Seethanam

Seethanam
Seethanam
	Poster
Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	T. Siva
Starring	Prabhu; Sangita; Ranjitha;
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	Ashok Mehtha
Music by	Deva
Distributed by	Amma Creations
Release date	24 November 1995;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Seethanam (/siːθənəm/ transl. Dowry)^[1] is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by T. Siva. The film stars Prabhu, Sangita and Ranjitha. It was released on 24 November 1995.^[2]

Plot

After spending many years in jail, Muthu Manikkam is back to his village and wants to take revenge on a corrupt politician Marimuthu. Soon, he clashes with advocate Radha until she knows his tragic past. It is revealed that Muthumanikkam's wife was killed by Marimuthu. In the end, Muthumanikkam kills Marimuthu.

Cast

Prabhu as Muthu Manikkam
Sangita as Dhanalakshmi
Ranjitha as Radha
Mansoor Ali Khan as Marimuthu
R. Sundarrajan as Govindan, Dhanam's father
S. S. Chandran as Varadarajan
Vinu Chakravarthy as Kalimuthu, Radha's father
Prakash Raj as Rajasekhar, Radha's brother
Vichithra as Sarasu
Pandu as Dr. Thandavarayan
Santhana Bharathi
Mohan Raman
MRK
Thyagu
Rajasekhar
Balu Anand
Krishnamoorthy
Kovai Senthil
Chelladurai

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by R. Sundarrajan.^[3]^[4]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Chinnavaru"	K. S. Chithra	4:44
"Rathiri Puthu Rathiri"	K. S. Chithra	4:40
"Selaikku Potta"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:13
"Valayal"	S. Kuzhanthaivelu, K. S. Chithra	5:00
"Vanthalaappa" (duet)	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:57
"Vanthalaappa" (male)	S.P.Balasubramanyam	4:57
"Vanthalaappa" (female)	K. S. Chithra	4:57

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The desperate eagerness to do something new only lands the director in sorts of trouble, the first half being a mockery, the director, his acting inclusive, and his screenplay being woefully inadequate" but found the second half "enjoyable to an extent".^[5]

References

^ The New Law Reports. Vol. 61. Department of Government Printing. 1960. p. 38. OCLC 1695970.
^ "Seethanam ( 1995 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^ "Seethanam". JioSaavn. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Seethanam Tamil Film Audio Cassette By Deva". Banumass. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Ramanujam, D. S. (8 December 1995). "Cinema: Seethanam/Maaman Magal". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 9 July 2023.