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{{Infobox person
| name = T. N. Seetharam
| image = T. N. Seetharam.jpg 
| caption = Seetharam ([[Beru (film)|Beru]], 2005 Kannada film)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Talagavara, [[Chintamani Taluk]] [[Chikkaballapur district]] [[Mysore State]], (now Karnataka)
| occupation = Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
| spouse = Geetha
| footnotes =
| parents = Narayan Rao<br/>Sundaramma
| children = Satyajith, Ashwini
}}

'''Thalagavara Narayanarao Seetharam''' (born 6 December 1948)<ref name="AS">{{cite AV media | people=Seetharam, T. N. | date=24 September 2014 | title=Weekend With Ramesh - Episode 10 - August 31, 2014 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqYJnxubp4E | location=India| publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> is a prominent [[Kannada]] film and TV serial director, actor and screenwriter. He has become a cultural icon in [[Karnataka, India]], through his work in several art mediums. Seetharam has written, directed, and produced plays, movies, and top-rated television series which have attracted millions of viewers.

==Early life==
Seetharam was born on 6 December 1948 in Thalagavara village near the [[Doddaballapura]] town in the erstwhile [[Mysore State]]. He was the third child to his parents Narayanrao and Sundaramma. He completed his high school education in Doddaballapur Municipal School, Doddaballapura, and pre-university course in [[National College, Bangalore]]. He then obtained his degree in Bachelor of Science before obtaining his bachelor's degree in Law. This was when he decided to take keen interest in plays, having worked with playwright [[P. Lankesh]] during the time. Seetharam decided to stay in Bangalore after completing his education, by participating in plays. He rejected his father's request to return to his village and involve himself in agriculture and to practice as a lawyer. Having been influenced by Lankesh and [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]], he believed owning a piece of land is a sin. Saddened by his decision, his father, a patient, stopped consuming medicine and died shortly thereafter leaving Seetharam with guilt. In 2014, during his appearance in the talk show ''[[Weekend with Ramesh]]'', Seetharam said that many of his plays were made as tributes to his father and his television serials were made as tributes to women, inspired mainly by his deceased sister, Padma.<ref name="AS" />

==Career==
Seetharam began his career as an associate to playwright and film director, [[P. Lankesh]]. He played a pivotal role in the Lankesh directed [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|National Award]] winning film ''[[Pallavi (1976 film)|Pallavi]]'' (1976). He was also associated with the famous director [[Puttanna Kanagal]] and had written scripts for his movies. He also made appearances as an actor in some movies. He was noticed when he started directing TV serials for [[Doordarshan]]. Fame and recognition came when he directed ''Mayamruga'', a daily Kannada serial which stood apart for its take on reality. Mayamruga has seen a DVD avatar, probably a first for a Kannada serial. He then went on to direct ''Kamanabillu'' which was the first serial on a satellite TV to be watched widely His association with [[ETV Kannada]] resulted in famous serials like ''Manvantara'' and ''Muktha''. He has acted in most of his serials and he likes to play the character of a lawyer who comes to the rescue of the oppressed.

He developed a concept of ''Samvada'', wherein he held organised meetings with his audience throughout [[Karnataka]]. These became so popular that ETV Kannada telecasted these interactions as well.

He was the president of '''Karnataka State Film Awards''' jury for the year 2006.

==Filmography==
===Films===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Notes
|-
| 1982
|''[[Maanasa Sarovara]]''
| Dialogues
|-
| 1983
|''[[Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage]]''
| Acting
|-
| 1990
|''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]''
|Dialogues
|-
| 1996
|''[[Kraurya]]''
| Story, Screenplay
|-
| 2001
|''[[Mathadana (film)|Mathadana]]''
|Direction<ref>[http://www.themusicmagazine.com/mathadana.html About Matadaana - the film]</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Beru (film)|Beru]]''
| Acting
|-
| 2007
|''[[Meera Madhava Raghava]]''
|Story, Dialogues, Screenplay and Direction
|-
| 2016
|''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]''
| Acting
|-
| 2017
|''[[Kaafi Thota]]''
|Story, Screenplay and Direction
|-
| 2018
| ''Dwaja''
| Acting
|-
|}

===Television===
As Director and writer

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
! Title
!Television
!Direction
!Note
|-
| 1990
|''Sankalana''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]
|
|
|-
| 1991
| ''Navellaru onde''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]
|
|
|-
| 1994
| ''Pattedari prabhakar''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]
|
|
|-
| 1995
|''Mukha Mukhi''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]
|
|
|-
| 1995
|''College Taranga''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]
|
|
|-
| 1998
|''[[Mayamruga]]''
| [[DD Chandana|Doordarshan]]<ref>[http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar122006/enter102582006310.asp Deccan Herald Interview: Serial King Seetharam ]</ref>
|Yes
|Jointly direct with [[P. Sheshadri]] & Nagendra Shaa
|-
| 1998
|''Jwalamukhi''
| [[Udaya TV]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2001
|''Manvantara''
| [[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2003
|''Dashavataara''
|[[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2004
|''Male Billu''
|[[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|
|
|-
| 2004
|''Muktha''
| [[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2007
|''Minchu''
| [[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|
|
|-

| 2008–2010
|''[[Mukta (TV series)|Muktha Muktha]]''
| [[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2013–2014
|''[[Maha Parva]]''
| [[Viacom 18|ETV Kannada]]
|Yes
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Drama Juniors]]''
| [[Zee Kannada]]
|
|Show judge for Season 1& 2
|-
| 2018–2020
|''Magalu Janaki''
| [[Colors Super]]
|Yes
|
|-
|}

===Dramas===
*''Nammolagobba Naajukayya''
*''Baduka Mannisu Prabhuve''
*''Asphota''

==Awards==
* 1989–90 - [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue|Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] – ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' (1990)
* [[48th National Film Awards|2000]] - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]] – ''[[Mathadana (film)|Mathadana]]''
* 2005 - Karnataka State Government's 'Aryabhata Awards': 'Best Director' award for the direction of the teleserial [[Mukta (TV series)|Mukta]].<ref>{{cite news |title= A class apart |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/266056/a-class-apart.html |work= [[Deccan Herald]] |date= 22 July 2012 |accessdate= 17 February 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.chitraranga.com/muktamukta Exclusive website for T.N.Seetharam's Muktha Muktha serial available on Chitraranga.com]
* [http://sampada.net/podcasts/6 Sampada Podcast with T N Seetharam]
* [http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/ushakattemane/seetharam1.htm Usha Kattemane on TN Seetharam]

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