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Guru
Poster of Tamil version
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byHaasan Brothers (dialogues)
Based onJugnu
Produced byPrakash R. C.
Starring
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Shiv Sakthi Films
Release dates
  • 18 July 1980 (1980-07-18) (Tamil)
  • 19 July 1980 (1980-07-19) (Telugu)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

Guru (transl. Teacher) is a 1980 Indian action adventure film[1] directed by I. V. Sasi. The film, a bi-lingual, was made in Tamil and Telugu-languages. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while M. N. Nambiar, Muthuraman and Mohan Babu play supporting roles. The film opened in July 1980 to positive reviews. It was a blockbuster and completed a 365-day run at the box office. This film is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Jugnu.[2]

Plot

In pre-independent India, Raghu is a revolutionary who is disowned by his aristocratic father and is presumed dead while fleeing from the police. Ten years later, Raghu's wife is shot dead by a landlord attempting to rape her, and her young boy shoots the landlord in retaliation and absconds.

Several years later, the boy has grown up to be Ashok, a rich, reputed philanthropist who runs "Parvathi Nilayam", a shelter and institute for orphaned destitute children, named after his mother. Unknown to all except his close friend and associate Mahesh is the fact that to support "Parvathi Nilayam", Ashok also masquerades as "Guru", an elusive criminal who carries out several heists and is being hunted by the police. Meanwhile, Ashok's grandfather has been raising an impostor, Ramesh as his grandson, who has turned out to be felonious.

Ashok meets and falls in love with a charming girl, Sujatha, the niece of a top police official, who strives to win her affection and succeeds. Ashok, in the guise of Guru, also tangles with a notorious mob headed by a one-armed man, one of whose associates is Ramesh. Ashok also has a chance encounter with his lost father, Raghu, who is now working as a professor, but Raghu conceals his identity to keep Ashok safe.

In a shocking twist, Ashok finds out that the landlord whom he had murdered as a boy was none other than Sujatha's father, and he starts rebuking Sujatha without revealing her the truth, leaving her heart-broken. Distraught and despondent, Ashok plans one last big heist to support "Parvathi Nilayam" permanently, hand it over to his friend Mahesh and seclude himself forever. Whether his plans succeed forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Tamil tracklist[3][4]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aadungal Paadungal"KannadasanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Parandhalum Vidamatten"KannadasanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Perai Chollava"KannadasanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Endhan Kannil"KannadasanS. Janaki 
5."Maamanukku Paramakudi"Gangai AmaranS. Janaki 
6."Naan Vanangugiren"Panchu ArunachalamS. Janaki 
Telugu tracklist[5][6][7]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aadandi Paadandi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Nela Ina Ningi Ina"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Perucheppana"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Kannula Kipu"S. Janaki 
5."Nimmasettu Needunnadi"S. Janaki 
6."Naa Vandanam"S. Janaki 

Release and reception

Guru's Tamil version was released on 18 July 1980; the Telugu version was released the day after, on 19 July. Both were critically and commercially successful. The Tamil version was also successful Sri Lanka.[8] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the performances of the cast, particularly Haasan.[9]

Legacy

The visuals for the songs "Paranthalum Vidamatten" and "Endhan Kannil" became iconic for the "technical marvel" in the former, and Sridevi's drunken comedy in the latter.[10] In retrospect, Haasan has been critical of the film, calling it "crap".[11]

References

  1. ^ Gupta, Rachit (7 July 2016). "5 masked superheroes from films". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020. This star studded action adventure wasn't exactly a superhero movie, but it did feature Kamal Haasan in an outlandish costume playing justice seeker and do-gooder.
  2. ^ "Sridevi: 5 times the actress bowled us with her performance". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Guru Tamil Film EP VInyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "குரு (1980)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Guru Telugu Film EP VInyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Guru (Telugu)". Gaana. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Guru (1980)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ Ramji, V. (19 July 2020). "கமலின் கமர்ஷியல் 'குரு'வுக்கு 40 வயது! – இலங்கையில் செய்த மெகா சாதனை!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. ^ காந்தன் (10 August 1980). "குரு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 14. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  10. ^ Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. Ebury Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-93-53056-78-0.
  11. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (7 November 2019). "A look at Kamal Haasan's hits and misses in the 80s, before he became the Kamal we know today". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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