Sachi-Sethu

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Sachi-Sethu was a former screenwriter duo of Sachy and Sethu who worked in Malayalam cinema. The pair wrote a total of five films, beginning with Chocolate in 2007 and ending with Doubles in 2011, after which they worked as independent writers. [1] Each made their solo debuts in 2012 with Run Baby Run (Sachi) and Mallu Singh (Sethu), respectively. [2]

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Filmography

YearTitleDirector
2007 Chocolate [3] Shafi
2009 Robin Hood [4] Joshiy
2011 Makeup Man Shafi
2011 Seniors Vysakh
2011 Doubles Sohan Seenulal

Scripted by Sachi

YearTitleDirector
2012 Run Baby Run Joshiy
2012 Chettayees Shajoon Kariyal
2015 Anarkali Himself
2017 Ramaleela Arun Gopi
2017 Sherlock Toms Shafi
2019 Driving Licence Lal Jr.
2020 Ayyappanum Koshiyum Himself

Scripted by Sethu

YearTitleDirector
2012 Mallu Singh Vysakh
2012 I Love Me B. Unnikrishnan
2013 Salaam Kashmier Joshiy
2014 Cousins Vysakh
2017 Achayans Kannan Thamarakkulam
2018 Oru Kuttanadan Blog Himself
2023Maheshum Maruthiyum Himself

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References

  1. Doubles split Sachi & Sethu. Sify.com (2011-04-23). Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  2. തിരക്കഥയിലെ ഡബിള്‍സ് , Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies. Mathrubhumi.com (2011-03-06). Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  3. The Hindu News Update Service. Hindu.com (2007-10-28). Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  4. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (2009). IMDb