Seedan
Encyclopedia
Seedan (Disciple) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film
directed by Subramaniya Shiva. The film stars newcomer Krishna
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.
The film, a remake of the 2002 Malayalam hit film, Nandanam
, released on 25 February 2011 to mixed reviews. 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.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Subramaniya Shiva. The film stars newcomer Krishna
Unni Mukundan
Unni Mukundan is an Indian film actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industry. He is also known as Krishna in the Tamil cinema.-Acting career:...
and Ananya
Ananya (actress)
Ayilya Nair , better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in Malayalam with Positive and debuted the following year in Tamil with Naadodigal, which emerged a critical and commercial success...
of Naadodigal
Naadodigal
Naadodigal is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Sasikumar along with Chennai 600028 fame Vijay Vasanth and Kallori fame Bharani in lead roles, with newcomers Ananya, Abhinaya and Malaysia-based Shanthini Deva enacting the lead female roles and Ganja...
fame in the lead and features Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
in an extended guest appearance
Guest appearance
In show business , a guest appearance is a participation of an outsider performer , usually called guest artist , in an event , i.e., the participation of a performer which does not belong to the regular crew In performance...
, while Suhasini
Suhasini Mani Ratnam
Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe for which she won the Best Actress award. Suhasini has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for Sindhu Bhairavi in 1986...
, Sheela
Sheela
Sheela ), is a Malayalam film actress from India. She, along with Prem Nazir, holds the world record for acting in the largest number of films together as heroine and hero. In 2005 she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film Akale. She has also...
and Vivek
Vivek (actor)
Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
appear in supporting roles.
The film, a remake of the 2002 Malayalam hit film, Nandanam
Nandanam (film)
Nandanam is a 2002 Malayalam film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith, starring Navya Nair and Prithviraj along with Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Revathi, and Aravindar. Singer K. J. Yesudas made a cameo appearance in the film. The music is composed by Raveendran.-Plot:An orphaned girl and...
, released on 25 February 2011 to mixed reviews. 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 hersef 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 (Krishna). 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) that he is in love. This encourages thangam to fix his marriage with her childhood friends 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 ( excpet amritavalli, thangam and mano) treat Maha in a rude way... as a servant not a family member. Mahalakshmi, angry claims to Lord Murugan that she will not face ever again. Enters Saravanan (Dhanush). Dhanush enters as the cook appointed by Madhave Gounder (Ilavarasu). Everyone finds his cooking awesome. However Mahalakshmi disapproves as cooking was her only peaceful hobby in the house after she fell in Love. Saravannan 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 didn't take Saravannan long to realize that Gumbidiswamy is a fraud and he used this to blackmail him. Having this control over Gumbidiswamy, Saravanna 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, Saravannan 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 Saravannan to thank him for his help.Instead of Saravanna, another person comes and says he is the only Saravannan around the area. Disappointed, Maha goes to Murugan's Altar to pray... and there she see's Saravannan. He soon fades away. At that point, Maha understood that Saravannan 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
- krishnaUnni MukundanUnni Mukundan is an Indian film actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industry. He is also known as Krishna in the Tamil cinema.-Acting career:...
as Mano Ramalingam - AnanyaAnanya (actress)Ayilya Nair , better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in Malayalam with Positive and debuted the following year in Tamil with Naadodigal, which emerged a critical and commercial success...
as Mahalakshmi - DhanushDhanushVenkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
as Saravanan (guest appearance) - PonvannanPonvannanPonvannan is an Indian film actor, who has played supporting roles throughout his career. He directed the award-winning film, Jamila. He is married to fellow actor, Saranya.- Tamil TV Serials -...
as Vijay Ramalingam - SuhasiniSuhasini Mani RatnamSuhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe for which she won the Best Actress award. Suhasini has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for Sindhu Bhairavi in 1986...
as Thangam - SheelaSheelaSheela ), is a Malayalam film actress from India. She, along with Prem Nazir, holds the world record for acting in the largest number of films together as heroine and hero. In 2005 she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film Akale. She has also...
as Amritavalli - VivekVivek (actor)Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
as Gumbidiswamy - IlavarasuIlavarasuIlavarasu is an Indian cinematographer-turned-actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in...
as Madhava Kounder