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Lathika (film)
2011 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
- 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.[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 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]
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