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{{short description|2020 Indian film directed by Rathina Siva}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Seeru
| image = Seeru poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Rathina Shiva
| producer = [[Ishari K. Ganesh]]
| writer = Rathina Shiva
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Jiiva]]<br />[[Riya Suman]]<br />Gayathri Krishnaa<br />[[Navdeep]]
| narrator =
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = Prasanna Kumar
| editing = Lawrence Kishore
| studio = Vels Film International
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2020|2|7|df=y}}
| runtime = 124 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Seeru''''' ({{trans|Roar}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by Rathina Shiva. The film stars [[Jiiva]], [[Riya Suman]], Gayathri Krishnaa and [[Navdeep]] in the lead roles, with [[Varun (actor)|Varun]] and [[Sathish]] in supportive roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/01/30/actor-jiiva-is-hero-and-navdeep-the-villain-in-rathina-sivas-film/|title=Actor Jiiva is hero and Navdeep the villain in Rathina Siva's film|last=Kumar|first=M. Bharat|date=2019-01-30|website=News Today {{!}} First with the news|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> [[D. Imman]] composes music for the film and the film is bankrolled by [[Ishari K. Ganesh]] under his production studio Vels Film International. [[Principal photography]] commenced on 4 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/dec/03/rekka-director-rathina-sivas-next-is-with-jiiva-9055.html|title=Rekka director Rathina Siva's next is with Jiiva|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> The film was released on 7 February 2020 and opened to positive reviews.<ref name=ce />

== Plot ==
The film starts off with two girls driving on the road when they are stopped by two policemen, who proceed to attempt to rape them. One of the girls sends a voice message in a WhatsApp group telling their situation. Manimaran ([[Jiiva]]) hears the message and rescues them. He is from a neighbouring place called Mayavaram where he runs a local TV channel called Kokkarako TV. This is opposed by the MLA ([[R. N. R. Manohar]]), who keeps getting outsmarted by Maran. Exasperated, he pays a local goon named Vyasarpadi Malli ([[Varun (actor)|Varun]]) to kill him. Malli reaches Maran's home, where his pregnant sister Ilakkiya (Gayathri Krishnaa) goes into labour.

Malli takes Ilakkiya to the hospital and admits her while providing her blood. Maran reaches the hospital and finds that his sister is out of danger and has given birth to a boy. Ilakkiya asks Maran to find the person who saved her and to bring him to her so that she can properly thank him. Maran finds out that the person was Malli, who had threatened to kill him. Maran keeps calling him, asking to meet him. Eventually, he finds Malli on the verge of death being backstabbed by his own henchmen. Maran beats up the henchmen who were nearby and admits Malli into Laksha Hospitals. It turns out that Malli's henchmen were ordered to torture Malli by Ashok Mithran ([[Navdeep]]), a leading advocate who was stabbed in court and who wants to know who stabbed him. He planned to torture Malli since he knows who did it. Mithran sends more goons to all hospitals, where Maran beats them up and admits them in Aruna Hospitals. Mithran deduces that Malli is in Laksha Hospitals and sends some goons there as well. Maran uses a walkie-talkie that a police officer left in a restaurant in a hurry, masquerading as a police officer. He eventually goes with the goons, who are instructed by Mithran to stand near a phone booth where Malli was last contacted. A girl contacts Malli's phone, which is tracked by Mithran, and he instructs his henchmen to kill her. Simultaneously, the MLA sends a photo of Maran to the henchmen who he is with. A fight breaks out between Maran and the goons where Maran emerges victorious. He saves the girls, who narrate their story to him.

The state topper of their village is Pavithra, who was close friends with the girls. She is interviewed by the press, where she announces that she wants to become a lawyer and eradicate all wrongs in the law system. At the behest of a reporter, she names some cases, which are headed by Mithran, that she will take into account. She further insults Mithran on live television, causing him to get enraged. He sponsors many items to her, including theme park tickets. She is then killed by Mithran there, who then forces her grandfather to state that she was killed by a fall from the Ferris wheel. This enrages her friends who disguise themselves as lawyers and stab Mithran in court and are seen by Malli, who lets them go. They contact him and narrate their story and he agrees to help them before he is tortured by his own henchmen.

Maran is moved by the story and offers to help them, but he is arrested by the police for stealing the walkie-talkie. However, he is let go when it is revealed that the girl he had saved at the beginning of the film is the officer's Wife. He then goes to save the girls who were taken to Mithran. A fight between the two breaks out, where Maran defeats Mithran and lets the girls finish him. The film ends with Malli meeting Maran's sister and Maran's girlfriend Vasuki ([[Riya Suman]]).

== Cast ==
* [[Jiiva]] as Manimaran
* [[Riya Suman]] as Vasuki
* Gayathri Krishnaa as Ilakkiya
* [[Navdeep]] as Ashok Mithran
* [[Varun (actor)|Varun]] as Vyasarpadi Malli
* [[Sathish]] as Gopi, Manimaran's friend
* [[Jerald Milton]] as Dubai Mapillai, Manimaran's friend and brother in law
* Chandni as Pavithra
* Doctor Soori
* [[K. P. Sekar (voice actor)|Sekar]] as Kishore
* [[R. N. R. Manohar]] as MLA
* [[Swaminathan]] as a priest
* [[BlackSheep Shamni]] as one of Schoolgirls (Uncredited)
* [[Ival Nandhini (BlackSheep)]] as one of the Schoolgirls (Uncredited)

