Lathika (film)

Lathika is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Bharathan starring Srinivasan and Meenakshi Kailash in the lead roles and Rahman in a pivotal role. The film marked the lead film debut of Srinivasan, who also produced the film. The film gave Srinivasan the sobriquet "Powerstar".

Lathika
Directed byR. Bharathan
Screenplay byR. Bharathan
Story byR. Bharathan
Produced bySrinivasan
StarringSrinivasan
Meenakshi Kailash
Rahman
CinematographyT. Ari Pazhani
Music byR. Bharathan
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast
  • Srinivasan as Eashwar
  • Meenakshi Kailash
  • Rahman as Antony
  • Shanmuga Sundaram
  • Pooja
  • Sahan Fathima
  • Avanthi
  • N. Ramanathan
  • Baby Lathika

Production

Dr. Srinivasan began production on a film starring himself in the lead role. He named the film Lathika after his daughter. Srinivasan rechristened himself as Powerstar Srinivasan in the film.[1]

Controversy

Through his financial company, Baba Trading Company, Srinivasan obtained Rs. 7 crore rupees from unsuspecting businessmen and used the money to begin a career in films through this film.[2]

Srinivasan reportedly hired force fans to attend the movie at a single cinema in North Chennai for publicity sake.[1] The film ran for over 200 days at a single theatre 100 days in 6 districts in tamil nadu.[3]

Reception

A critic from Dinamalar wrote that Ra. Bharathan could have put more focus into the story, screenplay, dialogues, songs and music. It runs 50 days in 5 district in tamil nadu[4]

Sequel

In 2015, Srinivasan expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film titled Lathika 2.[5]

References
  1. "Rise & fall of Powerstar". Deccan Herald. 14 September 2013.
  2. "Power Star Srinivasan arrested for fraud!". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
  3. "Srinivasan in the shoes of Rajini - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 29 June 2015.
  4. https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/567/lathika/
  5. "Powerstar announces 'Lathika 2' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 October 2015.


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