‘Family Star’ Public Review; Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur Fail To Impress

Telugu film ‘Family Star’ starring Vijay Deverakonda and Mrinal Thakur was released on April 5, 2024. The film is produced by Dilraju and Shirish under the banner of Sri Venkateshwara Creations and directed by Parasuram.


Vijay Deverakonda and Parasuram have earlier given a massive hit with their film “Geetha Govindam.” Hence, there has been a lot of buzz regarding the release of “Family Star” amongst the audience.

Public response

Plot of ‘Family Star’

The film’s official synopsis read – “The highs and lows of family relationships in an Indian middle-class family. The life of Govardhan, who wants to achieve greatness in life but has to navigate through a myriad of relationship/trust/ego issues.”

The film features Vijay Deverakonda as the ideal family guy ready to put his life at stake to keep his family out of harm’s way.

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The audience is fascinated at this avatar of Vijay, who does housework and takes care of kids, but at the same time, is strong and takes pride in sharing responsibilities with his wife, shedding off his male ego of restricting his duties only to monetary requirements and official work.

“Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Family Star’ glimpse is proof that he’s not just an actor but a phenomenon. His charisma and mass appeal are unparalleled. This movie promises a blend of class and mass like never before”, wrote one fan.

Actors Mrunal Thakur and Vijay share on-screen space for the first time. This film marks the third installment in the Telugu film industry after Sita Ramam(2022) and Hi Nanna(2023).

Vijay’s movie release date coincides with his rumored girlfriend Rashmika Mandanna.

Vijay took part in a kitty party with other senior actresses as a part of the film’s promotion where he was asked whether the release date of his film had to do with anything related to Rashmika’s birthday.

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Vijay smiled and replied – “Yes, it’s Rashmika’s birthday. I think it will be lucky for us.”
This further stoked Vijay’s alleged romantic relationship with Actress Rashmika Mandanna. It is also said that the duo are expected to get married soon. However, the two have them have kept mum about the allegations.

‘Family Star’ releases on April 5, 2024.

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