Published 10:06 IST, June 7th 2024

Star On OTT: Here's Where To Watch Kavin Starrer Coming-of-age Drama

Star tells the coming-of-age story of Kalai, a boy with dreams of becoming an actor since childhood. The film navigates through the various stages of his life.

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Star, the recently released Tamil film featuring actor Kavin in the lead role, has now made its OTT debut. The film is available to stream on Prime Video in Tamil language. Directed by Elan, who previously debuted with the romantic drama Pyaar Prema Kadhal, Star marks his second directorial project.

What is the storyline of Star featuring Kavin?

Star tells the coming-of-age story of Kalai, a boy with dreams of becoming an actor since childhood. The film navigates through the various stages of his life, detailing his struggles and whether he ultimately achieves his dream of acting. The synopsis of the film reads: 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.

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Star movie poster | Image: Prime Video/X

 

What more do we know about the film Star?

The film's cast includes Preity Mukundan, Lal, Aaditi Pohankar, and Geetha Kailasam, with a special appearance by director Vetrimaaran as himself. The music is composed by the celebrated Yuvan Shankar Raja, who also scored Elan's debut film. Ezhil Arasu K serves as the cinematographer, Vinoth Raj Kumar N as the art director, and Pradeep E Ragav handled the editing.

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Kavin file photo | Image: Fanpage/X

 

Released in theaters on May 10, Star received mixed to positive reviews, with particular praise for Kavin's performance. Initially, the film was launched with actor Harish Kalyan in the lead, and promotional posters featured him as various iconic film characters. However, Kavin eventually replaced Harish Kalyan for reasons that remain undisclosed.

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Kavin has a busy schedule ahead, with upcoming projects including Bloody Beggar backed by Nelson Dilipkumar, an untitled film with director-choreographer Satish, and Mask, co-starring Andrea Jeremiah.

10:06 IST, June 7th 2024