Muthal Seethanam

Muthal Seethanam (transl. The first dowry) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Erode Soundar in his directorial debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars Shiva and Aamani. It was released on 14 August 1992.

Muthal Seethanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Erode Soundar
Written by	Erode Sounder
Produced by	R. B. Choudary
Starring	Shiva Aamani
Cinematography	K. Ram Singh
Edited by	K. Thanigachalam
Music by	Soundaryan
Production company	Super Good Films
Release date	14 August 1992 (1992-08-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Shiva as the washerman's brother^[1]
• Aamani as the landlord's daughter^[1]
• Goundamani^[1]
• Rajesh^[1]
• Napoleon as Devi Meenakshi's uncle^[1]
• Kavitha as Devi Meenakshi's stepmother^[1]
• Erode Soundar as the barber^[1]
• Senthil
• Mohanapriya
• Prathiba
• Radha Ravi
• Omakuchi Narasimhan
• Kumarimuthu

Production

Muthal Seethanam is the directorial debut of Erode Soundar who also worked as writer and also portrayed a supporting role.^[1] It was produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. Cinematography was handled by K. Ram Singh, and editing by K. Thanigachalam.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Soundaryan.^[3][4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ettu Madippu Sela"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Kelu Kelu"	Mano
3.	"Oh Nenchame"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
4.	"Pattu Vanna"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini
5.	"Sutha Samba"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha

Release and reception

Muthal Seethanam was released on 14 August 1992.^[2] The critic from The Indian Express criticised the performance of Shiva, saying he "has miles to go before he can put up a credible performance" and added that Rajesh "with bloodshot eyes does not look quite comfortable in his villainy".^[1]