Lathika (film)

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.

Lathika
Directed byR. Bharathan
Produced bySrinivasan
Screenplay byR. Bharathan
Story byR. Bharathan
StarringSrinivasan
Meenakshi Kailash
Rahman
Music byR. Bharathan
CinematographyT. Ari Pazhani
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.[3]

Sequel

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

Legacy

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]

References
  1. "Rise & fall of Powerstar". Deccan Herald. September 14, 2013.
  2. "Power Star Srinivasan arrested for fraud!". Sify.
  3. "Srinivasan in the shoes of Rajini - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. June 29, 2015.
  4. "Powerstar announces 'Lathika 2' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. October 27, 2015.
  5. "It's Powerstar vs Powerstar! - Times of India". The Times of India.


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