Shankar Guru (1987 film)

Sankar Guru is a 1987 Indian Tamil action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan. The film was shot simulatenouly in Tamil and Telugu with the Telugu version titled Chinnari Devatha. The film stars Arjun, Seetha, Sasikala and Baby Shalini in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chandra Bose. The film was released on 19 March 1987. The film was commercially successful upon release and was known for action sequences.[1]

Sankar Guru
Tamil poster
Directed byL. Raja
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. Balasubramanian
M. S. Guhan
Written byV. C. Guhanathan
(Dialogues)
Screenplay byV. C. Guhanathan
Story byM. Sivachandran
StarringArjun
Seetha
Sasikala
Baby Shalini
Music byChandrabose
CinematographyViswam Natraj
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Production
company
Distributed byAVM Productions
Release date
19 March 1987
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Telugu

Plot

Sankar Guru, an honest man, fights for the rights of poor people. When Rekha falls in love with him, a few gangsters try to attack her to teach Sankar a lesson.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chandrabose and all songs were chartbusters during the time of release.[2]

Shankar Guru
Studio album by
Chandrabose
Released1987
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAVM Audio
Kosmik
ProducerAVM Productions
Chandrabose chronology
Viduthalai Shankar Guru Makkal En Pakkam
No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Maadi Veettu Mynar"Malaysia VasudevanVairamuthu04.20
2"Enna Pathti Nee"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki04.21
3"Kakki Sattai Potta Machan"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja04.33
4"Chinna Chinna Poove" (Male)K. J. Yesudas04.24
5"Chinna Chinna Poove"Janaki04.26
6"Kumbakonamey Konam"S. P. Sailaja05.11

Reception

The Indian Express called it "absolutely unpretentious entertainer".[3]

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References
  1. "Shankar Guru". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. "Sankar Guru Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. Action - Indian Express - p. 14


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