Kollywood movies based on cinematic journey – F’day Spl. Article by Naveen
The trailer of Kavin’s upcoming flick ‘Star’ directed by Elan has grabbed the attention of the fans. The trailer gives insights into the film’s plot, about a wounded young man going in search of film stardom. Let us take a look at some of the other Kollywood movies which are based on the journey of film actors.
‘Iruvar’ – Aha Tamil
‘Iruvar’ released in 1997 and is an epic political drama that is directed by Mani Ratnam. The film is inspired by the lives of writer-politician Karunanidhi and actors-politicians MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. Iruvar is about two men who work in the film industry as an actor and a writer and also work as cadets of the same political party, until a rift causes one of them to come out and start a new party. The film stars Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Tabu and Nassar.
‘Uttama Villain’ – ZEE5
‘Uttama Villain’ is a comedy drama starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role, and directed by Ramesh Aravind. The film revolves around a super successful movie star who gets diagnosed with brain tumour. Knowing this information, he approaches his mentor-director to helm his next film which is about a man who keeps cheating death. The film featured an ensemble star cast including Kamal Hassan, K. Viswanath, K. Balachander, Jayaram, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Nassar, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Urvashi.
‘Mugavari’ – Aha Tamil
Released in 2000, ‘Mugavari’ is an Ajith Kumar-starrer which is written and directed by VZ Durai. It stars the actor as an aspiring music composer who wants to make it big in the film industry. ‘Mugavari’ also features actors Jyothika, Raghuvaran, Vivek, Manivannan, and K Viswanath among others.
‘Enakkul Oruvan’ – ZEE5
‘Enakkul Oruvan’ is a remake of the Kannada film ‘Lucia’ and is about a man who works as an usher in a movie theatre and suffers from insomnia. One day he takes some pills suggested by a person and soon begins to live the life of his dreams and imagines himself to be a superstar. But soon, lines begin to blur and the lives cross each other, rendering confusion on what is the reality. The film is directed by Prasad Kumar and stars Siddharth in the lead role, along with the cast comprising Deepa Sannidhi, Srushti Dange, Aadukalam Naren and others.
‘Jigarthanda Double X’ – Netflix
‘Jigarthanda Double X’ is directed by Karthik Subbaraj and stars Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah. The film revolves around a Madurai-based gangster and fan of Clint Eastwood. He is approached by a filmmaker to direct a movie starring him, who also has his own motives. ‘Jigarthanda Double X’ is spiritual prequel of Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘
