Seeman | |
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Born | Aranaiyur, Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Politician, Film director, Actor, Writer |
Known for | Chief-coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi |
Spouse(s) | K Kayalvizhi |
Website | naamtamilar.org, |
Seeman, popularly known as Senthamizhan Seeman is a Tamil politician and the chief-coordinator of the political party, Naam Tamilar Katchi in Tamil Nadu. He is an ardent campaigner for the self determination of the Sri Lankan Tamil people and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. He is an advocate of the rule of Tamils in their homeland, Tamil Nadu and to spread the importance of Tamil language, only by which unity of Tamil People is possible. Prior to his involvement in politics, Seeman has worked as a film director and actor, and has also been regarded as an outspoken orator, writer and activist.
Seeman was born in Sivagangai district in Tamil Nadu to Mr. Senthamizhan and Mrs. Annammal Senthamizhan in Tamil family. He married K. Kayalvizhi, daughter of K. Kalimuthu (former speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from AIADMK party) in September 2013 in the presence of Pazha Nedumaran and others. The ceremony was held according to Tamil traditions at the YMCA grounds, Nandanam, Chennai.
Seeman took up film direction as a career after being inspired by the films of his mentor, Bharathi Raja and the work of Manivannan. Seeman started his career by directing Panchalankurichi, a village action film starring Prabhu and Madhubala. He collaborated with actor Prabhu again in Iniyavalae, a romantic film also featuring Suvalakshmi, Gouthami and Keerthi Reddy. Two further films announced in the period, Anandham with Karthik and Karma Veerar with Sarathkumar, failed to materialise. His third film was Veeranadai with Sathyaraj and Kushboo; after that he took a long break from films.