Seedan
| Seedan | |
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| Directed by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Produced by | Amit Mohan |
| Story by | Ranjith |
| Starring |
Dhanush Unni Mukundan Ananya Suhasini Mani Ratnam Sheela Vivek |
| Music by | Dhina |
| Cinematography | Srinivasan |
| Edited by | Ramsudharsan |
Production company |
Myth Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Seedan (Tamil: சீடன்) (English: Disciple) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Subramaniam Siva. The film stars newcomer Unni Mukundan and Ananya of Naadodigal fame in the lead and features Dhanush in an extended guest appearance, while Suhasini, Sheela and Vivek appear in supporting roles.[1]
The film, a remake of the 2002 Malayalam hit film, Nandanam, released on 25 February 2011 to mixed reviews.[2][3] The whole film is shot inside a palacial set created by art director Jacki. The whole house including the exterior and interior was built in Prasad Studios. After more than a few decades a full traditional house set is made for a Tamil film.
Plot
Mahalakshmi (Ananya) is a servant at the residence of the elderly Amritavalli (Sheela). Everyone is really fond of her and treat 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. Residing in Palani, she is unable to attend the temple. 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 (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 her 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) treat 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.
Enters Saravanan (Dhanush). Saravanan enters as the cook appointed by Madhava Gounder (Ilavarasu). Everyone finds his 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) is staying. Gumbidiswamy is a fraud and is now trying to pass as a presit in strong believe 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. 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 Murugan in human form - in the Hindu religion it is believed that god may come down to earth in a human form to help those in need.
Cast
- Unni Mukundan as Mano Ramalingam (credited by Krishna)
- Ananya as Mahalakshmi
- Dhanush as Saravanan (guest appearance)
- Vivek as Gumbidiswamy
- Ponvannan as Vijay Ramalingam
- Suhasini as Thangam
- Sheela as Amritavalli
- Ilavarasu as Madhava Kounder
- Cell Murugan as Vivek's assistant
Soundtrack
| # | Track-Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enadhu" | V. V. Prasanna, Janaki Iyer |
| 2 | "Munpani" | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 3 | "Oru Naal Mattum" | K. S. Chithra |
| 4 | "Saravana Samaiyal" | Hariharan |
| 5 | "Valliamma" | Shankar Mahadevan, Chinnaponnu |
| 6 | "Yaadhumaagiye" | Shankar Mahadevan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
Critical reception
Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 1/5 stars stating that "Seedan spirals downward and falls flat on its face."[4]
References
- ↑ "Dhanush moves to Seedan - Tamil Movie News - Dhanush | Seedan | Ananya | Subramania Siva | Suhasini Mani Rathnam | Sheela". Behindwoods.com. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ↑ "Review: Seedan is no match to the original - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ↑ "Movie Review:Seedan". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ↑ "Seedan Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
External links
- Seedan at the Internet Movie Database