சேது... (1999)

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Sethu is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama tragedy film, written and directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram and Abitha. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Raghu Baabu.

Production

After working as an assistant director under Balu Mahendra for seven years, Bala decided to make his directorial debut and wrote a script loosely based on an incident involving of one of his friends who had fallen in love, lost his mind and ended up at a mental asylum. The film, produced by A. Kandasamy, was initially titled Akilan but eventually retitled Sethu. Cinematography was handled by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Raghu Babu.

Bala offered the lead role of Sethu to his then roommate Vignesh, who did not accept. Murali and J. D. Chakravarthy was also considered, but the role ultimately went to Vikram. Keerthi Reddy was initially signed on as the lead actress, but was later replaced by Rajshri and then subsequently Abitha.

The film's launch was held in April 1997 and production lasted close to two years as the film languished in production hell. The FEFSI strike of 1997 halted filming across the Tamil film industry from June to December 1997 and as a small budget film, Sethu was unable to progress during the period. When the strike was called off, the producer left the project.

The filming was primarily held at Kumbakonam where scenes were shot at Vishnupuram, Konerirajapuram, Udayalur and Thyagarajapuram agraharam while scenes in the asylum were shot at Thiruvizhimizhilai Veezhinadeswarar temple and Thiruvidaimarudhur Maha Lingasamy temple. To film the scenes of the title character's college, the makers checked at least 60 colleges before finalising one in Kumbakonam.

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