Star (2024 Indian film)

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Star
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byElan
Written byElan
Produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad
Sreenidhi Sagar
Starring
CinematographyEzhil Arasu K.
Edited by Pradeep E. Ragav
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
Release date
  • 10 May 2024 (2024-05-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest.₹12 crore [1]
Box officeest.₹19.6 crore [2]

Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age 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.

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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 reviews from critics, with praise for Kavin and Lal's performances, Yuvan Shankar Raja's soundtrack and background score, and the cinematography, but critcism for Elan's screenplay for being predictable and exaggerated for its caricatured structure of scenes.

Synopsis

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? [3] [4]

Cast

Production

Development

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. [5] 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. Yuvan was reportedly paid 6 crores for his involvement. [6] 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. [7] In July 2021, reports claimed that the venture was shelved, due to creative differences between Elan and Kalyan. [8]

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. [9] 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. [10] [11] On 10 September, Aaditi Pohankar and Preity Mukhundhan were announced both playing lead actress roles, with both pairing opposite Kavin, for the first time. [12] 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. [13]

Filming

Principal photography began with the first schedule on 1 June 2023 in Chennai. [14] Halfway of filming was completed by 30 January 2024. [15] Principal photography wrapped by 17 February. [16]

Music

Star
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released4 May 2024
RecordedDecember 2023 - February 2024
Studio U1 Records, Chennai
AI Watan Studios, Dubai
High Tide Studios, Germany
AM Studios, Chennai
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length25:06
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music India
Producer Yuvan 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). [17] The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India. The first single "College Superstars" was released on the occasion of Rajinikanth's birthday (12 December 2023). [18] "Vintage Love", "Melody" and "Jimikky's Ghazal" , the second, third and fourth single, released on 4, 20 and 25 April, respectively. [19] [20] [21] The album, consisting of 10 songs, released on 4 May. [22] The song "Oru Naalil" from Raja's Pudhupettai (2006) which did not feature in the film was re-used.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shooting Star"Maathevan ThiyagarajanAdhitya RK, Yuvan Shankar Raja 1:16
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" Kabilan Yuvan Shankar Raja3:27
6."College Superstars" Madhan Karky Yuvan 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

Theatrical

Star was released on 10 May 2024 in theatres. [23] [24]

Home Media

The digital streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and the satellite rights by Vijay TV. [25]

Reception

Critical response

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". [26] 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". [27] 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". [28] 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". [29]

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". [30] 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". [31]

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