The Family Star
The Family Star is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language 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.
Plot
Present: A woman named Indu (Mrunal Thakur) sadly sits in the middle of a ceremony. When she is questioned about her unusual behavior, she tells a story about her past.
Past: Govardhan (Vijay Devarakonda) is a family man. As a selfless character, he works in a business to provide for his family. He also faces trouble with his brother (who is a drunkard). However, he meets Indu when she moves into his "space". That to, Indu and his family quickly become friends. Soon, they both fall in love. After a big incident, he reconciles with his brother after his mother reveals to Indu that his brother hated him because of Govardhan shaming him. However, when he finds her thesis on his family and him, he slaps her and vows to teach her a lesson. He goes to a previous job offeror (Jagapathi Babu), requests to join the company and asks for a big advance. He uses that advance to defy whatever Indu has written in her thesis. However, it is revealed that Indu is actually the daughter of the head. Though annoyed, he continues on in the company, but demands everything Indu gets. After learning that his flight tickets weren't payed for, he resorts to Indu, who provides money for his family. After falling in love again, she hears him talking to a lady negatively about Indu saying that she isn't the right person for him. Heartbroken, Indu isolates herself from him. After revealing that she heard him that day, she leaves him.
Present: Govardhan finds out Indu's true intentions of writing the thesis from her father and procedes to stop her from a wedding, held for one person who got injured due to Govardhan and (according to the person's grandfather- a famous politician) would be the only thing to make him feel better. It is revealed that Indu is at that wedding. Govardhan defeats the politician's goons along with his mother, wins back Indu, and marries her at the end.
Directed by : Parasuram
Written by : Parasuram
Produced by :Dil Raju, Sirish
Starring :Vijay Deverakonda, Mrunal Thakur
Cinematography : K. U. Mohanan
Edited by : Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by : Gopi Sundar
Production company : Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date : 5 April 2024
Running time : 157 minutes
Country : India
Language Telugu
Budget ₹50 crores