The Family Star
Basic Info & Facts
Title: The Family Star (also stylised sometimes as Family Star)
Director: Parasuram Petla.
Producers: Sri Venkateswara Creations (Dil Raju & Sirish)
Lead cast: Vijay Deverakonda (as Govardhan) & Mrunal Thakur (as Indu)
Language: Telugu (also released in dubbed Hindi/Tamil versions)
Release date: 5 April 2024.
Runtime: ~157 minutes.
Music: Gopi Sundar; Cinematography: K. U. Mohanan; Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Box office: It had a rough outing – for example on Day 2 it failed to cross ₹10-crore mark.
Budget reported ~₹50 crore, gross less (per
Govardhan (Vijay) is a middle-class man in a joint family, doing his best to keep things afloat. Indu (Mrunal) comes into their house as a tenant (a postgraduate student) and gradually becomes part of the family. Romance blossoms between them. But then a revelation about Indu’s past (or a secret) causes tension. Govardhan feels betrayed, pushes her away. The rest of the film explores how they reconcile and how family conflicts and expectations play out.
The film mixes family drama + romance + middle-class struggles + some action-oriented sequences (which feel over the top)
For Hindi-dubbed viewers
If you’re planning to watch the Hindi‐dubbed version: keep in mind the same strengths & weaknesses apply. Some dialogues or cultural nuances may feel more attuned to Telugu/middle-class Telugu settings; the translation may not rescue some of the logical or pacing issues
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