Yugi Sethu
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Yuhi Sethu is a Tamil
actor
, director
and screenwriter
. He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. Yuhi Sethu had written and directed a less known movie named "Maathangal Aezhu" (meaning Seven Months) in Tamil with actors Nassar
and Ramya Krishnan
, and himself in the lead in 1991. The movie had a unique song, "Kaadhal enna kaadhal", which can be sung without the lips touching one another. Earlier made his feature film Debut by Producing, writing and Directing a local award winning Tamil movie named "Kavithai Paada Neramillai" (meaning 'There is no time to sing poems') with actors Amala
, Nassar, Raghuvaran
, Shanawaz, and himself in 1987. He wrote, directed and played the Title role in Doordarshan produced famous tele-film "Jana" in 1989.
He is a Gold Medalist in Film Direction (P.G.Diploma at the oldest film school in India, FTIT). His student film, B&W, 35mm, 8 minutes, titled "The Rhetoric of the Continuity", had the distinction of the only Indian film amongst 25 other country entries at the International Film Festival of India, New Delhi in 1984. It has the uniqueness of having Satyajit Ray
's music as background score.
He has visited the Cannes Film festival several times since 1994 and has imported European films to India. He distributed Shekar Kapur's "Bandit Queen
" in Tamil Nadu state.He also trades in Film rights for Satellite TV, Home video, Internet and mobile.He has also acted in Italian Telefilm named Pidgin.
He is an academician, a critic, art historian, and is engaged in restoration and preservation of Tamil and other south Indian Vintage movies. He is now involved in ground work for spawning Independent movies in India.
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, director
Film director
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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. He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. Yuhi Sethu had written and directed a less known movie named "Maathangal Aezhu" (meaning Seven Months) in Tamil with actors Nassar
Nassar
Nassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
and Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan is an actress who performs in Indian cinema. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages; Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.-Early life and background:...
, and himself in the lead in 1991. The movie had a unique song, "Kaadhal enna kaadhal", which can be sung without the lips touching one another. Earlier made his feature film Debut by Producing, writing and Directing a local award winning Tamil movie named "Kavithai Paada Neramillai" (meaning 'There is no time to sing poems') with actors Amala
Amala
Amala is a given name in India. It may also refer to:* Amala , a South Indian actress* Amala and Kamala, two girls discovered in 1920, who were raised by wolves in India* Amala , a West African meal...
, Nassar, Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
, Shanawaz, and himself in 1987. He wrote, directed and played the Title role in Doordarshan produced famous tele-film "Jana" in 1989.
Beginning
He is a native of Oothukaadu, a small town near Kumbakkonam. Sethu stands for Sethuraman and Yuhi is derived from Mathi Yuhi, a popular minister in the ranks of Tenali Raman and Birbal known for his wit and wisdom. He did B.Com and Post Graduated in Political Science. He was more inclined towards Fine Arts. He had in fact learned Mirdhangam at a young age, but soon quit because he didn't want to play second fiddle to anybody.He is a Gold Medalist in Film Direction (P.G.Diploma at the oldest film school in India, FTIT). His student film, B&W, 35mm, 8 minutes, titled "The Rhetoric of the Continuity", had the distinction of the only Indian film amongst 25 other country entries at the International Film Festival of India, New Delhi in 1984. It has the uniqueness of having Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
's music as background score.
Actor in Cameo Roles
- PAMMAL K. SAMBANDHAM(2002): Directed by Mouli, Starring Kamal Hasan, Simran, Sneha and Yuhi Sethu as himself.
- ANBE SIVAM (2003): A Sunder C film, starring Kamal Hasan, Madhavan, Kiran and Yuhi Sethu as the erudite con man Uthaman, in the very well applauded Cameo role.
Unfinished Films of Yuhi Sethu
- DHARMA (1990): Starring: Yuhi Sethu, Aishwariya with Vidya Sagar Music Written & Directed by Yuhi Sethu. 9 songs recorded; 3 songs picturised and after shooting for 7 days, the project was dropped.
- SUPER ROBOT (1989): Produced by G.V.Films & Vaasan Brothers, written by Sujatha & Yuhi Sethu Directed by Yuhi Sethu, project was dropped after script written due to unknown reasons.
