We had earlier reported that actor Kavin will be replacing Harish Kalyan in the Tamil film titled Star. Directed by Elan of Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) fame, the music will be scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The makers of the film released a special promo on Thursday, on the occasion of the musician's birthday.

The promo starts off by showing the dressing table of an artist, as the protagonist played by Kavin enters. The voice over details the triumphs of a hero against all the odds, as shots of an artist’s unseen frames of life is shown in a dramatic way. Filled with spotlights, camera and script papers, the promo promised Star to be a promising film on a protagonist’s raise.

Speaking on the storyline, Elan explains, “I have reworked the script. While PPK was a rom-com, Star will have a mix of everything including a college story, romance and family drama.” Nearly half the shooting has been completed with the film shot in Mumbai and Chennai.

On the technical front, Ezhil Arasu, who also worked on Dada, will crank the camera for Star, while editing will be handled by Pradeep E Ragav. National Award-winner Sujith Sudhakaran is designing costumes and Vinoth Raj Kumar N is the art director.