What you get when you combine Bollywood Superstar with South cinema Superstar.The answer is simply called SHAMITABH.As the title of film clearly gives picture to its viewers what the film all about.Well the films
starts with Danish(Dhanush) who plays a aspiring actor who is deaf and dumb from childhood wants to enter in film industry as actor.Danish tries to enter various studios but thrown out by the guards of the studio.Danish loses all hope he gets depressed but his luck favours him he meets akshara who is assitant director.
Dhanush some how manages to convice Akshara that he is good actor but he does not voice to express.Akshara tries to get him in studios.Akshara then takes help of her Doctor uncle who takes Dhanush to european nation for treatment and install a small device in his voice box.Now
Dhanush can speak but not in his voice but with help of someone else voice.And hence the search begins for perfect voice.After searching everywhere finally they get the perfect voice.And the voice is of none other than Superstar Amitabh voice.Amitabh as he is called in the film.
But amitabh is also aspiring actor who came to Bombay 40 years ago to become actor but he couldnt get any film role and he became a alcoholic.Can dhanush and akshara convice amitabh srivastav to be voice behind dhanush face makes the climax of Film Shamitabh. The film has good performances from its Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara.Songs like ishq e filum, Stereophonic Sannata" and Big b sung song Piddly are catchy songs.R balki and amitabh have once made out of box film.