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Stunt Silva is an Indian , and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in , , , , , . He made his debut with the 2005 Telugu film Chatrapathi, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and has since also made appearances in films, portraying a supporting antagonist.

Career
After training as a nurse at Stanley Medical College, Silva began working as a male nurse at hospitals in his home town of before joining Vijaya Health Centre in Chennai in 1990. He also pursued work as a peon in offices and dabbled in a transport business to keep a float financially. In 2002, he met a dance choreographer from the film industry who advised him to sign up as a background dancer in films. He took up dance lessons at Paul Raj's school but was unable to gain access into the dancers' union and instead, as a means of making any sort of money, opted to apply for membership with the union for stuntmen. Silva then began working as an assistant to stunt choreographer in Run (2002) and (2003), and choose to leave his hospital ward boy duties. During his time as an assistant, (2005) he helped perform stunts in Sivaji (2007).

After serving as an assistant fighter in several Tamil and Telugu films, director S. S. Rajamouli gave Silva an opportunity to work as the stunt director of his fantasy film (2007), for which his work won critical acclaim. He has since gone on to work in over one hundred Indian films as the lead stunt director, working with leading directors and actors. He won recognition for his chase sequences in (2011) and has regularly collaborated in films directed by . In 2014, he was described by Sify.com as having achieved a "career high" through his work on prestigious film projects.

Stunt Silva has also featured in films portraying a supporting antagonist. After being seen as a henchman in (2007), (2013), (2014) and Veeram (2014), he portrayed the role of a gangster in Gautham Menon's (2015). He was also revealed to be a playing a leading role in the sports film, Brazil, which began production in 2014.

Personal life
Stunt Silva was credited in films under his original name, Selvam, and also as Selva, before being mistakenly referred to as Silva in the credits of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) by Gautham Vasudev Menon. He has subsequently chosen to adapt it as a stage name, noting that the industry's fixation with foreign stunt directors, meant that a foreign-sounding name would benefit him.

Awards and nominations
2011TamilSouth Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA & Vijay Television AwardsBest Action Choreography
2012TamilTamil Nadu State Film AwardsTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator
3TamilSouth Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMA & Vijay Television AwardsBest Action Choreography
2013TamilSouth Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMABest Action Choreography
2014VeeramTamilVijay Television AwardsBest Stunt Director
TamilVijay Television AwardsBest Stunt Director
AnjaanTamilSouth Indian International Movie Awards — SIIMABest Fight Choreographer
2015BajiMarathiInternational Marathi Film Festival Awards — IMFFABest Action
TamilEdison AwardsBest Action Choreography
TamilBENZ Club AwardBest Action Choreography
2022Chithirai SevvanamTamilBest Debut Director
TamilMirchi Awards & V4 AwardsBest Action Director
MasterTamilGalatta Crown Award & Anna University Techofest AwardBest Action Director

Filmography
Stunt director and actor
Uncredited appearance
Uncredited appearance as Passerby
as Rajesh, Haasini's college mate turned eve teaser.
Nominated for SIIMA Award
Nominated for SIIMA and Vijay Awards
As Kolaveri David — Kidnapper
Nominated for Vijay Awards
Nominated for Vijay Awards
Nominated for Vijay Awards
As Hitman
As Matthew — Don
As Prince
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Director
  • Chithirai Sevvanam (2021) (released on Zee5)

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