Yugi Sethu[1] is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, television presenter, academician, critic and art historian who has worked in the Tamil film industry.[2] 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'.[1][3] 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,[4] Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.