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Seththumaan
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Wikipedia article
'Seththumaan' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Thamizh. The film features Manikkam, Ashwin, Prasanna Balachandran and Savithri, and was released on 27 May 2022.
Cast
*Manikkam as Poochi
*Ashwin Shiva as Kumaresan
*Prasanna Balachandran as Vellaiyyan
*Savithri
*Arul Kumar as Rangan
*Kannika
Production
The film marked the directorial debut of Thamizh, who had earlier worked as an assistant director in films such as 'Pattalam' (2009) and 'Biryani' (2013). Thamizh worked on a number of scripts but failed to successfully pitch them into film projects. He later watched the Malayalam film, 'Ozhivudivasathe Kali' (2015), which helped him believe that he could make a project on a minimal budget. He has then inspired to make 'Seththumaan', based on Tamil writer Perumal Murugan's short story 'Varugari'. The film concerns the relationship of a grandfather and his grandson, while taking an incisive look at the politics of caste and meat.
Thamizh hoped to make the film on a budget of 6 lakh rupees, but soon found himself unable to even meet the rental cost of the camera equipment. He later approached Pa. Ranjith for financial help, who opted to help produce the film.
Prior to its release, the film was premiered and received accolades at film festivals including the International Film Festival of Kerala and Chennai International Film Festival.
Reception
The film was released on 27 May 2022 on SonyLIV. The New Indian Express gave the film a positive review, noting "smartly written dialogues are one of the highlights of 'Seththumaan', which poses a flurry of questions but doesn't necessarily burden itself with providing answers". Firstpost wrote "Tamizh makes an impressive directorial debut on a film around food and politics", while the Deccan Herald noted it was a "a hard-hitting take on food politics".
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