Stick fighting) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director S. Saravanan, making his directorial debut.

Santhanam, Nedumudi Venu and Ponvannan play supporting roles with Premji Amaren in a special appearance.

When an unruly incident occurs in the temple premises, he is forced to reveal his true identity and a secret from his past.

Silambattam opened to mixed reviews but was a commercial hit and gave a 100-day run at the box office.

Owing to specific reasons, the caring elder has purposefully toned down 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.

Jaanu's childish jokes and teasing remarks make up for all the precious and youthful moments that Vichu has missed in his growing-up years.

One day, Jaanu decides to seduce Vichu by tying a sacred thread on his hand which was intended to make him more brave with the help of his friend Kusu Vidum Saama.

The reason is that Veeraiyan claims back all of the land that he donated to the landless and poor villagers, whereas Muthuvel and his brother Tamizharasan oppose his order.

The burning intensity of the mishap stays alive in Durai's heart, and Muthuvel is another witness to the past.

Vichu, along with Saama, Jaanu, and her parents, disguised as rich people, foil Durai's plan of making a beer factory in the land.

In September 2007, early indications suggested that Lakshmi Movie Makers were set to make a film starring T. R. Silambarasan directed by Saravanan.

[6] The 40-member unit consisting of Silambarasan, director Saravanan, cameraman Mathi, action choreographer Kanal Kannan and a few stunt men from Chennai began their first schedule for a 10-day stint.

The film finished its talkie portion in early September 2008, and the song were canned in India as well as parts of Sri Lanka.

However other indications claimed that Kajal was ousted from the project, even Bhavana and Shriya Saran were considered for the role.

[11] Simbhu was dancing for a song sequence at Usilampatti but due to his misfortune he sustained sprain injury in his ankle leading to the cancellation of the shooting.

Initially Dhina was selected as the composer, before Silambarasan opted for his friend Yuvan Shankar Raja, with whom he has often worked together and has given very successful albums.

[16] The soundtrack was released on 21 March 2008,[17] and features five songs, whilst lyrics were penned by 'Kavignar' Vaali, Gangai Amaran, Na.

Already before the audio launch, three preview songs of the film were released online,[18] "Nallamdhana", "Silambattam" and "Where is the Party".

[30] The Hindu wrote: "What begins as a fairly suspenseful narrative dwindles into a run-of-the-mill line post-interval.

[31] Rediff wrote, "With its humbugging story and bash-fest theme, Silambattam appears to have everything lined up for a B and C Centre win.