== Production ==
Rathina Shiva, who is known for his work in [[Rekka (film)|''Rekka'']], initially had discussions with actor [[Silambarasan]] during March 2018 to team up for a film and reports revealed that STR liked the script of the director with speculations and buzz were created among the audience about the possible shooting of the film within few days following the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://origin-www.sify.com/movies/str-to-team-up-with-rekka-director-news-tamil-sd1lA2ahiccjb.html|title=STR to team up with Rekka director?|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> However, it was revealed that STR could not progress on the script due to other pending works, and later, the filmmakers hired Jiiva to replace STR as the lead actor for the untitled film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/27/rekka--director-clarifies-about-simbu-meeting-1793410.html|title=Rekka director clarifies about Simbu meeting|date=27 March 2018|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/actor-jiiva-get-a-chance-by-simbu-in-rathina-siva-direction/articleshow/67165864.cms|title=சிம்பு நடிக்க இருந்த படம் ஜீவாவுக்கு கைமாறியது!|date=2018-12-19|website=samayam Tamil|language=ta|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref>

The shooting of the film commenced in December 2018, and the film was officially launched by [[Vijay Sethupathi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://origin-www.sify.com/movies/vijay-sethupathi-s-sweet-gesture-to-his-rekka-director-news-tamil-smgkhzdhchdji.html|title=Vijay Sethupathi's sweet gesture to his 'Rekka' director|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> The filmmakers cast Riya Suman on her Tamil acting debut opposite Jiiva.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/111218/riya-suman-to-make-her-tamil-debut.html|title=Riya Suman to make her Tamil debut|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=2018-12-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2018/dec/20/tollywood-heroine-riya-suman-to-debut-in-tamil-opposite-jiiva-1914176.html|title=Tollywood heroine Riya Suman to debut in Tamil opposite Jiiva|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> Navdeep was hired into play the role of antagonist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jan/28/navdeep-to-play-villain-in-jiivas-next-9823.html|title=Navdeep to play villain in Jiiva's next|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/300119/navdeep-plays-the-antagonist-to-jiiva.html|title=Navdeep plays the antagonist to Jiiva|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2019-01-30|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> The film was titled as ''Seeru'' in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/seeru-jiiva-does-a-dishyum-on-navdeep/article27246319.ece|title='Seeru' Jiiva does a dishyum on Navdeep|website=The Hindu|date=25 May 2019|access-date=10 February 2020|last1=Kumar|first1=Pradeep}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Seeru
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2 February 2020
| recorded = 2019
| venue = [[Chennai]]
| studio = D.Imman’s Sound Factory
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:58
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Namma Veettu Pillai]]
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = [[Bhoomi (2021 film)|Bhoomi]]
| next_year = 2021
}}

The music is composed by D. Imman, and released on [[Sony Music India]] label. The album received a mixed review from Moviecrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/25681/seeru-music-review|title = Seeru Music Review}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 20:58
| title1 = Vaa Vasuki
| lyrics1 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| extra1 = Shivam Mahadevan
| length1 = 4:19
| title2 = Sevvanthiye
| lyrics2 = [[Parvathy (lyricist)|Parvathy]]
| extra2 = Nochipatti Thirumoorthi
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = Vaasana Poochenda
| lyrics3 = Parvathy
| extra3 = Rajaganapathy
| length3 = 1:29
| title4 = Kannaala Poduraaley
| lyrics4 = Viveka, RJ Vijay
| extra4 = [[Nakash Aziz]] & RJ Vijay
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = Sevvanthiye (Female Version)
| lyrics5 = Parvathy
| extra5 = [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]]
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = Ignite the Fire (Theme)
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = D.Imman
| note6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 2:35
}}

== Reception ==
[[The Times of India]] wrote "Even though it starts off as a mass hero movie, Seeru turns out to be a solid masala movie that nicely balances sentiment and action".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/seeru/movie-review/73990026.cms|title=Seeru Movie Review : A solid masala movie that nicely balances sentiment and action|website=The Times of India|date=7 February 2020|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>[[The Hindu]] wrote "Seeru comes across as a film that’s at least a decade old, in terms of its outdated presentation and over-the-top sequences [..] But the surprises within the traditional masala format, and an earnest performance by Jiiva, keep it engaging".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/seeru-movie-review-a-neat-entertainer-despite-the-outdated-commercial-presentation/article30760025.ece|title='Seeru' movie review: A neat entertainer, despite the outdated 'commercial' presentation|website=The Hindu|date=7 February 2020|access-date=10 February 2020|last1=Ramanujam|first1=Srinivasa}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Despite its interesting premise, Seeru could have worked well with an engaging screenplay."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/seeru/seeru-review.html|title = Seeru (Aka) Seer review|date = 7 February 2020}}</ref>[[Cinema Express]] wrote "Making a ‘masala film’ doesn’t mean that one can sell anything and expect the audience to lap it up. The lack of coherence or effort in this film is blasphemous. And it is just disheartening to see able actors like Jiiva in such projects".<ref name=ce>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2020/feb/07/seeru-movie-review-unintentionally-funny-16925.html|title=Seeru Movie Review: Unintentionally funny|website=Cinema Express|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>[[Firstpost]] wrote "On the whole, Seeru is an unpretentious regular commercial cocktail and watchable to an extent if you have two hours to while away."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/seeru-movie-review-jiivas-action-thriller-is-a-time-pass-entertainer-with-all-essential-commercial-ingredients-8014101.html|title=Seeru movie review: Jiiva's action thriller is a 'time-pass entertainer with all essential commercial ingredients'- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=7 February 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref>[[Sify]] rated 3 out of 5 stars stating "Seeru starring Jiiva, Varun and Riya is a commercial timepass entertainer that is worth a watch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/seeru-review-timepass-entertainment-review-tamil-ucheVzhadjifi.html|title=Seeru review: Timepass entertainment|website=Sify|date=2019-02-07|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>

== See also ==
*''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' (2016)
*''[[Vaa Deal]]'' (TBA)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt10022990}}
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[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:2020 action films]]
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]

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