Superstar (1990 film)

Superstar is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Vinayan, starring Madanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. This was the directorial debut of Vinayan.

Cast

 * Madanlal/Kavalam Sasikumar as Nanappan, Madanraj (double role)
 * Jagadish as Kuttappan Thampuran
 * Jagathy Sreekumar as Vishalakshan
 * Mamukkoya as Khader/Lambodharan Pilla
 * Kalpana (Malayalam actress) as Shakuntala
 * Innocent as Daivam Devasyya
 * Lalithasree as Chinnamma
 * Poojappura Ravi as Shenoy
 * Kanakalatha as Panchali/Shenoy's wife
 * Krishnankutty Nair as SI
 * Rajya Lakshmi as Kanchana
 * Syama as Madanraj's wife
 * Sankaradi as Menon  Mohan D Kurichyfather of heroine

Production
Vinayan said "Though Superstar was a flop, the risk I took for it should be appreciated. The mental state of a common man who resembles the reigning Super Star in Cinema is anybody's guess. Everyone will identify him and even chase him. When they understand their folly, worship would turn into teasing and he will become the butt of ridicule before everyone. It was a story taken from real life. I had seen girls rushing towards a poor man only because he had a face that almost looked like that of Mohanlal. This incident provided me with much fodder for an experiment. That's how Superstar was born".