Seedan
Seedan (Tamil: சீடன்) (English: Disciple) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Subramaniam Siva. The film stars Ananya of Naadodigal fame and newcomer Krishna in the lead and features Dhanush in a guest appearance, while Suhasini, Sheela, Vivek, Ponvannan, and Ilavarasu appear in supporting roles.[1]
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| Directed by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Produced by | Amit Mohan |
| Story by | Ranjith (Original Story) Subramaniam Siva (Additional Story) |
| Starring | Ananya Krishna Suhasini Sheela Vivek |
| Music by | Dhina |
| Cinematography | Srinivas Devamsam |
| Edited by | Ram Sudharsan |
Production company | Myth Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film, a partial remake of the 2002 Malayalam hit film, Nandanam, released on 25 February 2011 to mixed reviews.[2][3] This film was dubbed in Malayalam as Mahalakshmi.[4]
Plot
Mahalakshmi (Ananya) is a servant at the residence of the elderly Amritavalli (Sheela). Everyone is really fond of her and treats 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 Pazhani, 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 Ramalingam (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 Maha 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) treats 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), who enters as a cook appointed by Madhava Gounder (Ilavarasu). Everyone finds Saravanan's 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 priest in a strong belief 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 Lord Murugan himself - This film ends with a message that god may come down to earth in a human form to help those in need.
Cast
- Ananya as Mahalakshmi
- Jai Krishna as Mano Ramalingam
- Vivek as Gumbidiswamy
- Ponvannan as Vijay Ramalingam
- Suhasini as Thangam
- Sheela as Amritavalli
- Ilavarasu as Madhava Kounder
- Meera Krishnan as Janaki
- Cell Murugan as Gumbidiswamy's assistant
- Dhanush as Saravanan and Lord Murugan (in a guest appearance)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina in his 50th film.
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Dhina | |||
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| # | Track-Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Enadhu" | V. V. Prasanna, Janaki Iyer | Yugabharathi |
| 2 | "Munpani" | Shreya Ghoshal | P. Vijay |
| 3 | "Oru Naal Mattum" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 4 | "Saravana Samaiyal" | Dhanush, 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."[5] The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "Though Subramaniam Siva meanders in the first half by making substantial changes in the original, he displays a much better grip in the second, which makes the movie an enjoyable watch".[6]
References
- "Dhanush moves to Seedan - Tamil Movie News - Dhanush | Seedan | Ananya | Subramania Siva | Suhasini Mani Rathnam | Sheela". Behindwoods.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- "Review: Seedan is no match to the original - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- "Movie Review:Seedan". Sify.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGgfvlBieD0
- "Seedan Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/seedan/movie-review/7585572.cms