Bobby Simha

Biography

A popular actor in the South Indian film industry, Bobby Simha is known for his work in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. The winner of the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the critically acclaimed Tamil filmJigarthanda (2014), Bobby is noted for his versatility; he has essayed all kinds of roles from a comic villain to a ruthless gangster and a romantic hero. 

The actor who started his career with Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi in 2012, over the years has appeared in several critically acclaimed films like Jigarthanda (2014), Size Zero (2015), Bangalore Naatkal (2016), and Ko 2 (2016).

Bobby Simha got engaged to actress Reshmi Menon in November 2015 and the duo tied the knot in April 2016.

Bobby Simha started his career in the film industry with the romantic-comedy bilingual Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012), which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Love Failure. Although Bobby who played a supporting role, did not get any attention, the film earned critical acclaim and was declared a commercial hit. 

After his debut film, the actor appeared in two films Pizza (2012) and Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013), and rose to fame with a stellar performance in Soodhu Kavvum (2013), a Tamil black comedy-crime directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. 

The film co-starring Vijay Sethupathi and Sanchita Shetty received wide positive reviews and emerged to be a commercial hit.

In 2016, the actor had quite a busy year as he had eight releases; the most prominent being Bangalore Naatkal and Ko 2. The former, a comedy-drama starring Rana Daggubati, Raai Laxmi, Parvathy, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu received mixed critical reviews and the latter a Tamil political thriller garnered positive critical reviews. 

However, both films failed at the box office. His 2017 venture includes Paambhu Sattai, a Tamil-language action-thriller directed by debutant director Adam Dasan, and Vallavanukkum Vallavan directed by Vijay Tesingu. His 2018 credits include Ladoo. His 2019 projects include Kanne Kalaimane. His 2020 release includes Disco Raja.