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Wikipedia article
'Gurudeva' is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Jaffer. The music by SabeshMurali and produced by K. Kaliyamurthy. The film stars Jai Akash, along with Pranathi, Nassar, and Riyaz Khan. The film was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu as 'Guru'. This film was released on 1 April 2005 under the banner of Sriselva Muthukumara Movies.
Plot
The movie is about a street rowdy's love for a rich heiress. Guru (Jai Akash) is a street rowdy who hangs out in a mechanic shop owned by Mari (Nassar), a handicapped man who is the advisor to Guru. They lead a happy life. Deva (Pranathi) falls in love with him. Later they both decide to marry.
Cast
* Jai Akash as Guru
* Pranathi as Deva
* Nassar as Mari
* Riyaz Khan as Deva's unwanted suitor
* Vijayakumar as Sundar (cameo appearance)
* Pandu
* Devadarshini as Deva's friend
* Madhan Bob as Doctor
;Tamil version
* Dhamu as Poonai
* Muthukaalai as Guru's friend
* Vaiyapuri as Guru's friend
* Sabesh Karthik as Guru's friend
* Ilavarasu as Police officer
* Omakuchi Narasimhan
* Chelladurai
* Kovai Senthil as Priest
;Telugu version
*Srinivasa Reddy
*Chitram Seenu as Guru's friend
*Gautam Raju as Police officer
Production
During the making of the Telugu version, an intimate scene was filmed between Jai Akash and Pranathi in the presence of the assistant director. Since the assistant director was unsatisfied with the shot, the shot was taken eight times. Jai Akash said that the scene was filmed enough times, and he slapped the assistant director after the assistant director did not agree.
Soundtrack
Music by SabeshMurali.https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/gurudeva-songs-T0000866
*"Aanandham Aanandham" Tippu, Mathangi
*"Saiva Karuvadu" Sabash, Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha Parthasarathy
*"Azhage Azhage" Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram
*"Silenta Sirichu" Karthik, Pop Shalini
*"Manakudhada" Tippu
Release and reception
The film was scheduled to release on February 14, but was delayed. A critic from 'Sify' opined that "There is nothing new in the way if presentation and music director Sabesh Murali rehashes old ?gana? songs of Deva". Balaji Balasubramaniam of 'BBThots' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and opined that "'Gurudeva' badly needs a revamp of its screenplay And as long as they are rewriting it, they should consider hiring someone who actually knows how to write one!".[https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-04-17/page/96/mode/2up 'Kalki' review] The film released alongside the low budget films 'Girivalam' and 'Thaka Thimi Tha' and did not fare well at the box office.
The film was released in Telugu as 'Guru' in June 2005. Since the Telugu version failed due to lack of publicity, Jai Akash went to the Telugu producer Muppa Ankanna Rao's house and threatened him. Akash was subsequently sent to jail and released after a compromise was made.
References
Category:2005 films
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:2000s Telugu-language films
Category:Indian multilingual films
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