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Yugi Sethu

Yugi Sethu
Born (1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 60)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesYuki Sethu
Occupation(s)Film actor, screenwriter, director, writer, producer, talk show host, academician, critic, art historian
Years active1984–present
SpouseAmritha Kalyani
Children2

Yugi Sethu[1] is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, television presenter, academician, critic and art historian who has worked in the Tamil film industry.[2] 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'.[1][3] 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,[4] Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.

Early life

He is a native of Oothukadu, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree and finished post-graduate studies in political science.[5]

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.[5][6]

Career

He directed two films Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maathangal Ezhu.[5][6] He wrote the story for K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil film 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.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Role Notes Ref.
Actor Writer Director
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai Yes Yes Yes Guna [8]
1989 Jana Yes Jana Television film
1993 Maadhangal Ezhu Yes Yes Yes Raja [8]
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Yes Yugi Sethu
Panchathantiram Yes Vedham [9]
Ramanaa Yes Saravanan [8]
Villain Yes — [8]
2003 Anbe Sivam Yes Utthaman
2006 Scream of the Ants Yes Taxi driver Persian film
(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)		 [10]
2010 Asal Yes Yes Don Samsa [8]
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

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1984 The Rhetoric of the Continuity [5]
1989 Water Flourosis [citation needed]
1989 Indra Avaz Yojana [citation needed]
1997 Pidgin Ram Italian film
(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)		 [7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off". The Hindu. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c d "Atho Paaru Naiyandi Durbar". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Scream of the Ants". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ "When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben". Cinema Express. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Vijay Television awards launched". The Times of India. 26 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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