Sethu

Infobox_Film
name = Sethu


director = Bala
writer = Bala
starring = Vikram
Abitha
Sivakumar
Sriman
Mohan Vaidya
Bharathi
producer =
music = Ilaiyaraaja
distributor =
released = 1999
runtime = 180 mins
language = Tamil
budget =
imdb_id = 0265730

"Sethu" (1999) is a Tamil feature film directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Sivakumar and Abitha. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film, previously had the lead roles rejected by Vignesh and Keerthi Reddy.cite web|author=Krishna, Sandhya|year=1997|title=Kodambakkam Babies|publisher=Indolink|accessdate=1997-12-12|url=http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm]

Plot

The main character Sethu (played by Vikram) is a rough and macho college president, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Judge (played by Sivakumar), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly.

Sethu has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timid girl, Abitha, who is the daughter of a poor temple priest, and starts to woo her. A wonderfully constructed sequence of events leads him to rescue her elder sister after she accidentally enters a brothel.

When the girl falls in love with him, Sethu becomes a victim of brothel-goons and ends up in a mental institution with brain damage. The rest of the film dwells on whether Sethu and Abitha are united.

Cast

*Vikram - Sethu
*Abitha - Abitha
*Sivakumar - Sethu's Brother
*Sriman - Sethu's friend
*Bharathi
*Mohan Vaidya - Abitha's Uncle
*Tayla - Sethu's best friend ever

Awards

2000 National Film Awards (India)
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Sethu - Bala

oundtrack

The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

*Sethuvukku Sethuvukku - Arun Mozhi
*Vaarthai Thavari Vittai - Ilaiyaraaja
*Kadhalenna Kadhalenna - Swarnalatha
*Videya Videya - Unnikrishnan
*Gaana Karunkuyile - Kovai Kamala
*Sikaadha Sitrondru - Unnikrishnan, Arun Mozhi
*Enge Sellum Intha - Ilaiyaraaja

Box Office

* This was one of the most successful films released in the year 1999 and was a breakout role for actor Vikram as a bankable leading man.
* It was remade in Kannada as "Huchha" and "Tere Naam" in Hindi in 2003 and was one of the biggest hits of Bollywood that year.
* It was also dubbed as "Seshu" in Telugu. [http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov298/tere_naam-review.html]

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0265730|title=Sethu