Seeman (film) explained

Seeman
Director:Raj Kapoor
Producer:M. G. Sekar
S. Santhanam
Starring:Karthik
Sukanya
Cinematography:B. Balamurugan
Editing:B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:M. G. Pictures
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Seeman is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Karthik and Sukanya. It was released on 15 April 1994.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.[2] [3]

Song Singers Length
"Ennamo Nadanthuruku" Venkataraman, Shanmugasundari 05:01
"Manu Koduthu" 05:32
"Naatukottai Chettiyar" Mano, Sunandha 04:57
"Ootu Kettu" T. L. Maharajan, Mano 05:08
"Sadu Gudu Thodu" Mano 05:47

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express gave a negative review citing "Raj Kapoor [..] has not done justice to the talented artiste Karthik".[4] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote no matter which donkey the story goes on till the interval; then there is a little suspense, and then there are seven to eight fights to give it a happy end, which almost becomes the whole formula of this series, he panned Ilaiyaraaja's music and praised cinematography as the only positive point.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 15 April 1994 . Seeman . 11 January 2019 . . 4 . Google News Archive.
  2. Web site: சீமான் (1994) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112130227/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/seeman-songs-T0002933 . 12 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . . ta.
  3. Web site: Seeman Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112130327/https://mossymart.com/product/seeman-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ . 12 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . Mossymart.
  4. News: Mannath . Malini . 22 April 1994 . Derring-do . 7 January 2019 . . 6 . Google News Archive.
  5. ஆர்.பி.ஆர் . 22 May 1994 . சீமான் . live . https://archive.today/20230228062226/https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-05-22/page/n25/mode/2up . 28 February 2023 . 14 February 2023 . . 24 . Ta . Internet Archive.