Movie Makers (India) Ayngaran (Worldwide)
Release date	19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Silambattam (English: Stick fighting) is a 2008 Indian Tamil action comedy film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director S. Saravanan, making his directorial debut. The film stars Silambarasan Rajendar in dual roles while Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu and Kishore also play lead roles. Nedumudi Venu, Raaghav, Santhanam and Karunas play supporting roles with Premji Amaren in a special appearance. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's background score and soundtrack. The film released on 19 December 2008. It was later dubbed into Telugu and released as Maa Vaadu. Silambattam opened to mixed reviews but became a commercial superhit.

Vichu (Silambarasan) is a quiet youngster brought up by the village priest (Nedumudi Venu) and his maternal grandfather. Owing to specific reasons, the caring elder has purposefully toned down (Simbu uses his eyes to convey the inner quietude of Vichu) the young boy's emotional quotient and has taught him a peculiar art of living. As a result, Vichu is soft-spoken, passive and is groomed to tolerate all sorts of malicious misdemeanors aimed at him. Vichu assists his grandfather in carrying out the religious rituals as well as being the care-taker of the temple. Vichu's only consolation comes in the company of his sweetheart Janu (Sana Khan). Janu's kiddish jokes and teasing remarks make up for all the precious and youthful moments he has missed in his growing-up years.

Though Vichu abides by his elder's advice, an incident in the temple premises reveals his real persona. On the particular day, Vichu witnesses a big band of ruffians bashing a seemingly meek individual. Becoming furious at the sight of the power-play, Vichu gets into the tussle and saves the victim. But, as the man takes a hard look at his saviour face, he is stunned! What is the secrecy in Vichu's past? How does it intimidate the stranger?