Yugi Sethu

Yugi Sethu
Born	Sethuraman (1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 62) Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Other names	Yuhi Sethu, Yuki Sethu
Occupations	Film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Amritha Kalyani
Children	2

Yugi Sethu ^[1] is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, and television presenter who has worked in the Tamil film industry. ^[2] He has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in cinema by the Madras University in July 2015, for his thesis 'Development of a new box office predictability model'. ^{[1] [3]} He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. He has hosted the TV talk shows Nayyandi Darbar, ^[4] Sethuvudan Darbar andYugiyudan Yugiyungal. He has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.

Early life

He is a native of Oothukadu, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a bachelor of commerce degree and finished post-graduate studies in political science. ^[5] He earned his moniker Yugi from college after being inspired by the character from the Sanskrit play Vasavadatta . ^[6]

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. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

He directed two films, Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maathangal Ezhu . ^{[5] [6]} He acted in the lead in the Italian English short film Pidgin (1994). ^[7] He distributed Shekar Kapur's Bandit Queen in Tamil Nadu. He attempted to import the film Erotic Tales to India, but was stopped by the censor board. ^[6]

He played one of the leads in the comedy film Panchatanthiram (2002) and played an important role of a constable in Ramanaa (2002). Despite the success of Panchatanthiram, Yugi Sethu cited a lack of interest in comedy films. ^[6] He wrote the story for K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil film Villain , starring Ajith Kumar. ^[8]

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
					1987	Kavithai Paada Neramillai	Guna		[8]
1993	Maathangal Ezhu	Raja		[8]
2002	Pammal K. Sambandam	Yugi Sethu
	Panchathantiram	Vedham		[9]
	Ramanaa	Saravanan		[8]
2003	Anbe Sivam	Utthaman
2006	Scream of the Ants	Taxi driver	Persian film (Credited as Yuhi Sethu)	[10]
2010	Aasal	Don Samsa		[8]
2013	Haridas	Ravi
2015	Trisha Illana Nayanthara	Vikram
	Thoongaa Vanam	Mani		[11]
	Cheekati Rajyam		Telugu film
	Oru Naal Iravil	Sethu Barathi		[12]
2021	Kasada Thapara	Krishna	Streaming release
2022	Sardar	Agent Karapanpoochi		[13]
2025	Padai Thalaivan	Saravanan
2026	Vowels - An Atlas of Love	Eros		[14]
	Train			[15]

As a director, writer, and producer

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
		Director	Writer	Producer
1987	Kavithai Paada Neramillai	Yes	Screenplay	Yes		[8]
1993	Maathangal Ezhu	Yes	Yes			[8]
1997	Kalaiyur, le village des chefs			Line producer	French documentary	[16] [17]
2002	Villain		Story			[8]
2010	Aasal		Yes			[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
1989	Jana	Jana		Television film
1999–2002	Nayyandi Darbar	Host	Vijay TV

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1984	The Rhetoric of the Continuity		As director	[5]
1989	Water Flourosis			[ citation needed ]
1989	Indra Avaz Yojana			[ citation needed ]
1994	Pidgin	Ram	Italian film (Credited as Yuhi Sethu)	[7]

Awards

• Special Honorary Award - Vijay Television Awards (2013) ^[18]

References

1. "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.
2. "'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off". The Hindu . 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
3. "Error 404 - Chennai Patrika - Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Latest Tamil Movie News | Tamil Film News | Breaking News | India News | Sports News". entertainment.chennaipatrika.com.
4. "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.
5. "Atho Paaru Naiyandi Durbar". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
6. Pillai, Sreedhar (10 July 2002). "Sheer will to succeed". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
7. "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. "Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project". Cinema Express . 8 September 2019. 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. "Scream of the Ants". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
11. "When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
12. "Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
13. "The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben". Cinema Express . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
14. New Music India (2 March 2026). VOWELS - An Atlas of Love | Official Trailer Tamil | Riddhi Siddhi Films . Retrieved 3 March 2026– via YouTube.
15. "Opening to climax; Mysskin reveals the full story of Vijay Sethupathi's 'Train'". The Times of India. 13 May 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 March 2026.
16. "Expo, conférences, dégustation... à la Fête des épices". Ouest-France.fr. 5 October 2018.
17. "Cuisine et gastronomie dans les fonds de l'Ina Theque" [Cuisine and gastronomy in the collections of the Ina Theque](PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2016.
18. "Vijay Television awards launched". The Times of India. 26 May 2014. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 January 2024.

External links

• Yugi Sethu at IMDb