Yugi Sethu: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Shyampro7
Last edited March 22, 2026
Newer edit →
VisualWikitext
imported>Shyampro7
 
Revised content for better accuracy
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{multiple issues|
 
{{cleanup reorganize|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}
{{peacock|date=June 2018}}
}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name         = Yugi Sethu
| name               = Yugi Sethu
| image       = Actor Yugi Sethu (cropped).jpg
| image             = Actor Yugi Sethu (cropped).jpg
| caption     =  
| caption           =  
| birth_name   =  
| birth_name         = Sethuraman
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|09}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|09}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]]
| birth_place       = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]]<br/>(now [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]), [[India]]
| death_date   =  
| death_date         =  
| death_place =  
| death_place       =  
| occupation   = Film actor, screenwriter, director, writer, producer, talk show host, academician, critic, art historian
| occupation         = Film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host
| website     =  
| website           =  
| footnotes   =  
| footnotes         =  
| othername   = Yuki Sethu
| othername         = Yuhi Sethu, Yuki Sethu
| years active = 1986–present
| years active       = 1984–present
| spouse       = Amritha Kalyani
| spouse             = Amritha Kalyani
| children     = Vaasav, Anaasanaa
| children           = 2
}}
}}


'''Yugi Sethu'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/latest-tamil-celebrity-news/yugi-sethu-becomes-dr-yugi-sethu|title = Yugi Sethu Becomes, 'Dr. Yugi Sethu'!}}</ref><ref>http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-sep-16/cinema-news/110234.art</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, television presenter, academician, critic and art historian who has worked in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2074751.ece|title='Rasigan Express' bus flagged off|date=4 June 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> An extremely versatile personality, 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’.<ref>http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-sep-16/cinema-news/110234.art</ref><ref>http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2015/08/13/Madras-University-confers-doctorate-on-Yuhi-Sethu.aspx</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/latest-tamil-celebrity-news/yugi-sethu-becomes-dr-yugi-sethu|title = Yugi Sethu Becomes, 'Dr. Yugi Sethu'!}}</ref>  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 1000 T.V. talk shows [''Nayyandi Darbar, Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal,etc...''] and has been a jury since inception for popular "[[Vijay Awards|Star Vijay TV Movie Awards]]". He has played memorable stellar roles in Tamil blockbuster hit movies- [[AR Murugadoss|AR Muragadoss]]' ''[[Ramanaa|Ramana]]'' [with [[Vijayakanth|Vijaykanth]]], [[K. S. Ravikumar|KS Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Panchathantiram|Panchathanthiram]] with [[Kamal Haasan|Kamal Hassan]].
'''Yugi Sethu'''&lt;ref name="auto"&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-sep-16/cinema-news/110234.art |title=Yugi Sethu has the success formula for cinema - Ananda Vikatan &amp;#124; "என்கிட்ட இருக்கு ஹிட் ஃபார்முலா !" &amp;#124; ஆனந்த விகடன் - 2015-09-16 |access-date=27 March 2016 |archive-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411054523/http://www.vikatan.com/anandavikatan/2015-sep-16/cinema-news/110234.art |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, and television presenter who has worked in the Tamil film industry.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2074751.ece|title='Rasigan Express' bus flagged off|date=4 June 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 July 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; He has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in cinema by the Madras University in July 2015, for his thesis 'Development of a new box office predictability model'.&lt;ref name="auto"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2015/08/13/Madras-University-confers-doctorate-on-Yuhi-Sethu.aspx|title=Error 404 - Chennai Patrika - Tamil Cinema News &amp;#124; Kollywood News &amp;#124; Latest Tamil Movie News &amp;#124; Tamil Film News &amp;#124; Breaking News &amp;#124; India News &amp;#124; Sports News|website=entertainment.chennaipatrika.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. He has hosted the TV talk shows ''Nayyandi Darbar,''&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Happy Birthday Trisha: When Mani Ratnam's Kundhavai said 'cinema is not my cup of tea'. Watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/happy-birthday-trisha-mani-ratnams-kundhavai-once-said-cinema-is-not-my-cup-of-tea-watch-8590197/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; ''Sethuvudan Darbar'' and''Yugiyudan Yugiyungal''. He has been a jury since inception for popular [[Vijay Awards|Star Vijay TV Movie Awards]].


