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A caste drama: an old man raises his grandson after caste violence killed his parents, shown graphically in the opening. Themes of…
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Harish Mallya · 2 Jun 2022
Deccan Herald frames Seththumaan as a rich, festival-acclaimed caste drama with raw performances, a subtle score and handheld cinematography that… Read it there →
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Soundarya Athimuthu · 28 May 2022
The Quint reads Seththumaan as a layered, festival-lauded caste drama whose visuals and writing carry real emotional weight. The reviewer's one… Read it there →
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Soundarya Athimuthu · 28 May 2022
The Quint reads Seththumaan as a layered, festival-lauded caste drama whose visuals and writing carry real emotional weight. The reviewer's one… Read it there →
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Synopsis
Poochi lives in a small hut with his grandson Kumaresan, whose parents were killed in a caste riot a few years ago. Poochi has big dreams for Kumaresan and does all kinds of work to save money to get Kumaresan into a private school. When Vellaiyan, Poochi's beneficent but easily ruffled landlord instructs him to find a choice pig ('seththumaan'), Poochi and little Kumaresan get busy. However, once the pork and drink go down, tempers flare up, and Poochi must avoid getting caught up in the acerbic hostilities that consume his dominant caste overlords.
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ThamizhDirector · Writer
Perumal MuruganWriter
Bindu MaliniMusic
Pratheep KalirajaCinematography
C. S. PremkumarEditing
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