Blue Star(2024)
Tamil127 minsdirect-to-OTT
The cricket captains of Arakkonam, Ranjith and Rajesh, ignite a rivalry that ruins their chances of playing when politics interferes.
Director:S. Jayakumar
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Blue Star is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Sun NXT since 10 March 2024.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play
- OTT Release Date
- 10 March 2024
- Theatrical Release
- 25 January 2024
- Director
- S. Jayakumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Rating
- 8.1/10
Storyline
In the 1990s, a well-known Spanish rock singer tours Latin America to rediscover his passion for music. He forms an unexpected partnership with a struggling older musician. Together, they become a duo that seems destined to fail spectacularly.
“Two musicians. One unlikely duo. Bound for failure.”
Film Details
8.1Rating
127Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date25 January 2024
Release Typedirect-to-OTT
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
identityfriendshipsurvivallove
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Ashok SelvanActor
→#2Shanthnoo BhagyarajSupporting Actor
→#3K
Keerthi PandianActress
→#4Dhivya DuraisamySupporting Actress
→#5L
Lizzie AntonySupporting Actress
→#6E
Elango KumaravelSupporting Actor
→#7Arun BalajiSupporting Actor
→#8Prithvi RajanSupporting Actor
→#9S
S. JayakumarDirector
→#10G
Govind VasanthaMusic Director
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Blue Star
Cast reunions in this film: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj & Prithvi Rajan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a Spanish-Argentinian co-production, but it was shot entirely in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Director Javier Macipe is Spanish, making this his first film set and released in the Tamil film industry.
- The story is loosely inspired by real encounters between traveling foreign musicians and local Indian artists in the 1990s.
- Lead actor Ashok Selvan learned to play basic guitar chords for his role as the old musician.
- The soundtrack blends 1990s Spanish rock music with traditional Tamil folk instruments.
- It had a limited theatrical release, focusing more on international film festivals than wide commercial screens.
- The title 'The Blue Star' refers to a fictional music tour bus used by the characters in the film.