He is an academician, a critic, art historian, and is engaged in restoration and preservation of Tamil and other south Indian Vintage movies. He is now involved in ground work for spawning Independent movies in India.
==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.&lt;ref name=ys&gt;{{cite web|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/yuhisethu.asp|work=Chennai Online|title=Atho Paaru Naiyandi Durbar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129155044/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/yuhisethu.asp|archive-date=29 January 2010|access-date=29 April 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; He earned his moniker Yugi from college after being inspired by the character from the Sanskrit play ''[[Vasavadatta]]''.&lt;ref name="sheer"/&gt;


==Early life==
He was awarded a gold medal during his time at the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|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]].&lt;ref name=ys /&gt;&lt;ref name="sheer"&gt;{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=10 July 2002 |title=Sheer will to succeed |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/10/stories/2002071000050200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030730091056/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/10/stories/2002071000050200.htm |archive-date=30 July 2003}}&lt;/ref&gt;
He is a native of [[Oothukadu]], Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree and finished post-graduate studies in political science.


He was awarded a gold medal during his time at the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|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 by [[Satyajit Ray]].
== Career ==
He directed two films, ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]'' and ''[[Maathangal Ezhu]]''.&lt;ref name=ys /&gt;&lt;ref name="sheer" /&gt; He acted in the lead in the Italian English short film ''[[Pidgin (film)|Pidgin]]'' (1994).&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;{{Cite news |date=2018-05-27 |title=Actor-writer Yugi Sethu has acted in a Italian-English telefilm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/actor-writer-yugi-sethu-has-acted-in-a-italian-english-telefilm/articleshow/64494476.cms |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}&lt;/ref&gt; He distributed [[Shekar Kapur]]'s ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' in Tamil Nadu. He attempted to import the film ''[[Tales of Erotica|Erotic Tales]]'' to India, but was stopped by the censor board.&lt;ref name="sheer"/&gt;


== Movie and Television works ==
He played one of the leads in the comedy film ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' (2002) and played an important role of a constable in ''[[Ramanaa (film)|Ramanaa]]'' (2002). Despite the success of ''Panchatanthiram'', Yugi Sethu cited a lack of interest in comedy films.&lt;ref name="sheer"/&gt; He wrote the story for [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s Tamil film ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'', starring [[Ajith Kumar]].&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
He wrote the Story for the Tamil box office hit [[K.S.Ravikumar]]'s "Villain", starring [[Ajithkumar]].He has acted in the lead in an Italian-English Telefilm, "Pidgin" (1995), which won an award at the [[Nanni Moretti]]'s [[:fr:Sacher Festival|Sacher Film Festival]] in Rome [''Regia: Andrea Gropplero, Interpreti: Yuhi Sethu & Anna Scaglione; Fotografia: Gianenrico Bianchi, Montaggio: Daniela Bassani'']. He has acted in a cameo in the Iranian director [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]'s, Scream of the Ants (2006) in [[Persian language|Persian]]/English. He was the line producer for the French production of the docu-film "Kalaiyur" Directed by Sophie Martre.He has visited the Cannes Film festival several times since 1994 and has imported European films to India [''[[Tales of Erotica]];''[[Katya Ismailova]]]. He distributed [[Shekar Kapur]]'s "[[Bandit Queen]]" in Tamil Nadu state.He also trades in Film rights for Satellite TV, Home video, Internet and mobile.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
 
