Yugi Sethu
Yugi Sethu | |
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| Born | 9 January 1964 |
| Other names | Yuki Sethu |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, screenwriter, director, writer, producer, talk show host, academician, critic, art historian |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Amritha Kalyani |
| Children | 2 |
Yugi Sethu[1][2] is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, television presenter, academician, critic and art historian who has worked in the Tamil film industry.[3] He has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in cinema by the Madras University in July 2015, for his Thesis entitled: 'Development of a new box office predictability model'.[2][4][1] He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. He has hosted close to 1,000 TV talk shows, [Nayyandi Darbar,[5] Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and has been a jury since inception for popular "Star Vijay TV Movie Awards".
He is an academician, a critic, art historian, and is engaged in restoration and preservation of Tamil and other south Indian Vintage movies.[citation needed] He is involved in Independent movies in India.
Early life[edit]
He is a native of Oothukadu, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree and finished post-graduate studies in political science.[6]
He was awarded a gold medal during his time at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu for his student project film, The Rhetoric of the Continuity, which had the distinction of being the only Indian film selected among 45 other international entries at the 1984 International Film Festival of India in New Delhi and Music, courtesy of Satyajit Ray.[6][7]
Career[edit]
HE directed two films Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maadhangal Ezhu.[6][7] He wrote the Story for the Tamil box office hit K.S.Ravikumar's Villain, starring Ajith Kumar. He has acted in the lead in an Italian-English short Telefilm, "Pidgin" (1997), which won an award at the Nanni Moretti's Sacher Film Festival in Rome.[8] He has acted in a cameo in the Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf's, Scream of the Ants (2006) in Persian/English. He was the line producer for the French production of the docu-film "Kalaiyur" Directed by Sophie Martre. He has visited the Cannes Film festival several times since 1994 and has imported European films to India [Tales of Erotica;Katya Ismailova]. 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.[citation needed]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Writer | Director | |||||
| 1987 | Kavithai Paada Neramillai | Yes | Yes | Yes | Guna | Film Fans Association Special Commendation Award[citation needed] | [9] |
| 1989 | Jana | Yes | Jana | Television film | |||
| 1993 | Maadhangal Ezhu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Raja | [9] | |
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Yes | Yugi Sethu | ||||
| Panchathantiram | Yes | Vedham | [10] | ||||
| Ramanaa | Yes | Saravanan | [9] | ||||
| Villain | Yes | — | V4 Award for Best Writer[citation needed] | [9] | |||
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Yes | Utthaman | ||||
| 2006 | Scream of the Ants | Yes | Persian film | ||||
| 2010 | Asal | Yes | Yes | Don Samsa | [9] | ||
| 2013 | Haridas | Yes | Ravi | ||||
| 2015 | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Yes | Vikram | ||||
| Thoongaa Vanam | Yes | Mani | [11] | ||||
| Cheekati Rajyam | Yes | Telugu film | |||||
| Oru Naal Iravil | Yes | Sethu Barathi | [12] | ||||
| 2021 | Kasada Thapara | Yes | Lord Krishna | ||||
| 2022 | Sardar | Yes | Agent Karapanpoochi | [13] | |||
Short films[edit]
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Rhetoric of the Continuity | ||
| 1989 | Water Flourosis | ||
| 1989 | Indra Avaz Yojana | ||
| 1997 | Pidgin | Italian short film | [8] |
Awards[edit]
- Special Honorary Award - Vijay Television Awards (2013)[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Yugi Sethu Becomes, 'Dr. Yugi Sethu'!".
- ^ a b "Yugi Sethu has the success formula for cinema - Ananda Vikatan | "என்கிட்ட இருக்கு ஹிட் ஃபார்முலா !" | ஆனந்த விகடன் - 2015-09-16". Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off". The Hindu. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Error 404 - Chennai Patrika - Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Latest Tamil Movie News | Tamil Film News | Breaking News | India News | Sports News". entertainment.chennaipatrika.com.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Trisha: When Mani Ratnam's Kundhavai said 'cinema is not my cup of tea'. Watch". The Indian Express. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Atho Paaru Naiyandi Durbar". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Pillai, Sreedhar (10 July 2002). "Sheer will to succeed". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Actor-writer Yugi Sethu has acted in a Italian-English telefilm". The Times of India. 27 May 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project". Cinema Express. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ V, Harshini S. (30 June 2023). "Panchathanthiram Was Like A Paid Picnic: Yugi Sethu Revisits The Tamil Classic Comedy". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben". Cinema Express. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Vijay Television awards launched". The Times of India. 26 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2024.