Super Star (2002 film)

Super Star
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Directed by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Written by	Upendra
Screenplay by	Upendra
Produced by	Hanumantha Inambar
Starring	Upendra Keerthi Reddy
Cinematography	V R Krishna Kumar
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Prince Productions
Release date	19 June 2002 (2002-06-19)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹6.5 crores [1]

Super Star is a 2002 Kannada film written by Upendra and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, starring Upendra and Keerthi Reddy. Though initially it was started as a remake of the Hindi film Agnisakshi, the story was modified after the Nepalese royal massacre involving King Dipendra. The movie is noted for having four climaxes which the audience could select according to their mindset. All these climaxes were based on the thought process of the character Sigaev found in Anton Chekhov's 1887 short story An Avenger.^[2] As of 2021, this was Keerthi Reddy's only Kannada film. Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar had mentioned in an interview that, although he was credited as the director, he was not given much freedom on the sets and Upendra was the one who took decisions regarding the shoot of the movie. It was dubbed into Telugu as Stupid, which was a lot more successful than the Kannada version.^[3]