Seenu is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2000. It stars Karthik

Karthik Muthuraman

Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...

 and Malavika

Malavika

Malavika is the stage name of Shweta Konnur , in Bangalore, an Indian actress. She started out as a model for Fair and Lovely and became an actress in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films....

. Directed by P. Vasu

P. Vasu

P. Vasu is an Indian film director, writer, and actor who works in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films and a few Malayalam films as well. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 50 films.-Personal life:...

, it also featured him in a leading role for the first time.It is a remake of the malayalam movie Bharatham

Bharatham

Bharatham is a 1991 musical/drama Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil, produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts and starring Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu and Lakshmi. The film is especially known for its music that is largely Carnatic Classical and Semi Classical...

 starring Mohan Lal.

Plot

Kesavan(P.Vasu) is a famous singer while his younger brother Seenu(Karthik) spends his time picking fights with people who speak ill of Kesavan. This is a constant source of irritation to everyone in the family. Kesavan slowly becomes a slave to drinks which affects his ability to sing. When this happens at a concert, Seenu fills in for him and sings. While he intended this to be a one-time affair, his singing catches the public's fancy and he becomes more popular than Kesavan. This makes Kesavan jealous and he starts hating Seenu. Kesavan leaves home, Seenu searches for him, only to receive the news that he is dead. In the climax, Seenu becomes a famous singer and credits his brother as the reason for his success.

Soundtrack

• Dey Nandakumara - Unnikrishnan, Chitra
• Kuchalaambaal - Unni Menon, Harini
• Madhava Sethumadhava - Hariharan
• Paadukiran Oru Paattu - Unnikrishnan
• Vanakkam - Hariharan