Star (2024)

Original title

ஸ்டார்

Directed by

Elan

Genre

drama, romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 37m

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Kalai dreams of becoming an actor. He faces many challenges while trying to achieve his goal. The movie follows his journey and the relationships along the way.

optimisticambitiousdeterminedromanticsentimentalmelodramaticstruggling

What happens

Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Elan. The film is jointly produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad and Sreenidhi Sagar under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Rise East Entertainment. It stars Kavin in the lead role, alongside Lal, Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan and Geetha Kailasam. The film follows Kalai, a youngster, who pursues his dream of becoming an actor while facing various obstacles. Initially, Harish Kalyan was cast in the lead role, but he was subsequently replaced by Kavin. The film was announced in August 2023 under the tentative title Kavin's Next, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced in June 2023. It was predominantly shot in Chennai, and filming wrapped by mid-February 2024. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Ezhil Arasu K and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav. Star was released worldwide on 10 May 2024 in theatres. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audience, with praise for Kavin and Lal's performances, cinematography, Yuvan Shankar Raja's soundtrack and background score but criticized Elan's screenplay and writing. The film was a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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