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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Seedan<br />
| image = Seedan.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[Subramaniam Siva]]<br />
| producer = Amit Mohan<br />
| story = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]<br /><small>'''(Original Story)'''</small><br />Subramaniam Siva<br /><small>'''(Additional Story)'''</small> <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring =[[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]]<br />[[Unni Mukundan]]<br />[[Dhanush]]<br />[[Suhasini Maniratnam]]<br />[[Sheela]]<br />[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br />
| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cinematography = Srinivas Devamsam<br />
| editing = Ram Sudharsan<br />
| studio = Myth Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|02|25}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Seedan''''' ({{lang-ta|சீடன்}}) ({{lang-en|Disciple}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil-language]] [[romantic fantasy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Subramaniam Siva]]. The film stars [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]] and [[Unni Mukundan]] in the lead, and features [[Dhanush]] in an extended [[cameo appearance]], while [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam]], [[Sheela]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Ponvannan]], and [[Ilavarasu]] appear in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jan-10-02/dhanush-seedan-ananya-13-01-10.html |title=Dhanush moves to Seedan - Tamil Movie News - Dhanush &#124; Seedan &#124; Ananya &#124; Subramania Siva &#124; Suhasini Mani Rathnam &#124; Sheela |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2010-01-13 |accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref><br />
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The film, a partial remake of the 2002 [[Malayalam film]], ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'', released on 25 February 2011 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-seedan/20110225.htm |title=Review: Seedan is no match to the original - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/seedan-review-tamil-14963794.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028195215/http://www.sify.com/movies/seedan-review-tamil-14963794.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-28 |title=Movie Review:Seedan |publisher=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref> This film was dubbed in Malayalam as ''Mahalakshmi''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGgfvlBieD0</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Mahalakshmi ([[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]]) is a servant at the residence of the elderly Amritavalli ([[Sheela]]). Everyone is really fond of her and treats her as one of the family, not a servant. However, she finds herself doing all the work in the house. She is also a great devotee of the magnificent [[Lord Murugan]]. Despite residing in [[Pazhani]], she is unable to attend the famous [[Palani Murugan temple|Murugan temple]] there.<br />
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In a dream, she finds herself at her wedding with an unknown man. The next day that man comes to the house. He is none other than Amritavalli's own grandson Mano Ramalingam ([[Unni Mukundan]]). He falls head over heels in love with Maha. Maha, though hesitant at first, finds herself in love with him as well. Mano constantly assures Maha that his mother will arrange marriage. However, as fate has it, Mano is afraid to admit to his mother Thangam ([[Suhasini Maniratnam]]) that he is in love. This encourages Thangam to fix his marriage with her childhood friend's daughter. However, when Thangam comes to know of the love affair, she is helpless, and all she is able to do is encourage the lovebirds to forget each other. Soon, everyone (except Amritavalli, Thangam and Mano) treats Maha in a rude way as a servant, not a family member. Maha, angry, claims to Lord Murugan that she will not face ever again.<br />
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Enters Saravanan ([[Dhanush]]), who enters as a cook appointed by Madhava Gounder ([[Ilavarasu]]). Everyone finds Saravanan's cooking awesome. However, Maha disapproves as cooking was her only peaceful hobby in the house after she fell in Love. Saravanan is told to stay in the guest house where Gumbidiswamy ([[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]) is staying. Gumbidiswamy is a fraud and is now trying to pass as a priest in a strong belief of God. For this reason, he has stayed at their house. It did not take Saravanan long to realize that Gumbidiswamy is a fraud, and he used this to blackmail him. Having this control over Gumbidiswamy, Saravanan tells him to tell everyone that according to background and religious research, Mano and his fiancee are not suitable for each other.<br />
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After doing many things such as this, Saravanan is able to get Maha and Mano together. Thangam and Amritavalli agree to let Mano marry Maha. Maha and Mano (on the day of their wedding) search for Saravanan to thank him for his help. Instead of Saravanan, another person comes and says he is the only Saravanan around the area. Disappointed, Maha goes to Murugan's Altar to pray and there she sees Saravanan. He soon fades away. At that point, Maha understood that Saravanan was Lord Murugan himself - This film ends with a message that god may come down to earth in a human form to help those in need.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]] as Mahalakshmi<br />
* [[Unni Mukundan]] as Mano Ramalingam<br />
* [[Dhanush]] as Saravanan and [[Lord Murugan]] (extended cameo appearance)<br />
* [[Sheela]] as Amritavalli<br />
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Thangam<br />
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Gumbidi Swami<br />
* [[Ponvannan]] as Vijay<br />
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Madhava Kounder<br />
* [[Meera Krishnan]] as Janaki<br />
* Cell Murugan as Gumbidiswamy's assistant<br />
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==Production==<br />
In early 2003, [[Sibi Sathyaraj]] was set to make his acting debut through ''Swami'', the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' (2003), directed by [[Renjith]]. [[Navya Nair]] was cast as the lead actress and [[A. R. Rahman]] was considered as the music composer, in the film to be produced by [[Swargachitra Appachan]]. However, despite beginning pre-production work, the film was later dropped.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030701120007/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020727/113/1ss0o.html</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The [[soundtrack album]] was composed by [[Dhina]] in his 50th film.<br />
{{Infobox album|<br />
| name = Seedan<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 2011<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[Dhina]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Vallakottai (film)|Vallakottai]]<br />
| prev_year = 2010<br />
| next_title = [[Bhavani (film)|Bhavani]]<br />
| next_year = 2011<br />
}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! # !! Track-Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Enadhu" || V. V. Prasanna, [[Aalap Raju]], Janaki Iyer || [[Yugabharathi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Munpani" || [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || rowspan=5|[[P. Vijay]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Oru Naal Mattum" || [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Saravana Samaiyal" || [[Dhanush]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. J. Yesudas|Yesudas]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Valliamma" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Chinnaponnu]]<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Yaadhumaagiye" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Critical response===<br />
Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 3/5 stars stating that "Seedan spirals downward and falls flat on its face."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nowrunning.com/movie/7331/tamil/seedan/2989/review.htm |title=Seedan Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref> The ''Times of India'' gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "Though Subramaniam Siva meanders in the first half by making substantial changes in the original, he displays a much better grip in the second, which makes the movie an enjoyable watch".<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/seedan/movie-review/7585572.cms</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1874708}}<br />
{{Subramaniam Siva}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Subramaniam Siva]]</div>imported>ChandlerMinh