Blue Star

Blue Star

Set in the 1990s, the film is based in Arakkonam and follows the rivalry between two groups belonging to different castes against the backdrop of cricket. The plot follows their transition from enemies to friends and the trope between the different teams, while addressing the sport's segregation and inequalities, explored when both the team captains are exposed to discrimination and segregation from another world of cricket. Ranjith's team and Rajesh's team have a long-standing rivalry, Ranjith's team coming from the colony side of village lower caste and Rajesh's team consisting of the richer higher caste. Long back, Immanuel who used to be Blue Star's star player was about to win a match for Blue Star, a fight breaks out between the two teams in which Immanuel's leg is injured, and he becomes permanently disabled. Since then, the two teams are banned in the village from playing against each other. Cut to the present, Ranjith is a carefree college going youth in love with Anandhi. He wants to get back at Rajesh's team and wants Blue Star to play and win a match against them to prove their superiority. Once they clash in the village ground over which team gets to play there first, subsequently playing a 3-ball match in which blue star wins.

Director

S. Jayakumar

Release

25 Jan 2024

Run time

166 min

Language

Tamil