Star (2021 film)

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.
The film was released worldwide on 29 October 2021 to mostly negative reviews.

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

Joju George as Roy
Sheelu Abraham as Ardra
Prithviraj Sukumaran as Dr. Derrick
Jaffar Idukki
Subbalakshmi
Baby Sreelakshmi
Gayathri Ashok
Rajesh B.
Tanmay Mithun Madhavan
Saniya Babu
Sarasa Balusherry
Shiny Sarah
Sabhita Calicut
Karam Hamadneh

Music

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

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.

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.". A critic from Onmanorama wrote that "The acting prowess of Joju is the takeaway from Star, directed by Domin D’Silva"