Gurudeva (film)

Gurudeva is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Jaffer. The music by Sabesh–Murali and produced by K. Kaliyamurthy. The film stars Jai Akash, along with Pranathi, Nassar, and Riyaz Khan. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu as Guru.[1][2] This film was released on 1 April 2005 under the banner of Sriselva Muthukumara Movies.

Gurudeva
Guru
Directed byB. Jaffer
Written byB. Jaffer
Y Venkateswaralu (Telugu dialogues)
Produced byK. Kaliyamurthy
Starring
CinematographyR. Madhi
Edited byR. R. Eshwar
Editing supervision:
V. T. Vijayan
Music bySabesh–Murali
Production
company
Sriselva Muthukumara Movies
Release dates
  • 1 April 2005 (2005-04-01)
(Tamil)
  • 30 June 2005 (2005-06-30)
(Telugu)
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

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
Tamil version
Telugu version

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.[4]

Soundtrack

Music by Sabesh–Murali.[5]

Release and reception

The film was scheduled to release on February 14, but was delayed.[6] 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".[7] 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!".[8][9][10] The film released alongside the low budget films Girivalam and Thaka Thimi Tha and did not fare well at the box office.[11]

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.[12]

References
  1. "Telugu cinema press meet – Guru – Jai Akash, Pranati".
  2. "Jai Akash". Behindwoods. 12 July 2005.
  3. Mannath, Malini (9 April 2005). "Gurudeva". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006.
  4. "Behindwoods : Bad boy Jai Akash".
  5. https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/gurudeva-songs-T0000866
  6. "Lined up for Feb.14". The Hindu. 7 January 2005.
  7. "Guru Deva". Sify. 5 April 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022.
  8. Balasubramaniam, Balaji. "GURUDEVA". BBThots.
  9. Kalki review
  10. "BizHat.com - Guru Deva Review. Jai Akash, Pranathi, Nasser, Illavarasu, Riyaz Khan, Dhamu". movies.bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. "Chennai weekend box-office (Apr 01-03)". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021.
  12. "Jai Akash arrested!". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
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