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 (cameo appearance)
 * 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"