Pathri and Sri Vishnu jointly produced the film ‘Lanther’ under M Cinema Productions. Directed by debutant director Shaji Salim, the film stars Vidharth in the lead role. Shweta Dorothy plays the female lead. Vipin, Sahana, Pashupati Raj, Gajaraj and many others are acting with them.
Gnana Selander has done the cinematography for the film and MS Praveen has composed the music. Kallai Deva has worked as the art director for Bharat Vikraman’s cinematography. The music release of the crime thriller genre film was held today at Kamala Theatre, Chennai. In this, a large number of actors from the film world participated as special guests, Poochee Murugan, the vice president of the South Indian Actors Association, released songs, along with the special guests and the film crew.
Speaking on the show, Vidharth, the hero of the film, said, “As soon as the hero said that he is a policeman, I said, ‘Give me three months’ time and I will bring you back by twisting your body.'” For this the director is the representative of the public. So come as you are now. The film’s director, cinematographer, art director and music composer are all newcomers. Through this movie, their talent is known
Lyricist Deva has a bright future. I have worked with many producers. But the producer of the film has never met a self-possessed man like Badri. Although he is a simple looking man, he is a great man. Thousands of people work for him. He is the one boss everyone loves. I pray to God that he will be successful because of his passion for cinema. Because if he gets success with ‘Lantar’, he will continue to make films.” said.
As the film’s heroine Shweta Dorothy says, “Lantern is a symbol of night. This film has introduced me to many friends. I would like to thank the crew for this. It’s great to have a producer like M Cinemas. Cinematographer Gnanasaundhar will operate according to director Kannasaivi on the set. To that extent there was an understanding between the director and the cinematographer. I have become a big fan of Praveen, the music composer of the film. I am thankful to the lyricists Deva and Umadevi for delivering the songs in pure Tamil.” said
Directed by debutant director Shaji Salim, the film stars Vidharth in the lead role. Shweta Dorothy plays the female lead. Vipin, Sahana, Pashupati Raj, Gajaraj and many others are acting with them.
Gnana Selander has done the cinematography for the film and MS Praveen has composed the music. Kallai Deva has worked as the art director for Bharat Vikraman’s cinematography. The music release of the crime thriller genre film was held today at Kamala Theatre, Chennai. In this, a large number of actors from the film world participated as special guests, Poochee Murugan, the vice president of the South Indian Actors Association, released songs, along with the special guests and the film crew.
Speaking on the show, Vidharth, the hero of the film, said, “As soon as the hero said that he is a policeman, I said, ‘Give me three months’ time and I will bring you back by twisting your body.'” For this the director is the representative of the public. So come as you are now. The film’s director, cinematographer, art director and music composer are all newcomers. Through this movie, their talent is known
Lyricist Deva has a bright future. I have worked with many producers. But the producer of the film has never met a self-possessed man like Badri. Although he is a simple looking man, he is a great man. Thousands of people work for him. He is the one boss everyone loves. I pray to God that he will be successful because of his passion for cinema. Because if he gets success with ‘Lantar’, he will continue to make films.” said.
As the film’s heroine Shweta Dorothy says, “Lantern is a symbol of night. This film has introduced me to many friends. I would like to thank the crew for this. It’s great to have a producer like M Cinemas. Cinematographer Gnanasaundhar will operate according to director Kannasaivi on the set. To that extent there was an understanding between the director and the cinematographer. I have become a big fan of Praveen, the music composer of the film. I am thankful to the lyricists Deva and Umadevi for delivering the songs in pure Tamil.” said.
Director Shajee Salim said, “I owe my thanks to my producer Badri, because he believed in the story I told and invested and completed the work of the film without any interruption. It is only in this one year of working with him that my bank balance has gone up. Even before I asked for money, my bank account He will pay. Not only me but also the entire film crew had his caring warmth.
My father K. L. Mohammed Sharif used to buy me novels and encourage me to read when I was young. After that, he asked him to tell the stories he had read. After that, he asked him to write some stories and gave him training. Even though he is not here today, the training given by him has made me today. Before I looked for opportunities in the film industry, I asked my mother-in-law for permission. Because I had a family of my own. I left the family to them and started looking for opportunities in the screen industry. At that moment, ‘You can win. You go and come. I will take care of the family,’ he promised. I was able to work in the film industry only because she was a mother and protected the family. This was followed by my wife Sajita Bhanu. I can repay others for their help in any other way. But for me my wife sacrificed her life for fifteen years. I cannot return it in any way. I have thought to keep them better from now on. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be able to stand on the stage and speak today.
My assistant directors worked hard to complete the shooting of this film in twenty three days. They are not Assistant Directors. Assistant Directors. Thanks also to the production team who have been helping them continuously from the shoot till now. Praveen, the film’s music director, has kept our faith. He has given the songs and background music very well. I would like to thank all the technical artists including cinematographer, editor, art director, lyricists, actors and actresses who acted in the film.
Shree Vishnu, one of the producers of the film, said, “Thank you to the special guests, crew and media who accepted our invitation and came here. We started a film company named M Cinema Production and produced the first film ‘Lantern’. The film will hit the theaters on June 21. I request everyone to visit the theater and support.” said.
Music composer of the film M. S. Praveen said, “On August 15, Independence Day, all the students were gathered in the school. The teachers ask me to sing on stage in front of the students. But I could not sing. Then the teacher encouraged me, ‘even if not today, someday you will sing well’ and left. But for me it was a huge failure. They spent the first day training for the stage. I got on the stage and got off without singing a single line. Because of this, I thought that I had nothing to do with the music.
A few days later I was staying at the hostel. Then someone was playing an old harmonica. I was having fun with it. He looked at me and asked if I was playing. I said no, it was too far for me and music, and I continued to listen to his playing. He played for a while and went out. Then I started playing the harmonium. My fingers automatically started playing the harmonium in tune with the devotional song being played in the nearby temple. It was only at one point that I noticed it and felt that music would come to me too. That’s when my musical journey began. My parents said, ‘Learn music. But never give up your studies.’
After completing college, I thought I could achieve something in music. It was then that he met and became friends with lyricist Deva. We started making songs together. Then we started meeting film directors and asking for opportunities. One day we met director Shaji Salim during the release of ‘Ratchasan’. When he asked for the opportunity, he first listened to our songs. He heard a song on repeat and said, “This place is great. This line is good” he kept praising. Appreciation for an artist is the energy to make him perform better.
After that, many songs were created by me and Deva together. Director Shaji Saleem will listen to all the songs and share his views. After a six-year search, he was offered the opportunity to compose music for his directorial film ‘Lantar’. When we composed the first song for the film and presented it to him, he gave us a faint smile and we knew we had hit it off. After that we composed four songs for the film. He emphasizes the lyrics in every song. Shree Vishnu helped the film’s music. His little suggestions helped in making the songs of the film better. I also thank him at this moment for this. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the producers, directors and others who gave me the opportunity to make my debut as a music composer through this film.” said.
Director Ravikumar said, “First of all, I would like to congratulate all the crew members. This is the first film for almost everyone who worked on this film. So they will give their life to create this work. I wish the producer success as this is his first film too. Director Salim worked as an auto driver for a living before entering the film industry. He was introduced to me as an auto driver. He was also introduced to me that he was trying in cinema. He did the auto driving business honestly. Many newspapers have published news about his honesty along with his photo.
I was amazed by his efforts to succeed in cinema while supporting his family. If anyone talks to him for half an hour, he has so many stories to tell. Thanks to actor Vidhar. He is a very easy going person who listens to the story and respects the feelings of even unknown creators. So a good friendship with him continues till today.” said.
