Sethu (film)

Sethu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBala
Written byBala
Produced byA. Kandasamy
StarringVikram
Abitha
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited byRaghu Baabu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Distributed bySharmasha Productions
Release date
  • 10 December 1999 (1999-12-10)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sethu (/sθu/) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Bala in his debut. The film stars Vikram and Abitha. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu.

Sethu, released on 10 December 1999, initially began running as a single noon show in a suburban theatre, but gradually built up audiences through word-of-mouth publicity. The film ran over 100 days at several theatres, and became Vikram's first major breakthrough film. It won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, and the Best Film award at the Filmfare Awards and the Cinema Express Awards. Bala and Vikram also won several awards for their contributions to the film. The film was remade in Kannada as Huchcha, in Telugu as Seshu, and in Hindi as Tere Naam.

  1. ^ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 212.