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Seeman is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut in 1996, with the Tamil film Panchalankurichi . Since then, he has directed four more films and also appeared in acting roles in films of other directors.

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Seeman took up film direction as a career after being inspired by the films of Bharathiraja and Manivannan. Seeman started his career by directing Panchalankurichi (1996), a village action film starring Prabhu and Madhubala. [1] He collaborated with Prabhu again in Iniyavale (1998), a romantic film which also featured actresses Suvalakshmi, Gouthami and Keerthi Reddy. Seeman's third film was Veeranadai (2000) with Sathyaraj and Khushbu, which garnered mixed review from critics and underperformed commercially. [2] [3] The failure of his initial films made it difficult for Seeman to attract producers to work on his next films. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, he worked on four other projects, Vaigai Karai Oram with Vijayakanth, Anandham with Karthik, Karma Veerar with Sarathkumar, and Sethupathi Cheemaiyile with Rajkiran, but all failed to develop beyond production. [4] [5]

Seeman then made the village-based vigilante film, Thambi (2006), starring Madhavan in the title role. [6] [7] The film's production was briefly halted following a disagreement between the actor and director, after Seeman raised an objection to Madhavan returning to be with his family for the birth of his son. [8] The film opened to mixed reviews but performed well commercially. [9] [10] His most recent directorial release, Vaazhthugal (2008), received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. A reviewer from Sify noted the "execution is tacky and the final outcome is a dreary and boring message film that leaves you exhausted." [11]

The failure of Vaazhthugal made it difficult for Seeman to find producers and actors to work on his other proposed projects, despite his interest in continuing work as a film director. In the late 2000s, Seeman attempted to make a film titled Pagalavan with either Ajith Kumar or Madhavan starring, but was unsuccessful. [12] Seeman then hoped to make the film with Vikram for director Bala's production studio, but the venture did not materialise. [13] In mid-2010, producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu agreed to finance the project, and Seeman held talks with Vijay to be a part of the film. [14] [15] The actor later refused to work on the project, which prompted Seeman to speak out against Vijay. [16] In 2013, Seeman approached Jiiva, Jayam Ravi, Arya and Vishal to work on the project, but none of the actors agreed to be a part of the film. [16] [17] [18] In 2017, Seeman was in talks with Vijay Antony to feature in the lead role, and then with Silambarasan in 2018, but both actors later opted to prioritise other projects. [19] [20] In 2017, Seeman announced another project titled Kobam with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role. However, despite an announcement, the film failed to find producers and was stalled. [21] [22] [23]

Since the mid-2000s, Seeman has mostly worked as an actor. His notable roles including supporting characters in Pallikoodam (2007) and Evano Oruvan (2007).

Filmography

As director

YearTitleNotesRef(s)
1996 Panchalankurichi [24]
1998 Iniyavale [25]
2000 Veeranadai [3]
2006 Thambi Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer [26]
2008 Vazhthukkal [27]

As actor

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef.
1994 Amaidhi Padai Man Sitting with Thiyagu in Stage Manivannan Uncredited role
2001 Middle Class Madhavan Passenger waiting at bus depot T. P. Gajendran Uncredited role
2005 Aadum Koothu Zamindar's son and grandson T. V. Chandran
2007 Pori Mahadevan Subramaniam Siva [28]
2007 Pallikoodam Muthu Thangar Bachan [29]
2007 Evano Oruvan Vetri Maaran Nishikant Kamat Also writer
Nominated – Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer 		[30]
2009 Mayandi Kudumbathar Virumandi Mayandi Rasu Madhuravan [31]
2010 Moscowin Kavery Himself Ravi Varman Guest appearance [32]
2010 Magizhchi Kutralam V. Gowthaman [33]
2011 Sattapadi Kutram Lawyer S. A. Chandrasekhar
2011 Uchithanai Muharnthaal Charles Anthony Pugazhendhi Thangaraj [34]
2013 Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA Farmer Manivannan [35]
2018 Traffic Ramasamy HimselfVickyGuest appearance
2018 Kattu Paya Sir Intha Kaali Simon Says Youreka
2019 Miga Miga Avasaram HimselfSuresh KamatchiGuest appearance
2019 Thavam NatesanR. Vijay Anand
A. R. Suriyan		 [36]
2023 Munthirikkaadu Anbarasan Kalanjiyam

As storywriter

YearTitleNotes
1994 Rasa Magan
1995 Pasumpon

As singer

YearTitleSongComposerNotes
2009 Mayandi Kudumbathar "Pesama Pesama" Sabesh–Murali

As lyric writer

YearTitleSong(s)ComposerNotes
1997 Panchalankurichi "Vanthigala"Deva
1998 Iniyavale "Kanneerukku Kaasu", "Malarodu"Deva
2000 Veeranadai "Nethi Pottu", "Vaanam paatha"Deva

Television

Seeman has also appeared as a host and anchor of Makkal Munnal, [37] a weekly television talk show aired on Thanthi TV in which various social activists, political leaders and academicians are part of the panel.

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