Lightman (film)

Lightman
Lightman
	Release poster
Directed by	Kumar G. Venkatesh
Written by	Kumar G. Venkatesh
Produced by	Kumar G. Venkatesh
Starring	Karthik Nagarajan
Cinematography	Rahul Rajkumar
Edited by	Kamalthasan
Music by	Tony Britto
Production; company	Studio18
Release date	10 February 2017;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Lightman is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language film, written, produced and directed by Kumar G. Venkatesh. The film portrays the life of lightmen in cinema, portrayed by Karthik Nagarajan. ^[1] ^[2]^[3]

Cast

Karthik Nagarajan as Guna
Jennifer as Chitra
Govinda Swaminathan

Release

The film was leaked on Tamilrockers a day before its release to the dismay of actor Karthik Nagarajan.^[4]^[5]

Reception

Baradwaj Rangan wrote that "We wouldn’t be able to see our favourite stars if lightmen weren’t around to illuminate them, and yet, these lightmen remain invisible. With this film, they finally step into the limelight".^[6] A critic from Maalai Malar wrote that "All in all, 'Lightman' is a light for screen artists".^[7] A critic from The Times of India Samayam wrote that the film is "too much 'heavyweight' and 'heavy dose', which are the film's disadvantages".^[8]

References

^ "Documenting the lives of light-men". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Spotlight on light men". 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "'Lightman' is for the unsung heroes". gulfnews.com. 3 January 2017.
^ "Prakash Raj saddened by piracy of films". 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^ Correspondent, Vikatan (16 February 2017). "தமிழ் ராக்கர்ஸால் ஒரு படத்துக்கு நடந்த சோகம்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ ""Lightman"… An inconsistent yet illuminating docu/fiction about cinema's foot soldiers". 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Maalaimalar News: லைட்மேன் -- Lightman movie review". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "லைட்மேன் - விமர்சனம்". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

Lightman at IMDb

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[1] "Documenting the lives of light-men". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[2] "Spotlight on light men". 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[3] "'Lightman' is for the unsung heroes". gulfnews.com. 3 January 2017.

[4] "Prakash Raj saddened by piracy of films". 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[5] Correspondent, Vikatan (16 February 2017). "தமிழ் ராக்கர்ஸால் ஒரு படத்துக்கு நடந்த சோகம்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[6] ""Lightman"… An inconsistent yet illuminating docu/fiction about cinema's foot soldiers". 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[7] "Maalaimalar News: லைட்மேன் -- Lightman movie review". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[8] "லைட்மேன் - விமர்சனம்". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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