Seeman
Seeman | |
|---|---|
| Chief-coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Senthamizhan Seeman 8 November 1966 Aranaiyur, Madras State, India |
| Political party | Naam Tamilar Katchi (since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations | Naam Tamilar Iyakkam (2009–2010) Dravidar Kazhagam (2006–2009) |
| Spouse |
Kayalvizhi (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation |
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| Website | www |
Senthamizhan Seeman (/siːmɑːn/) (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism by focusing on the Tamil language, identity, and culture.
Seeman began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1990s, working on films such as Panchalankurichi (1996) and Veeranadai (2000). The failure of his early films made it difficult for him to attract offers as a director and several of his proposed projects were stalled in the late 1990s. He later made a comeback through the successful vigilante film Thambi (2006), though the commercial failure of his next film, prompted Seeman to prioritise commitments as a supporting actor in the late 2000s.
In the early 2010s, Seeman founded the Naam Tamilar Katchi, a Tamil ultranationalist political party, and has since often been in the news for his controversial statements on Indian and Tamil social issues.