Underplayed Gems

Five Star (2002)

Five Star poster
Directed by
Susi Ganeshan
Genre
buddy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of young friends navigate love and friendship in college. The story follows their relationships as they face choices that shape their futures.

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What happens

Five Star is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age film written and directed by Susi Ganesan in his debut, and produced by Madras Talkies. The film stars newcomers Prasanna, Kanika, Krishna, Sandhya, Mangai, and Karthik. The film had an ad campaign for 5 Star, which was seen during the interval and end credits. The film was later remade in Telugu as Lifestyle (2009) with a different climax, which had a similar campaign with Lifestyle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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