The Family Star
| Storyline:
The highs and lows of family relationships in an Indian middle-class family. The life of Govardhan, who wants to achieve greatness in life but has to navigate through a myriad of relationship/trust/ego issues.
| Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Genre | Romantic, Action, Drama, Family |
Release date | April 5, 2024 |
Running time | 2hr 43min |
Certificate | U/A |
Cast | Vijay Deverakonda, Mrunal Thakur, Ajay Ghosh, Divyansha Kaushik, Abigayle Scobee |
Directed by | Parasuram |
Written by | Parasuram, Vasu Varma |
Produced by | Dil Raju, Sri Hansitha Reddy, Shirish |
Cinematography by | K.U. Mohanan |
Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Casting by | Vishal Saroye, Rakesh Shah |
Production Design by | A.S. Prakash |
Production Company | Dil Raju Productions Sri Venkateshwara Creations |
| Trailer, Teaser & Video:
| Cast & Characters:
- Vijay Deverakonda as Govardhan
- Mrunal Thakur as Indu, CEO of Indu Infra Company
- Jagapathi Babu as Keshu Dhanraj, Indu’s father and head of Indu Infra Company
- Divyansha Kaushik as Govardhan’s colleague (cameo appearance)
- Vennela Kishore as Samarth, Indu’s assistant
- Ravi Prakash as Govardhan’s elder brother
- Raja Chembolu as Govardhan’s elder brother
- Rohini Hattangadi as Govardhan’s grandmother
- Vasuki Anand as Manju, Govardhan’s sister-in-law
- Abhinaya as Govardhan’s sister-in-law
- Ravi Babu as a loan shark, who threatens Govardhan’s family
- Prabhas Sreenu as Govardhan’s friend
- VTV Ganesh as Ramesh, HR of Indu Infra Company
- Achyuth Kumar
- Ajay Ghosh
- Kalyani Natarajan as an auntie at the wedding
- Jabardasth Ramprasad as guy in Petrol bunk
- Nanajee Karri as delivery boy
| About The Family Star Movie:
The Family Star is a Telugu romantic action drama film written and directed by Parasuram, and produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film features Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur in lead roles.
On 6 February 2023, Vijay Deverakonda, who had a successful collaboration with director Parasuram after Geetha Govindam (2018), was announced to join hands with the latter for his directorial venture after Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022).
Sri Venkateswara Creations, headed jointly by Dil Raju and Sirish, would reportedly produce the venture. The company made a public announcement on 14 June, confirming the project. Tentatively titled VD13, a muhurat puja was held on that week with the presence of the film’s cast and crew.
The presence of Devarakonda and actress Mrunal Thakur revealed their inclusion. Shortly after the beginning of the principal photography, Divyansha Kaushik was announced to play as a second lead actress. The official title, The Family Star, was speculated in June 2023 and was announced in October 2023.
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 15 July 2023. The first schedule was held in Hyderabad, where they also celebrated Thakur’s birthday on 2 August. In late December, the third schedule began in New York.
| The Family Star Release Date:
Family Star was initially scheduled to release on Sankranthi but it was postponed to avoid a clash with Sankranthi films. The Family Star was theatrically released on 5 April 2024 and received generally negative reviews from critics, who heavily criticized Parasuram’s writing and direction, weak comedy, plot, predictability, soundtrack, and the lead cast’s performances.
The digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and premiered on 26 April 2024 in Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil languages.
| Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | ₹50 crores |
Worldwide Collection | ₹19.78–23.20 crore |
| The Family Star Movie Tracklist:
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nandanandana | Anantha Sriram | Sid Sriram | 4:59 |
2 | Kalyani Vaccha Vacchaa | Anantha Sriram | Mangli, Karthik | 3:21 |
3 | Madhuramu Kadha | Sri Mani | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:09 |
4 | Dekho Re Dekho | Anantha Sriram | Hemachandra | 3:18 |
5 | Don’t Judge Me | MaaHaa | MaaHaa | 6:25 |