Seethanam

Seethanam (/siːθənəm/ transl. Dowry)^[1] is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by T. Siva. The film stars Prabhu, Sangita and Ranjitha. It was released on 24 November 1995.^[2]

Seethanam
Poster
Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	T. Siva
Starring	Prabhu Sangita Ranjitha
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	Ashok Mehtha
Music by	Deva
Distributed by	Amma Creations
Release date	24 November 1995 (1995-11-24)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

After spending many years in jail, Muthu Manikkam is back to his village and wants to take revenge on a corrupt politician Marimuthu. Soon, he clashes with advocate Radha until she knows his tragic past. It is revealed that Muthumanikkam's wife was killed by Marimuthu. In the end, Muthumanikkam kills Marimuthu.

Cast

• Prabhu as Muthu Manikkam
• Sangita as Dhanalakshmi
• Ranjitha as Radha
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Marimuthu
• R. Sundarrajan as Govindan, Dhanam's father
• S. S. Chandran as Varadarajan
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Kalimuthu, Radha's father
• Prakash Raj as Rajasekhar, Radha's brother
• Vichithra as Sarasu
• Pandu as Dr. Thandavarayan
• Santhana Bharathi
• Mohan Raman
• MRK
• Thyagu
• Rajasekhar
• Balu Anand
• Krishnamoorthy
• Kovai Senthil
• Chelladurai

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by R. Sundarrajan.^[3][4]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Chinnavaru"	K. S. Chithra	4:44
"Rathiri Puthu Rathiri"	K. S. Chithra	4:40
"Selaikku Potta"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:13
"Valayal"	S. Kuzhanthaivelu, K. S. Chithra	5:00
"Vanthalaappa" (duet)	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:57
"Vanthalaappa" (male)	S.P.Balasubramanyam	4:57
"Vanthalaappa" (female)	K. S. Chithra	4:57

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The desperate eagerness to do something new only lands the director in sorts of trouble, the first half being a mockery, the director, his acting inclusive, and his screenplay being woefully inadequate" but found the second half "enjoyable to an extent".^[5]