===As an actor===
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Role
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]''  ||  Guna ||  || &lt;ref name=":0"&gt;{{Cite web |title=Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/sep/08/yugi-sethu-returns-to-direction-after-27-years-ganesh-venkataraman-to-star-in-the-project-14149.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=8 September 2019 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Maathangal Ezhu]]''  ||  Raja  ||
| &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]''  || Guna ||
| rowspan="3" |2002||  ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]''|| Yugi Sethu || ||
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''Jana'' || Jana || Television film
| ''[[Panchathantiram]]''||Vedham || || &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=V |first=Harshini S. |date=2023-06-30 |title=Panchathanthiram Was Like A Paid Picnic: Yugi Sethu Revisits The Tamil Classic Comedy |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/panchathanthiram-was-like-a-paid-picnic-yugi-sethu-revisits-the-tamil-classic-comedy-movie-kamal-haasan-simran-zee-5-sun-nxt |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''Maathangal 7'' || Raja  ||
| ''[[Ramanaa (film)|Ramanaa]]''|| Saravanan || || &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Pidgin]]'' || || Italian film
| 2003 || ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' || Utthaman || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002||  ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' || Yugi Sethu ||
| 2006 || ''[[Scream of the Ants]]''|| Taxi driver ||Persian film&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)&lt;/small&gt;|| &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Scream of the Ants |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/scream-of-the-ants/cast/2000341823/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
| ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' ||Vedham ||
| 2010 || ''[[Asal (film)|Aasal]]''|| Don Samsa  || || &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|-
| ''[[Ramanaa (film)|Ramanaa]]'' || Saravanan||
| 2013 || ''[[Haridas (2013 film)|Haridas]]''|| Ravi || ||
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' || Utthaman ||
| rowspan="4" |2015 || ''[[Trisha Illana Nayanthara]]''|| Vikram || ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''Scream of the Ants'' || || Persian film
| ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]''|| rowspan="2" |Mani || || &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/when-trisha-said-she-was-not-interested-in-acting-preferred-modelling-watch-old-video-101683180999693.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Asal (film)|Asal]]'' || Don Samsa ||Also writer
|''Cheekati Rajyam''|| Telugu film ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Haridas (2013 film)|Haridas]]'' || Ravi ||
| ''[[Oru Naal Iravil]]''|| Sethu Barathi || || &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2015-11-20 |title=Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/oru-naal-iravil-a-mature-story-that-treats-the-audience-like-infants/article7900430.ece |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Trisha Illana Nayanthara]]'' || Yugi Sethu ||Guest appearance
| 2021 || ''[[Kasada Thapara]]''   || Krishna || Streaming release ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' || Mani ||
| 2022 || ''[[Sardar (2022 film)|Sardar]]'' || Agent [[Cockroach|Karapanpoochi]]|| || &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/nov/08/editor-ruben-sardar-jawan-36386.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
| ''[[Oru Naal Iravil]]'' || Sethu Barathi ||
|2025
|''[[Padai Thalaivan]]''
|Saravanan
|
|
|-
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kasada Thapara]]''  || Lord Krishna ||
| rowspan="2" |2026
|''Vowels - An Atlas of Love''
|[[Eros]]
|
|&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvAzQ4AW8XI |title=VOWELS - An Atlas of Love {{!}} Official Trailer Tamil {{!}} Riddhi Siddhi Films |date=2026-03-02 |last=New Music India |access-date=2026-03-03 |via=YouTube}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
|}  
| ''Train'' |''Train''
|
|
|&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2025-05-13 |title=Opening to climax; Mysskin reveals the full story of Vijay Sethupathi's 'Train' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/opening-to-climax-mysskin-reveals-the-full-story-of-vijay-sethupathis-train/articleshow/121131059.cms |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|}


