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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 active1986–present
SpouseAmritha Kalyani
Children2

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] An extremely versatile personality, 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'.[4][5][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,[6] 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. He is now involved in ground work for spawning Independent movies in India.

Early life

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

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.

Career

He wrote the Story for the Tamil box office hit K.S.Ravikumar's "Villain", starring Ajithkumar. He has acted in the lead in an Italian-English Telefilm, "Pidgin" (1995), which won an award at the Nanni Moretti's Sacher Film Festival in Rome [Regia: Andrea Gropplero, Interpreti: Yuhi Sethu & Anna Scaglione; Fotografia: Gianenrico Bianchi, Montaggio: Daniela Bassani].[7] 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.

Filmography

As actor

Year Film Role Notes
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai Guna [8]
1989 Jana Jana Television film
1993 Maathangal 7 Raja
1995 Pidgin Italian film[7]
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Yugi Sethu
Panchathantiram Vedham [9]
Ramanaa Saravanan [8]
2003 Anbe Sivam Utthaman
2006 Scream of the Ants Persian film
2010 Asal Don Samsa Also writer[8]
2013 Haridas Ravi
2015 Trisha Illana Nayanthara Yugi Sethu Guest appearance
Thoongaa Vanam Mani [10]
Cheekati Rajyam Telugu film
Oru Naal Iravil Sethu Barathi [11]
2021 Kasada Thapara Lord Krishna
2022 Sardar Agent Karapanpoochi (Cockroach) [12]

As screenwriter

Year Film Notes
2002 Villain V4 Award for Best Writer[8]
2010 Asal [8]

As director/producer

Year Film Notes
1984 The Rhetoric of the Continuity Short film
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai Film Fans Association Special Commendation Award[citation needed] [8]
1989 Water Flourosis Short film
1989 Indra Avaz Yojana Short film
1992 Maadhangal Ezhu [8]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Yugi Sethu Becomes, 'Dr. Yugi Sethu'!".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off". The Hindu. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2015/08/13/Madras-University-confers-doctorate-on-Yuhi-Sethu.aspx
  6. ^ "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.
  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 f g "Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project". Cinema Express. 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. ^ "When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. ^ "The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Vijay Television awards launched". The Times of India. 26 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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