# Yugi Sethu

Yugi Sethu is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, and television presenter who has worked in the Tamil film industry. He has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in cinema by the Madras University in July 2015, for his Thesis entitled: 'Development of a new box office predictability model'. He has appeared in a few films in main and supporting roles and has contributed to films as a screenwriter. He has hosted close to 1,000 TV talk shows, [Nayyandi Darbar, Sethuvudan Darbar, Yugiyudan Yugiyungal, etc...] and has been a jury since inception for popular Star Vijay TV Movie Awards.

## Early life

He is a native of Oothukadu, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree and finished post-graduate studies in political science. He earned his moniker Yugi from college after being inspired by the character from the Sanskrit play Vasavadatta.
He was awarded a gold medal during his time at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu for his student project film, The Rhetoric of the Continuity, which had the distinction of being the only Indian film selected among 45 other international entries at the 1984 International Film Festival of India in New Delhi and Music, courtesy of Satyajit Ray.

## Career

He directed two films Kavithai Paada Neramillai and Maathangal Ezhu. He acted in the lead in the Italian English short film Pidgin (1994). He distributed Shekar Kapur's Bandit Queen in Tamil Nadu. He attempted to import the film Erotic Tales to India, but was stopped by the censor board.
He played one of the leads in the comedy film Panchatanthiram (2002) and played an important role of a constable in Ramanaa (2002). Despite the success of Panchatanthiram, Yugi Sethu cited a lack of interest in comedy films. He wrote the story for K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil film Villain, starring Ajith Kumar.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Title | Actor | Writer | Director | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1987 | Kavithai Paada Neramillai | Yes | Yes | Yes | Guna | | |
| 1993 | Maadhangal Ezhu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Raja | | |
| 1997 | Kalaiyur, le village des chefs | | | | — | French documentary; line producer | |
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Yes | | | Yugi Sethu | | |
| 2002 | Panchathantiram | Yes | | | Vedham | | |
| 2002 | Ramanaa | Yes | | | Saravanan | | |
| 2002 | Villain | | Story | | — | | |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Yes | | | Utthaman | | |
| 2006 | Scream of the Ants | Yes | | | Taxi driver | Persian film (Credited as Yuhi Sethu) | |
| 2010 | Aasal | Yes | Yes | | Don Samsa | | |
| 2013 | Haridas | Yes | | | Ravi | | |
| 2015 | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Yes | | | Vikram | | |
| 2015 | Thoongaa Vanam | Yes | | | Mani | | |
| 2015 | Cheekati Rajyam | Yes | | | Mani | Telugu film | |
| 2015 | Oru Naal Iravil | Yes | | | Sethu Barathi | | |
| 2021 | Kasada Thapara | Yes | | | Krishna | | |
| 2022 | Sardar | Yes | | | Agent Karapanpoochi | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 1989 | Jana | Jana | | Television film |
| 1999–2002 | Nayyandi Darbar | Host | Vijay TV | |

### Short films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | The Rhetoric of the Continuity | | As director |
| 1989 | Water Flourosis | | |
| 1989 | Indra Avaz Yojana | | |
| 1994 | Pidgin | Ram | Italian film (Credited as Yuhi Sethu) |

## Awards

* Special Honorary Award - Vijay Television Awards (2013)