Seeman

In this Indian name, the name Senthamizhan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Seeman.
For other uses, see Seeman (disambiguation).

Seeman
Chief-coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 May 2010
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
Senthamizhan Seeman

(1966-11-08) 8 November 1966 (age 58)
Aranaiyur, Madras State, India[1][2]
Political partyNaam Tamilar Katchi (since 2010)
Other political
affiliations		Naam Tamilar Iyakkam (2009–2010)
Dravidar Kazhagam (2006–2009)
Spouse
Kayalvizhi
​
(m. 2013)​
[1]
Children2
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Film director
  • Actor
  • Politician
Websitewww.naamtamilar.org

Senthamizhan Seeman (/siːmɑːn/)[3][4][5][6] (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism by focusing on the Tamil language, identity, and culture.[7]

Seeman began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1990s, working on films such as Panchalankurichi (1996) and Veeranadai (2000). The failure of his early films made it difficult for him to attract offers as a director and several of his proposed projects were stalled in the late 1990s. He later made a comeback through the successful vigilante film Thambi (2006), though the commercial failure of his next film, prompted Seeman to prioritise commitments as a supporting actor in the late 2000s.

In the early 2010s, Seeman founded the Naam Tamilar Katchi, a Tamil ultranationalist political party, and has since often been in the news for his controversial statements on Indian and Tamil social issues.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Seeman Profile". OneIndia. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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  3. ^ a b Nath, Akshaya (16 October 2019). "Vellore: Congress burns effigy of leader who justified Rajiv Gandhi's killing in election speech". India Today. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Yamunan, Sruthisagar (11 February 2020). "Why many believe Rajinikanth has become the BJP's loudspeaker in Tamil Nadu". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "How the Hindu Munnani Seized Vinayaga Chaturthi to Spew Venom". The Wire. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ தலைமையகம் (10 September 2016). "மாரியப்பன் தங்கவேலு தமிழினத்திற்கே பெருமை சேர்த்திருக்கிறார் – செந்தமிழன் சீமான் வாழ்த்து" (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ Raju, Nidharshana; Shaji, Sukanya (13 April 2024). "Tamil Nadu party NTK fields 50% women candidates for 3rd time: Ideology or strategy?". The News Minute. Retrieved 4 June 2024.