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{{Infobox film
| name = Lathika
| image =
| director = R. Bharathan
| producer = [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Srinivasan]]
| writer =
| story = R. Bharathan
| screenplay = R. Bharathan
| starring = Srinivasan<br />Meenakshi Kailash<br />[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
| music = R. Bharathan
| cinematography = T. Ari Pazhani
| editing =
| studio = [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Sri Lathika Films]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|03|18}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Lathika''''' is a 2011 film directed by R. Bharathan starring [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Srinivasan]] and Meenakshi Kailash in the lead roles and [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] in a pivotal role. The film marked the lead film debut of Srinivasan, who also produced the film.

== Cast ==
* [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Srinivasan]] as Eashwar
* Meenakshi Kailash
* [[Rahman (actor)|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.<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/357075/rise-fall-powerstar.html|title=Rise & fall of Powerstar|date=14 September 2013|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/power-star-srinivasan-arrested-for-fraud-news-tamil-mjpnXNffceesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109015452/http://www.sify.com/movies/power-star-srinivasan-arrested-for-fraud-news-tamil-mjpnXNffceesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-11-09|title=Power Star Srinivasan arrested for fraud!|work=Sify}}</ref>

Srinivasan reportedly hired force fans to attend the movie at a single cinema in North Chennai for publicity sake.<ref name="D" /> The film ran for over 200 days.<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/srinivasan-in-the-shoes-of-rajini-tamil-news-136322.html|title=Srinivasan in the shoes of Rajini - Tamil News|date=29 June 2015|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

== Sequel ==
In 2015, Srinivasan expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film titled ''Lathika 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/powerstar-announces-lathika-2-tamil-news-145518|title=Powerstar announces 'Lathika 2' - Tamil News|date=27 October 2015|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Its-Powerstar-vs-Powerstar/articleshow/18876696.cms|title=It's Powerstar vs Powerstar!|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 January 2017|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> Srinivasan gained publicity and fan clubs after the release of this film.<ref name="I" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=11178210}}

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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Lathika film - Revision history

->DareshMohan at 00:43, 30 October 2021