- WITHIN WITHOUT (1984):12 minute B&W experimental film starring Nasser,Pratap Pothen and Thangar Bachan. Lost before sound final mix at the Film & TV Institute of Tamil Nadu. Yuhi considers his best work until date, and a style least visited by Indian film-makers; as a student he was then deeply and partly influenced by non-narrative string of related images styles - mixed with humour and self-mockery ; loosely akin to works like Goddard's WEEKEND; Altman's MASH; Kinugasa's GATE OF HELL; Alain Resnais' LAST YEAR AT MARIANBAD; Bunuel, Fellini to lesser known Maya Deren, Margaret Duras, Alain Robbe Grillet and stream of consciousness products
- UNTITLED DOCU-FILM (1984) A 9 min Docu-fiction in B&W was finished and available at the Film & TV Institute of TamilNadu,Chennai. Comments: “It reminds me of Alexander Kluge and other great experimental film makers' Style" - David Ray, Australia."The images haunts me even today" Pralayan, Progressive Writers Association.
Writing Uncredited, but internally acknowledged or Thanks Card Acknowledged
- INSAAF KI PUKAAR (1987) in Hindi, the original of Rajni starrer Guru Sishyan – Story uncredited
- AASAI (1995) a Tamil hit of Ajit Kumar produced by Mani Rathnam in Vasanth Direction. Thanks card in Telegu dub version worked on original story and screenplay internally acknowledged.
- NAAN KADAVUL Director Bala’s National Award winning moive. Thanks card for the work on original story discussions
Lesser Known Works of Yuhi Sethu as a Writer & Director
- THE RHETORIC OF THE CONTINUITY A 8 min B&W short fiction film Written & Directed by SETHURAMAN (Yuhi Sethu) as a student film at the Film & TV Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai) with unique distinction of music scoring by Sathyajit Ray,Rajiv Menon's camera work, starring Thangar Bachan and Prathap Pothen. AWARDS: Only Indian Fictional Short amongst 45 countries at the International Film Festival of India, New Delhi, 1984.
He has visited the Cannes Film festival several times since 1994 and has imported European films to India. He distributed Shekar Kapur's "Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian film based upon the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi's Kaleidoscope Entertainment.The Music was Composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.- Plot :The film opens in the...
" in Tamil Nadu state.He also trades in Film rights for Satellite TV, Home video, Internet and mobile.He has also acted in Italian Telefilm named Pidgin.
Other Distinctions
- Yuhi Sethu has acted in the world-renowned Iranian Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s, Scream of the Ants (2006) in Farsi/English
- Yuhi Sethu has acted in the lead in an Italian-English Telefilm, Pidgi (1995), which won an award at the Nanni Moretti Film Festival in Rome. Regia: Andrea Gropplero, Interpreti: Yuhi Sethu & Anna Scaglione; Fotografia: Gianenrico Bianchi, Montaggio: Daniela Bassani
- Yuhi Sethu was the line producer for the French production of the docu-film Kalaiyur Directed by Sophie Martre
Television & Script Writing
He is also known for his late night talk show - Nayyandi Darbar which was similar to the Johny Carson, David Letterman, or Jay Leno Shows. It ran very successfully in Star group's Vijay TV for about over three years on all weeknights between 1999 and 2002. He wrote the Story for the Tamil box office hit K.S.Ravikumar's "Villain", starring Ajithkumar. Yuhi is currently working on his Ph.D in Film Aesthetics.He is an academician, a critic, art historian, and is engaged in restoration and preservation of Tamil and other south Indian Vintage movies. He is now involved in ground work for spawning Independent movies in India.
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kavithai Paada Neramillai | Guna | |
| 1989 | Jana | Jana | TV film |
| 1991 | Maathangal 7 | Raja | |
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the... |
Yuhi Sethu | |
| Panchathantiram Panchathantiram Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh... |
Vedham | ||
| Ramana Ramana * Ramana, place in Pakistan.* Chintapalli Ramana, Telugu film writer.* Ramana, Azerbaijan is an urban-type settlement and municipality in Azerbaijan.* Ramana Maharshi, Hindu spiritual figure.* Ramana Reddy, famous Telugu film actor.... |
Saravanan | ||
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam Anbe Sivam Anbe Sivam is a 2003 Tamil drama film directed by Sundar C and written by Kamal Hassan. The film stars Kamal Hassan and R. Madhavan. The music is composed by Vidyasagar.... |
Utthaman | |
| 2010 | Aasal | Don Samsa |
As screenwriter
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
Villan Villain (2002 film) Villain is a 2002 Tamil film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role while Meena and Kiran play female leads. Sujatha, Fesi Vijayan, Karunaas and Ramesh Khanna appear in other significant roles, while Vidyasagar composed the score... |
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| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
Aasal | |
As director/producer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 1978 in film The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California.... |
Kavithai Paada Neramillai | |
| 1992 | Maadhangal Ezhu |