Star (2021 film)

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Star
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byDomin D'Silva
Written bySuvin S. Somasekharan
Produced byAbraham Mathew
Starring Joju George
Sheelu Abraham
Jaffar Idukki
CinematographyTharun Bhaskaran
Edited byLalkrishnan S. Achutham
Music by M Jayachandran
Ranjin Raj
Production
company
Abaam Movies
Release date
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Star is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Domin D'Silva, written by Suvin S. Somasekharan and produced by Abraham Mathew under the banner of Abaam Movies. The film stars Joju George, Sheelu Abraham, Jaffar Idukki and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a cameo appearance. [1]

Contents

The film was released worldwide on 29 October 2021 to mostly negative reviews. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Plot

The film is about a couple, Roy and Ardra, married for 17 years and living happily with their four children. Their life turns upside down once Ardra starts behaving very strangely all of a sudden.

Cast

Music

The music of the film is composed by M. Jayachandran and Ranjin Raj.

Star
Soundtrack album by
Released2021 (2021)
Recorded2021
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length4:38
Label Saina
Producer Abraham Mathew
Singles from Star
  1. "Kuruvaa Kaavile"
    Released: 16 April 2021
  2. "Aayiram Thara Deepangal"
    Released: 17 July 2021
  3. "Ninnodu Cheran"
    Released: 15 October 2021
  4. "Poothalam Pularithalam"
    Released: 4 November 2021
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kuruvaa Kaavile"B.K. Harinarayanan Sithara Krishnakumar 3:50
2."AayiramThara Deepangal"B.K. Harinarayanan Mridula Warrier 4:41
3."Ninnodu Cheran"B.K. HarinarayananNithya Mammen4:32
4."Poothalam Pularithalam"B.K. Harinarayanan Vijay Yesudas 3:08
Total length:15:31

Release

The film was originally planned to release on 9 April 2021, but was postponed due to second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film was released theatrically on 29 October 2021. [8]

Reception

Deepa Soman critic of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that "Then again, Star’s team deserves praise for at least thinking about making a movie on the subject.". [9] A critic from Onmanorama wrote that "The acting prowess of Joju is the takeaway from Star, directed by Domin D’Silva" [10]

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