Lathika (film)

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Lathika
Directed byR. Bharathan
Screenplay byR. Bharathan
Story byR. Bharathan
Produced by Srinivasan
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

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.

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Cast

Production

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

Release

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 200 days at a single theatre. [3]

Reception

A critic from Dinamalar wrote that Ra. Bharathan could have put more focus into the story, screenplay, dialogues, songs and music. [4]

Sequel

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

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