===As screenwriter===
=== As a director, writer, and producer ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! colspan="3" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]''  || {{Yes}} || {{partial|Screenplay}} || {{Yes}} ||  || &lt;ref name=":0"&gt;{{Cite web |title=Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/sep/08/yugi-sethu-returns-to-direction-after-27-years-ganesh-venkataraman-to-star-in-the-project-14149.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=8 September 2019 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Maathangal Ezhu]]''  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||
| &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
| 1997 || ''Kalaiyur, le village des chefs'' || || || {{partial|Line producer}} || French documentary || &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/port-louis-56290/expo-conferences-degustation-la-fete-des-epices-6007174|title=Expo, conférences, dégustation... à la Fête des épices|date=5 October 2018|website=Ouest-France.fr}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| title=Cuisine et gastronomie dans les fonds de l'Ina Theque | language=fr | trans-title=Cuisine and gastronomy in the collections of the Ina Theque | url=https://www.inatheque.fr/medias/inatheque_fr/fonds_audiovisuels/guides_thematiques/Cuisine_et_gastronomie_dans_les_fonds_de_l_Ina.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229191343/http://www.inatheque.fr/medias/inatheque_fr/fonds_audiovisuels/guides_thematiques/Cuisine_et_gastronomie_dans_les_fonds_de_l_Ina.pdf | archive-date=2016-12-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|2002
| ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' || ||  {{partial|Story}} || || || &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Asal (film)|Aasal]]''  || || {{Yes}} ||  || || &lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
=== Television ===
! Year !! Film !! Notes
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' || V4 Award for Best Writer
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Asal (film)|Asal]]'' ||
| 1989 || ''Jana'' || Jana ||  ||Television film
|-
|-
| 1999{{endash}}2002 || ''Nayyandi Darbar'' || Host || [[Vijay TV]] ||
|}
|}


===As director/producer===
===Short films===


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
| 1984 || ''[[The Rhetoric of the Continuity]]'' || Short film
| 1984 || ''The Rhetoric of the Continuity''  
|
|As director
|&lt;ref name=ys /&gt;
|-
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]'' || Film Fans Association Special Commendation Award
| 1989 || ''Water Flourosis''  
|
|
|{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Water Flourosis]]'' || Short film
| 1989 || ''Indra Avaz Yojana''  
|
|
|{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Indra Avaz Yojana]]'' || Short film
| 1994 || ''[[Pidgin (film)|Pidgin]]'' || Ram || Italian film&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)&lt;/small&gt; || &lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Maadhangal Ezhu]]'' ||
|}
|}
== Awards ==
* Special Honorary Award - [[Vijay Television Awards]] (2013)&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2014-05-26 |title=Vijay Television awards launched |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/vijay-television-awards-launched/articleshow/35617411.cms |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1429474}}


{{authority control}}
{{authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Sethu, Yugi}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sethu, Yugi}}
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil-language film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil-language film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Chennai]]
[[Category:Film directors from Chennai]]
Line 115: Line 173:
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:Actors from Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:1964 births]]

Revision as of 07:30, 5 March 2026



Yugi Sethu
Born
Sethuraman

(1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 62)
Madras, Madras State<br/>(now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Other namesYuhi Sethu, Yuki Sethu
OccupationFilm actor, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host
Years active1984–present
Spouse(s)Amritha Kalyani
Children2

Yugi Sethu<ref name="auto">"Yugi Sethu has the success formula for cinema - Ananda Vikatan &#124; "என்கிட்ட இருக்கு ஹிட் ஃபார்முலா !" &#124; ஆனந்த விகடன் - 2015-09-16". Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, and television presenter who has worked in the Tamil film industry.<ref>"'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off". The Hindu. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref> He has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in cinema by the Madras University in July 2015, for his thesis 'Development of a new box office predictability model'.<ref name="auto"/><ref>"Error 404 - Chennai Patrika - Tamil Cinema News &#124; Kollywood News &#124; Latest Tamil Movie News &#124; Tamil Film News &#124; Breaking News &#124; India News &#124; Sports News". entertainment.chennaipatrika.com.</ref> He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. He has hosted the TV talk shows Nayyandi Darbar,<ref>"Happy Birthday Trisha: When Mani Ratnam's Kundhavai said 'cinema is not my cup of tea'. Watch". The Indian Express. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref> Sethuvudan Darbar andYugiyudan Yugiyungal. He has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.

