''Seththumaan'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Thamizh. The film features Manikkam, Ashwin, Prasanna Balachandran and Savithri, and was released on 27 May 2022.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Thamizh, who had earlier worked as an assistant director in films such as '' Pattalam'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2013). Thamizh worked on a number of scripts but failed to successfully pitch them into film projects. He later watched the Malayalam film, ''

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'' (2015), which helped him believe that he could make a project on a minimal budget. He has then inspired to make ''Seththumaan'', based on Tamil writer Perumal Murugan's short story ''Varugari''. The film concerns the relationship of a grandfather and his grandson, while taking an incisive look at the politics of caste and meat. Thamizh hoped to make the film on a budget of 6 lakh rupees, but soon found himself unable to even meet the rental cost of the camera equipment. He later approached Pa. Ranjith for financial help, who opted to help produce the film. Prior to its release, the film was premiered and received accolades at film festivals including the International Film Festival of Kerala and Chennai International Film Festival.

Reception

The film was released on 27 May 2022 on

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'' gave the film a positive review, noting "smartly written dialogues are one of the highlights of ''Seththumaan'', which poses a flurry of questions but doesn't necessarily burden itself with providing answers". ''

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'' wrote "Tamizh makes an impressive directorial debut on a film around food and politics", while the ''

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'' noted that it was a "a hard-hitting take on food politics"..Kavitha Muralidharan of ''

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'' noted that " a set of powerful images. Some seemingly celebratory and some poignant." ''

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'' critic stated that "''Seththumaan'' also makes us realise that even when there is a conflict between two people from the dominant-caste, the marginalised are the ones who bear the brunt." ''

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'' critic gave 2.75 rating out of 5.

References

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*{{IMDb title, 14086420 2022 films 2022 drama films Indian drama films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films Films about the caste system in India Films about food and drink Films about father–son relationships Vegetarianism in fiction Films produced by Pa. Ranjith Tamil-language drama films