# Star (2001)

Tamil · Released 2001-07-17

Star is a 2001 Tamil film. Prashanth Thiagarajan, Jyothika, Vijayakumar Rangasamy, Manivannan and N S Ramesh Khanna appear in it, alongside 4 more credited names.

Cast: Prashanth Thiagarajan as Murthy, Jyothika as Preethi, Vijayakumar Rangasamy as Ramanathan, Manivannan as Preeti Father, N S Ramesh Khanna as Jail Broker, Srividya as Vidya, Mumtaj as Special Appearance, R Mayilsamy as Police Constable, Nizhalgal Ravi as Sundaram

## Storyline
Murthy (Prashanth) earns his living taking the blame for the mistakes of other people and the jail is his second home. Dhanushkodi (Raghuvaran) has sworn to kill ex-collector Ramanathan's (Vijayakumar) son and so, Ramanathan has transferred his son Santosh (Pravinkanth) to Mauritius while telling the world that he has ran away. Wishing to save his son, he hires Murthy to act as his long lost son, hoping that Dhanushkodi would kill him instead of his actual son. Murthy too accepts the gig since his lover Preeti (Jyotika) is Ramanathan's niece. In the climax, Santhosh supports Dhanushkodi for killing his father, But Dhanushkodi kills Santhosh. The film ends with Murthy taking the blame for killing Santhosh and surrenders himself to police.

## Common questions

### When was Star released?
Star was released on 17 July 2001.

### Who stars in Star?
Prashanth Thiagarajan, Jyothika, Vijayakumar Rangasamy and Manivannan star in Star.

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