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".

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

External links

• Lathika at IMDb