Blue Star (film)

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Blue Star
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Jayakumar
Written byS. Jayakumar
Thamizh Prabha
Produced by Pa. Ranjith
R. Ganesh Murthy
G. Soundarya
Starring Ashok Selvan
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
Keerthi Pandian
CinematographyThamizh A. Azhagan
Edited bySelva R. K.
Music by Govind Vasantha
Production
companies
Neelam Productions
Lemon Leaf Creation Pvt Ltd
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
24 January 2024
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Blue Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by S. Jayakumar in his directorial debut and jointly produced by Pa. Ranjith under his production banner Neelam Productions along with R. Ganesh Murthy and G. Soundarya under Lemon Leaf Creation Pvt Ltd. The film stars Ashok Selvan, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Prithvi Rajan and Keerthi Pandian, with Bagavathi Perumal, Elango Kumaravel and Lizzie Antony in supporting roles, and Saju Navodaya in an extended cameo. The film features music composed by Govind Vasantha with cinematography handled by Thamizh A. Azhagan and editing done by Selva R. K. It was released on 24 January 2024 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success.

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Plot

Set in the 1990s, the film is based in Arakkonam and follows the rivalry between two groups belonging to different castes against the backdrop of cricket. The plot follows the enemy to friendship trope between the different teams, while addressing the sport's segregation and inequalities.

Cast

Production

The film was announced on 15 August 2022 with the character of Ranjith based on Jayakumar's elder brother and Sam based on the director himself. [1] [2] Filming commenced in the same month, [3] and concluded in January 2023. [4] The first look and title were revealed on 20 May 2023. [5]

Music

Blue Star
Soundtrack album by
Govind Vasantha
Released2023
Recorded2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Govind Vasantha
Govind Vasantha chronology
Maharani
(2023)		Blue Star
(2023)		 Fight Club
(2023)
Singles from Blue Star
  1. "Blue Star Anthem"
    Released: 20 May 2023
  2. "Railin Oligal"
    Released: 13 September 2023
  3. "Arakkonam Style"
    Released: 24 November 2023

The soundtrack was composed by Govinda Vasantha.The first single ''Blue Star Anthem'' was released on 20 May 2023 with the first look and title reveal. The second single ''Railin Oligal'' was released on 13 September 2023. [6] The third single ''Arakkonam Style'' was released on 24 November 2023. [7] The soundtrack was released on 21 January 2024 with 2 additional songs in addition to the three singles.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Blue Star Anthem" Arivu Arivu 1:44
2."Railin Oligal"Uma Devi Pradeep Kumar, Shakthisree Gopalan 2:37
3."Arakkonam Style" Arivu Arivu, Gana Balachander3:11
4."Railai Thallum Meghame"Arivu, Govinda VasanthaArivu, Govinda Vasantha, Kareeshma3:15
5."Yaar Nee"Arivu, Govinda VasanthaArivu, Govinda Vasantha, Vedan3:12
Total length:14:04

Release

The film was released on 24 January 2024, on the eve of Republic Day. [8]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.[ citation needed ] Satellite rights of the film were acquired by ZeeTamil.

Reception

Blue Star received positive critical reviews. [9]

Bhuvanesh Chander of The Hindu wrote, "Starring Ashok Selvan and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj as two angsty youngsters from rival communities locking horns on and off the cricket ground, Blue Star is a serious film telling a grounded tale that, for over 160 minutes, immerses you into a world so real, so familiar and so imperfect, that nothing shakes you off its spell." [10] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 praising the performances of the cast, the direction and music. [11] Akchayaa Rajkumar of The News Minute rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote, "Tamil cinema has seen a wave of anti-caste films over the past few years and almost all of them have explored the caste dynamics of and oppression enforced by intermediary castes on Dalits. Blue Star takes this one step forward and explores the discrimination doled out to both intermediary castes and Dalits by a privileged caste". [12]

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