Sethumaan was a Kannada arthouse film directed and written by Shivam Bhakta. Shivaraj Kumar, Gayathri and Seetha play the leading roles. Dhruva Sathasivam (Sumalatha) and Sumalatha are supporting roles. The story revolves around a 9-year-old boy Sethumadhavan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Sethumadhavan is a movie buff and his parents refuse to allow him the pleasure of watching movies because he is too young. One day he stumbles upon a VHS cassette of the movie ‘Ee Varuvaaya’ and starts watching it over and over again until the tape gets stuck due to excessive playing. The next day he finds another VHS cassette of the movie ‘Kolahala’ in another part of their house. He continues to explore different areas of the house, trying to locate other cassettes and VHS movies they don’t have time to watch. He finally discovers that all the movies belonged his grandfather HanumantharayappaSethumadhavan, (Sathyaprakash). His grandfather was a well-known cinematographer of the 1960s and 1970s, who used the name Raghupati Madhi Bhagavatarabhana Siru Kolahala Ramanuja Krishna Nayak Hirer
Why Sethumaan is important
Watch Sethumaan for the beautiful portrayal of Asperger’s Syndrome and its impact on a child. This movie is about freedom and self-expression. It also shows the bond between an elderly man and his grandson.
Shivaraj Kumar as the lead
Sethumadhavan is a movie about an autistic kid who finds himself falling in love for the first time with Raghupati Magadhi Bhagavatarabhana siru Kolahala Ramanuja Krishna Nayak Hirer The protagonist, Sethumadhavan, has Asperger’s Syndrome but it’s not the focus of the movie. His obsession with movies is the focus of the story.
The story revolves around Asperger’s Syndrome
Sethumadhavan is a 9-year-old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome. His parents keep him from seeing movies because he’s too young. One day he stumbles upon in VHS cassette of the movie ‘Ee Varurwaaya’ and starts watching it over and over again until the tape gets stuck due to excessive playing. The next day, he finds another VHS cassette of the movie ‘Kolahala’ in another part of their house. Sethumadhavan continues to explore different areas of the house, looking for hidden cassettes and VHS movies they don’t have time to watch. He finally discovers that all the movies belong to HanumantharayappaSethumadhavan (Sathyaprakash). His grandfather was a well-known cinematographer of the 1960s and 1970s, who used the name Raghupati Madhi Bhagavatarabhana Siru Kolahala Ramanuja Krishna Nayak Hirer
Screenplay by a director/writer duo
This screenplay is by Shivam Bhakta & Sathyaprakash, director-writers. The story revolves around a 9-year-old boy Sethumadhavan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome. His parents keep denying him the pleasure of watching movies because he is too young but one day he stumbles upon a VHS cassette of the movie ‘Ee Varuvaaya’ and starts watching it over and over again until it gets stuck due to excessive playing. The next day he finds another VHS cassette of the movie ‘Kolahala’ in another part of their house. He continues to explore different areas of the house, trying to locate other cassettes and VHS movies they don’t have time to watch. He finally discovers that all the movies belonged his grandfather HanumantharayappaSethumadhavan, (Sathyaprakash). His grandfather was a well-known cinematographer of the 1960s and 1970s, who used the name Raghupati Madhi Bhagavatarabhana Siru Kolahala Ramanuja Krishna Nayak Hirer
Sumalatha, Seetha in supporting roles
Sumalatha, Seetha, and Seetha are the two most important characters in this film. They are Sethumadhavan’s mother and aunt respectively. Both act as a source for comfort and support to Sethumadhavan when he’s not able. Sumalatha decides to take him to the theater one day where she watches ‘Ee Varuvaaya’ with him. She claims that she was not allowed to watch movies at the time and so she begins crying in front her son, as if she were watching her first movie. Seetha has a more direct impact on Sethumadhavan’s life even though they only see each other briefly once or twice during the film. Sethumadhavan learns a lot from seeing Seetha and their interactions are very different.
Watch Sethumaan full movie online
Sethumaan can be streamed on Sony Liv. Please click the link below for more details: https://www.sonyliv.com/movies/sethumaan-978929
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