Star

Star (2024)

ஸ்டார்

The Universe always falls in Love with a Stubborn Heart

Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge as a Star?

Date of release
2024-05-10
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (85)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Elan

Casting

Interesting facts

Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic drama film 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 lead role, alongside Preity Mukhundhan, Aaditi Pohankar, Lal and Geetha Kailasam. The film follows Kalai, a youngster, who pursues his dream of becoming an actor while facing various obstacles.

Production

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. On 5 December 2020, the project was confirmed by the director, during an interview.

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. 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.

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

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