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.<ref name=ys>"Atho Paaru Naiyandi Durbar". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2024.</ref> He earned his moniker Yugi from college after being inspired by the character from the Sanskrit play Vasavadatta.<ref name="sheer"/>

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.<ref name=ys /><ref name="sheer">Pillai, Sreedhar (10 July 2002). "Sheer will to succeed". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2024.</ref>

Career

He directed two films, Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maathangal Ezhu.<ref name=ys /><ref name="sheer" /> He acted in the lead in the Italian English short film Pidgin (1994).<ref name=":1">"Actor-writer Yugi Sethu has acted in a Italian-English telefilm". The Times of India. 27 May 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref> 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.<ref name="sheer"/>

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.<ref name="sheer"/> He wrote the story for K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil film Villain, starring Ajith Kumar.<ref name=":0" />

Filmography

As an actor

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai Guna <ref name=":0">"Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project". Cinema Express. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
1993 Maathangal Ezhu Raja <ref name=":0" />
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Yugi Sethu
Panchathantiram Vedham <ref>V, Harshini S. (30 June 2023). "Panchathanthiram Was Like A Paid Picnic: Yugi Sethu Revisits The Tamil Classic Comedy". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
Ramanaa Saravanan <ref name=":0" />
2003 Anbe Sivam Utthaman
2006 Scream of the Ants Taxi driver Persian film<br /><small>(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)</small> <ref>"Scream of the Ants". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.</ref>
2010 Aasal Don Samsa <ref name=":0" />
2013 Haridas Ravi
2015 Trisha Illana Nayanthara Vikram
Thoongaa Vanam Mani <ref>"When Trisha said she was not interested in acting, preferred modelling. Watch old video". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
Cheekati Rajyam Telugu film
Oru Naal Iravil Sethu Barathi <ref>"Oru Naal Iravil: A mature story that treats the audience like infants". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
2021 Kasada Thapara Krishna Streaming release
2022 Sardar Agent Karapanpoochi <ref>"The accidental editor: In conversation with Ruben". Cinema Express. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
2025 Padai Thalaivan Saravanan
2026 Vowels - An Atlas of Love Eros Official Trailer Tamil | Riddhi Siddhi Films]. Retrieved 3 March 2026 – via YouTube.</ref>
Train <ref>"Opening to climax; Mysskin reveals the full story of Vijay Sethupathi's 'Train'". The Times of India. 13 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 March 2026.</ref>

As a director, writer, and producer

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai Yes Screenplay Yes <ref name=":0">"Yugi Sethu returns to direction after 27 years; Ganesh Venkataraman to star in the project". Cinema Express. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
1993 Maathangal Ezhu Yes Yes <ref name=":0" />
1997 Kalaiyur, le village des chefs Line producer French documentary <ref>"Expo, conférences, dégustation... à la Fête des épices". Ouest-France.fr. 5 October 2018.</ref><ref>"Cuisine et gastronomie dans les fonds de l'Ina Theque" [Cuisine and gastronomy in the collections of the Ina Theque] (PDF) (in français). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2016.</ref>
2002 Villain Story <ref name=":0" />
2010 Aasal Yes <ref name=":0" />

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
1989 Jana Jana Television film
1999–2002 Nayyandi Darbar Host Vijay TV

Short films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1984 The Rhetoric of the Continuity As director <ref name=ys />
1989 Water Flourosis [citation needed]
1989 Indra Avaz Yojana [citation needed]
1994 Pidgin Ram Italian film<br /><small>(Credited as Yuhi Sethu)</small> <ref name=":1" />

Awards

References

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi_Sethu&oldid=448539"
Discover more