Paresh C Palicha feels if a little more thought had been given to how the film should progress in the second half then Lucky Star could have been better.
Adman turned director Deepu Anthikad tries to explore surrogate motherhood and the legal complications that arise out of it in his film Lucky Star. His trusted star, Jayaram, plays the lead in the film.
Ranjith (Jayaram) is a small time tailor in Chennai supplying costumes to the film industry. He had come here to become a star in Malayalam films. After struggling for years in minor roles, he marries Janaki (Rachna), another junior artiste.
Ranjith dreams of starting a readymade garment factory with a loan that is yet to be approved. The two have planned their lives as if their dream has already come true. They admit their daughter to an upmarket school.
Then things begin to go downhill.
The tempo is somehow maintained with the entry of Mukesh as infertility expert Dr John Chittilappally searching for a beautiful lady to be a surrogate mother for his Indo-American