Guru Shishyaru
Guru Shishyaru (Kannada: ಗುರು ಶಿಷ್ಯರು; English: Mentor and disciples) is a 1981 Indian Kannada comedy film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish under his "Dwarkish Chitra" production house. The film is a remake of 1966 Telugu film Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha starring N. T. Rama Rao which itself was a remake of 1950 Telugu movie Paramanandayya Sishyulu starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
| Guru Shishyaru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Produced by | Dwarakish |
| Written by | Chi. Udaya Shankar (dialogues & Lyrics) |
| Story by | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam |
| Based on | Remake of Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (Telugu) (1966) |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Jayamalini Manjula Dwarakish Hema Choudhary Srinivasa Murthy |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | D. V. Rajaram |
| Edited by | Yadav Victor |
Production company | Dwarakish Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The story followed a fiction with a Guru and his 12 disciples being cursed by the Angels to behave stupid until the angel gets married. The film had an ensemble cast with many characters getting equal footage and importance. Among the lead pair were Vishnuvardhan and Manjula.[1]
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan
- Manjula
- Jayamalini (Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
- Hema Choudhary as Goddess Parvathi
- Srinivasa Murthy as Lord Shiva
- Chandrashekhar
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Rajanand as Rajaguru
- Dwarakish
- Shivaram
- Bangalore Nagesh
- M. S. Umesh
- Rathnakar
- Gode Lakshminarayana
- Saikumar
- Sundar Krishna Urs
- Musuri Krishnamurthy
- Balakrishna
- Lokanath
- Satyabhama
- Chetanram Rao
- Pranava murthy
- Lakshman as thief
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[2] The comedy song "Doddavarella Jaanaralla" was received extremely well.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Doddavarella Jaanaralla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, chorus | |
| 2. | "Jaya Jaya Samba Sadashiva" | S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Ninagagi Ella Ninagagi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Deenala Moreya" | S. Janaki, P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Naachi Odidanu Madana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |