Yugi Sethu
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Yugi Sethu
| image = Actor Yugi Sethu (cropped).jpg
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| birth_name = Sethuraman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|09}}
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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| occupation = Film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host
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| footnotes =
| othername = Yuhi Sethu, Yuki Sethu
| years active = 1984–present
| spouse = Amritha Kalyani
| children = 2
}}
Yugi Sethu{{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 | "என்கிட்ட இருக்கு ஹிட் ஃபார்முலா !" | 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 }} is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, and television presenter who has worked in the Tamil film industry.{{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}} 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'.{{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 | Kollywood News | Latest Tamil Movie News | Tamil Film News | Breaking News | India News | Sports News|website=entertainment.chennaipatrika.com}} 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 1,000 TV talk shows, [Nayyandi Darbar,{{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}} Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and 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.{{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}} He earned his moniker Yugi from college after being inspired by the character from the Sanskrit play Vasavadatta.
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.{{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}}
Career
He directed two films Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maathangal Ezhu. He acted in the lead in the Italian English short film Pidgin (1994).{{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}} 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.
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. He wrote the story for K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil film Villain, starring Ajith Kumar.
Filmography
= Television =
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| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 1989 | Jana | Jana | Television film | |
| 1999{{endash}}2002 | Nayyandi Darbar | Host | Vijay TV |
=Short films=
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||||
| 1984 | The Rhetoric of the Continuity
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| 1989 | Water Flourosis
| | |{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} | |||
| 1989 | Indra Avaz Yojana
| | |{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} | |||
| 1994 | Pidgin | Ram | Italian film (Credited as Yuhi Sethu) |
Awards
- Special Honorary Award - Vijay Television Awards (2013){{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}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1429474}}
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Category:Tamil-language film directors
Category:Film directors from Chennai
Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu
Category:Film producers from Chennai
Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu