Yugi Sethu

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Yugi Sethu
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Born
Sethuraman

(1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 61)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesYuhi Sethu, Yuki Sethu
Occupation(s)Film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host
Years active1984–present
SpouseAmritha Kalyani
Children2

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 entitled: '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 close to 1,000 TV talk shows, [Nayyandi Darbar, [4] Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.

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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

YearTitleCredited asRoleNotesRef.
ActorWriterDirector
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai YesYesYesGuna [8]
1993 Maadhangal Ezhu YesYesYesRaja [8]
1997Kalaiyur, le village des chefs—French documentary;
line producer		 [9] [10]
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam YesYugi Sethu
Panchathantiram YesVedham [11]
Ramanaa YesSaravanan [8]
Villain Story— [8]
2003 Anbe Sivam YesUtthaman
2006 Scream of the Ants YesTaxi driverPersian film
(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)		 [12]
2010 Aasal YesYesDon Samsa [8]
2013 Haridas YesRavi
2015 Trisha Illana Nayanthara YesVikram
Thoongaa Vanam YesMani [13]
Cheekati RajyamYesTelugu film
Oru Naal Iravil YesSethu Barathi [14]
2021 Kasada Thapara YesKrishna
2022 Sardar YesAgent Karapanpoochi [15]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
1989JanaJanaTelevision film
1999–2002Nayyandi DarbarHost Vijay TV

Short films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
1984The Rhetoric of the ContinuityAs director [5]
1989Water Flourosis[ citation needed ]
1989Indra Avaz Yojana[ citation needed ]
1994 Pidgin RamItalian film
(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)		 [7]

Awards

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