Lathika (film)

Lathika
Lathika
Directed by	R. Bharathan
Produced by	Srinivasan
Screenplay by	R. Bharathan
Story by	R. Bharathan
Starring	Srinivasan; Meenakshi Kailash; Rahman
Music by	R. Bharathan
Cinematography	T. Ari Pazhani
Production; company	Sri Lathika Films
Release date	18 March 2011;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Lathika is a 2011 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.

CastEdit

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

ProductionEdit

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]

ControversyEdit

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.^[3]

SequelEdit

In 2015, Srinivasan expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film titled Lathika 2.^[4]

LegacyEdit

Srinivasan gained publicity for his moniker Powerstar. Search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, display Dr. Srinivasan upon searching Powerstar although Telugu star Pawan Kalyan and Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar have used the same moniker.^[5] Srinivasan gained publicity and fan clubs after the release of this film.^[3]

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Rise & fall of Powerstar". Deccan Herald. 14 September 2013.
↑ "Power Star Srinivasan arrested for fraud!". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Srinivasan in the shoes of Rajini - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 29 June 2015.
↑ "Powerstar announces 'Lathika 2' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 October 2015.
↑ "It's Powerstar vs Powerstar!". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

External linksEdit

Lathika on IMDb

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[D-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "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.

[I-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Srinivasan in the shoes of Rajini - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 29 June 2015.

[4] "Powerstar announces 'Lathika 2' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 October 2015.

[5] "It's Powerstar vs Powerstar!". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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