Exclusive! Joju George, Prithviraj’s Star will bust a lot of myths and superstitions: Domin D’Silva

Director Domin D’Silva’s Star is the latest Malayalam film to be cleared by censor board. At a time when even the bigger movies are opting for OTTs, the filmmaker and his team, however, tells us that their priority is a theatrical release.

The movie, which concluded shoot almost four months ago, has Joju George and Sheelu Abraham in lead roles with Prithviraj Sukumaran, who was recently seen in Amazon Prime Video’s Kuruthi, in an extended cameo.

Talking to OTTplay about the film, Domin says, “It’s a psychological mystery in which Joju George and Sheelu Abraham play a couple. It will bust a lot of myths and superstitions of Malayalis. We have tried to address that scientifically in the movie, which will be enjoyed by family audience too.”

On Prithviraj’s role in the movie, the filmmaker, who had earlier helmed Neeraj Madhav and Reba Monica John’s Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam, says, “He does an extended cameo and plays an important role in the climax of the movie. He essays a doctor and we needed someone of his stature to say that content in the film.”

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While the makers of several Malayalam movies including Kuruthi, #Home and reportedly Minnal Murali opting for OTT release, Domin says they have no such plans. “Star has to be watched in theatres; the sound design of this particular film has its own importance. Moreover, every filmmaker wants to see his movie on the big screen,” he says. Star is written by Suvin Somashekaran with music by M Jayachandran and Ranjin Raj.