''Lightman'' is a 2017 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language film, written, produced and directed by

Kumar G. Venkatesh Venkatesh Kumar. G ( ta, வெங்கடேஷ் குமார் .ஜி;born 25 June 1981) is an Indian Film director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. His first project was the short film "White Dirt". He made his debut in the ...

. The film portrays the life of lightmen in cinema, portrayed by Karthik Nagarajan.

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.

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". A critic from '' Maalai Malar'' wrote that "All in all, 'Lightman' is a light for screen artists". 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".

References

External links

* 2010s Tamil-language films 2017 films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub