Silambattam (film)

Silambattam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Saravanan
Written byS. Saravanan
Produced byK. Muralidharan
V. Swaminathan
T. S. Rangarajan
StarringSilambarasan
Prabhu
Sneha
Sana Khan
CinematographyR. Madhi
Edited byDon Max
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 December 2008 (2008-12-12)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Silambattam (transl.Stick fighting) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director S. Saravanan, making his directorial debut. The film stars Silambarasan in a dual role as a father and son while Prabhu, Sneha and Sana Khan play lead roles with Kishore as the antagonist. Santhanam, Nedumudi Venu and Ponvannan play supporting roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the background score and soundtrack. In the film, Vichu, a young priest, is raised by his grandfather. When an unruly incident occurs in the temple premises, he is forced to reveal his true identity and a secret from his past. The film was released on 18 December 2008.