Tara (2008)

Tollywood Image Spotlite: Tara (2008).

Azzarudin(Prithviraj) is a film director. Friends call him 'Akky'. After his highly successful first film, he becomes the most wanted director in the Malayalam film industry. Akky and his girl friend (Samvrutha Sunil) along with a group of friends all share a passion for cinema. It was with them that Azar directed and produced his first film, which went on to become a huge success. Azar also runs a cafe called Casablanca named after the classic Hollywood film. For Azar cinema is not a job, it is his passion. Azar decides to choose a very different kind of story for his second film and he sets on a journey in search of it.
Azar decides to base his second film on the life of yesteryear actress Malini (Priyamani), who was once a very popular actress and whose present whereabouts are unknown. Akbar and his friends go tracking Malavika's biography. Her husband was Chandrakanth (Anoop Menon). Currently Chandrakanth is the reigning super star of the industry. Azar starts his search from the late film director (Ranjith) house.Ranjith son gives his father's old letters and diaries to Akbar from which he starts learning about the whirlwind romance of Malini and Chandrakanth which led to marriage. How differences between them led to a breakup and how this affected their careers along with Azars efforts to find Malini form the major plot of the film. The film ends in a touching yet marvelous climax with a poetic narration.