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Seththumaan review

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2022 · SonyLIV premiere · Tamil · 1h 57m · Drama · CBFC U
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Summary

Seththumaan (2022, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on SonyLIV in India.

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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Directed by Thamizh · written by Thamizh & Perumal Murugan · music Bindu Malini

Summary

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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What the critics said

2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
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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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76
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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76
Why there’s no score yet. A Filmi Score is the mean of our 0–100 readings and we don’t show one built on fewer than three. This film has 2 reviews on file — each row above shows the critic’s own rating where one exists. The score appears the Friday after enough reviews land.
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Seththumaan: quick answers

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What is Seththumaan's OTT release date?

Seththumaan arrived on OTT on 27 May 2022 on SonyLIV in India.

Where can I watch Seththumaan?

Seththumaan is streaming on OTT: SonyLIV (India) and Vi Movies and TV (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Seththumaan?

We have read 2 reviews of Seththumaan, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.

What readers say

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