Star (2024 Indian film)

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Star
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElan
Written byElan
Produced byB. V. S. N. Prasad
Sreenidhi Sagar
Starring
CinematographyEzhil Arasu K.
Edited byPradeep E. Ragav
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
Release date
  • 10 May 2024 (2024-05-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest. ₹12 crore[1]

Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and 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 titular role, alongside Lal, Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan and Geetha Kailasam. The film follows Kalai, a youngster, who pursues his dream of becoming an actor but goes through various obstacles.

Initially, Harish Kalyan was cast to play the lead role, but he got 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 being predominantly shot in Chennai, and 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 with praise for Kavin's performance, Yuvan Shankar Raja's music, but some criticism for the screenplay.

Synopsis[edit]

Kalai, a boy from the middle-class family, and whose only aspiration is to make it into the film industry as an actor. His father Pandian, a still photographer stands as a pillar of support for his dreams as Kalai goes lengths to achieve this. Will Kalai achieve his ambitions and see himself on the silver screens?[2][3]

Cast[edit]

  • Kavin as Kalai
  • Lal as Pandian, Kalai's father
  • Aaditi Pohankar as Surabi, Kalai's wife
  • Preity Mukhudhan as Meera Malarkodi
  • Geetha Kailasam as Kamala, Kalai's mother
  • Lollu Sabha Maaran as Pandian's friend
  • 'Kaadhal' Sukumar
  • 'Raja Rani' Pandian
  • Dheeraj
  • Niveethitha Rajappan
  • Deeps
  • Maadesh S.
  • Revathi
  • Sanjay Swarop
  • Sukumar Chandrasekar
  • Vetrimaaran as himself in a cameo appearance

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In June 2019, Harish Kalyan, who had a successful collaboration with director Elan after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018), was reported to collaborate with the latter for his next directorial. Amma Creations, headed by T. Siva, would reportedly produce the venture.[4] On 5 December 2020, the project was confirmed by the director, during an interview. Yuvan Shankar Raja was revealed to have been brought on board to compose the score, in his second consecutive film with the director after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal.[5] The venture's production house, Screen Scene Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd, made a public announcement on 12 December. The official title, Star, was announced with a promotional poster that day.[6] In July 2021, reports claimed that the venture was shelved, due to creative differences between Elan and Kalyan.[7]

In August 2023, Kavin, who was praised for his performance in Dada (2023) and a long-time friend of the director, was reported to replace Kalyan for the lead role.[8] On 27 August, B. V. S. N. Prasad, header of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, who made his Tamil debut with Asvins (2023), and Rise East Entertainment announced that they would be jointly producing the film.[9][10] On 10 September, Aaditi Pohankar and Preity Mukhundhan were announced both playing lead actress roles, with both pairing opposite Kavin, for the first time.[11] The film marks as Aaditi's second Tamil film after the 2017 film Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum. She was announced to play the role of Jimikky, the love interest of Kavin's character, Kalai.[12]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began with the first schedule on 1 June 2023 in Chennai.[13] Halfway of filming was completed by 30 January 2024.[14] Principal photography wrapped by 17 February.[15]

Music[edit]

Star
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released4 May 2024
RecordedDecember 2023 - February 2024
StudioU1 Records, Chennai
AI Watan Studios, Dubai
High Tide Studios, Germany
AM Studios, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:06
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music South
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Pon Ondru Kanden
(2024) 		Star
(2024) 		Gangs of Godavari
(2024)
Singles from Star
  1. "College Superstars"
    Released: 12 December 2023
  2. "Vintage Love"
    Released: 4 April 2024
  3. "Melody"
    Released: 20 April 2024
  4. "Jimikky's Ghazal"
    Released: 25 April 2024

The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his maiden collaboration with Kavin; second with Elan after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).[16] The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music. The first single "College Superstars" was released on the occasion of Rajinikanth's birthday (12 December 2023).[17] "Vintage Love", "Melody" and "Jimikky's Ghazal" , the second, third and fourth single, released on 4, 20 and 25 April, respectively.[18][19][20] The album, consisting of 10 songs, released on 4 May.[21]The song "Oru Naalil" from Raja's Pudhupettai (2006) which did not feature in the movie was re-used.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shooting Star"Maathevan ThiyagarajanAdhitya RK, Yuvan Shankar Raja1:16
2."Butterfly"Vignesh SrikanthAdhitya RK3:01
3."The First Rain"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja, Priya Mali2:45
4."Star in the Making (Orchestra Version)"––2:00
5."Vintage Love"KabilanYuvan Shankar Raja3:27
6."College Superstars"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja3:17
7."Jimikky's Ghazal"Hafeez Hoshiarpuri, Niranjan BharathiNeha Girish3:06
8."Melody"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja2:16
9."Star in the Making"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja2:01
10."Harmony of Hearts"––1:56

Release[edit]

Star was released on 10 May 2024 in theatres.[22][23]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "This quality of the film invariably leads to Star being lifelike, even when it's exaggerated".[24] Janani K of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "However, it ended up as a showreel more than a emotional and inspiring documentation of his life".[25] Avinash Ramachandran of The South First gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "In many ways, the true star of Star is indeed Yuvan Shankar Raja. The songs are the lifelines of the film that connect the various arbitrary dots in the film. It gets accentuated by the background score that tugs hard at your emotions, sometimes a bit too much and too hard."[26] Manigandan KR of Times Now gave 3/5 stars and wrote "However, it refuses to rise up to that point and just ends being an entertainer".[27] Ashwin Ram of Moviecrow gave 2.75/5 stars and wrote "Had all the potential to be a cracker of a flick if it had retained the same energy and empathy throughout as done till the halfway mark. Yet a fine flick to give a shot for the performances, music and loads of nice moments it offers in the first hour".[28]

Anusha Sundar of OTTplay gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Star would have been undoubtedly that one film which could have broken Tamil cinema’s dry spell. Nevertheless, the film still creates some magic and belief".[29]Bhuvanesh Sundar of The Hindu wrote that "It is only the memory of these few moments — and the inert good intentions of the film — that makes Star shine even when it falls".[30]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "'Star' trailer: Kavin starrer promises an inspiring drama". The Times of India. 27 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ Features, C. E. (27 April 2024). "Star trailer: Kavin is a wounded man in pursuit of stardom". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Harish Kalyan to collaborate with Elan once again for his next project?". The Times of India. 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Harish Kalyan to have multiple looks in his movie with Elan and Yuvan". The Times of India. 5 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Harish Kalyan resembles Thalapathi Rajinikanth in his next titled 'Star'". The Times of India. 12 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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  11. ^ "Star: Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan play Kavin's heroines". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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  17. ^ "'Star' first single 'College Superstar' unveiled from Kavin's film on the occasion of Superstar Rajinikanth's birthday". The Times of India. 12 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  18. ^ Features, C. E. (4 April 2024). "Vintage Love song from Kavin's Star is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  19. ^ Features, C. E. (20 April 2024). "Kavin takes the 'Remo route' for Star's fourth single 'Melody'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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  21. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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