Seemathurai

Seemathurai is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Santhosh Thyagarajan in his film debut. The film stars Geethan and Varsha Bollamma in the lead roles.^[1]

Seemathurai
Directed by	Santhosh Thyagarajan
Written by	Santhosh Thyagarajan
Produced by	E. Sujaykrishnaa
Starring	Geethan Varsha Bollamma
Cinematography	Gnana Samantham
Edited by	Veera Senthilraj
Music by	Jose Franklin
Production company	Buvan Media Works
Release date	7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Geethan as Marudhu
• Varsha Bollamma as Poorni
• Adesh Bala
• Viji Chandrasekhar as Marudhu's mother
• Kayal Vincent
• Mahendran
• Nellai Siva as M. Muthukumar

Production

The film was shot for 45 days around Pattukkottai, two months before Cyclone Gaja took place.^[2] Varsha Bollamma was trained to use a southern Tamil Nadu accent for the film.^[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Jose Franklin.^[4]

• "Thanjavur Melathukku" - Velmurugan
• "Aagayam Enna" - Shreya Ghoshal, Swetha Mohan, K.G. Ranjith
• "Mudhal Murai" - Jose Franklin
• "Karuvalan Kaattukku" - Sathyaprakash, Anitha Karthikeyan

Reception

The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars stating that "This rural romance, seems to be trying to another Kalavaani, but the a clichéd treatment works against it.".^[5] Cinema Express wrote "Seemathurai is a generic love story highlighted by its final act, an inconsequential hero and some effective performances".^[6]