Seethakathi (2018)
சீதக்காதி
A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?
- Date of release
- 2018-12-20
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Balaji Tharaneetharan
Casting
- Vijay Sethupathi — 'Ayya' Aadhimoolam
- Mouli — Parasuraman
- Archana — Lakshmi
- Sutharshi Ignatious — Punitha
- Sunil — Dhanapal
- Rajkumar — Saravanan
- J. Mahendran — Judge
- G. M. Sundar — Dhanapal's Lawyer
- Karunakaran — Advocate
- Bagavathi Perumal — Sundar
- Remya Nambeesan — Self
- Parvatii Nair — Self
Interesting facts
Seethakaathi is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, starring Vijay Sethupathi in his 25th lead role in a film. The music was composed by Govind Vasantha with cinematography by Saraskanth T. K. and editing by R. Govindaraj. The film was released on 20 December 2018 and received critical acclaim. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film.
Production
In October 2016, Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012) director Balaji Tharaneetharan revealed that his next film Seethakaathi would be based on artists and would not be related to the tale of the philanthropist of the same name. After postponing work on the film to complete another film Oru Pakka Kathai, Balaji revived Seethakaathi in April 2017 and announced that Vijay Sethupathi would portray the lead role.
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