Lightman (film)

2017 Indian film

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 (2017-02-10)

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

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* Karthik Nagarajan as Guna
* Jennifer as Chitra
* Govinda Swaminathan

## Release

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

## Reception

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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

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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).
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.

## External links

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* Lightman at IMDb

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