''Guru Sishyulu'' () is a 1990
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language
action comedy film
Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre.
Film
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produced by M. Purna Prakash and S. Sambasiva Rao under the Srilatha Art Productions banner and directed by
S. P. Muthuraman. It stars
Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...
,
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
,
Sumalatha
Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. She gained ...
and
Khushbu
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...
, with music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
.
Plot
The film begins at Central Jail where two petty thieves Raja and Babu are guilty. Therein, they are acquainted with an innocent guy, Manohar, who is destined for the death sentence. He wants to meet Raja and Babu as his last wish and narrates his story. Once, his sister Sumathi was kidnapped by a Taxi driver and molested and killed by a malicious Muddu Krishna, the younger brother of a millionaire Raja Shekaram. Manohar filed up the case when Inspector Paramasivam abettor of blackguards manipulated. Thereupon, Jairam partner of Raja Shekaram intrigued and indicted him in the crime of killing the taxi driver. Right now, Raja and Babu decide to rescue Manohar and holds over the judgment by breaking his hand. Soon after, they start up their trials, initially, they confine Paramasivam with his help Raja joins as a bodyguard for Muddu Krishna. Parallelly, Babu traps Chitra daughter of Raja Shekaram into his love. In the meantime, Raja falls for Geeta daughter of Paramasivam. Just after, they detect that Manohar's parents are under the custody of Raja Shekaram and Jairam as Manohar's father Narayana Rao is aware of a hidden treasure. So, they protect them when Raja recognizes them as his parents too. Here as a flabbergast, Babu identifies Narayana Rao as a homicide of his parents when a clash arises between Raja and Babu which calms down after learning the truth. Indeed, the real culprit is Raja Shekaram who killed Babu's parents in the veil of Narayana Rao. At last, Raja and Babu ceases the baddies, safeguards the treasure, and prove Manohar guiltless. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Raja and Geetha and Babu and Chitra.
Cast
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Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...
as Raja
*
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
as Babu
*
Sumalatha
Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. She gained ...
as Geeta
*
Khushbu
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...
as Chitra
*
Gollapudi Maruti Rao
Gollapudi Maruti Rao (14 April 1939 – 12 December 2019) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, dramatist, playwright, columnist and dialogue writer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 ...
as Jairam
*
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...
as Inspector Paramashivam
*
Sudhakar
Sudhakar is an Indian name and may refer to:
* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
as Muddu Krishna
*
Rama Krishna as Raja Shekaram
*
Manorama as Manjula
*
Hema Sundar
Hema Sunder is an Indian film, character actor, television actor, thespian, and lead actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and a few in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bhojpuri. He starred in over 300 feature films. He made his d ...
as Narayana Rao
*
Maharshi Raghava
Raghava Gogineni, better known as Maharshi Raghava, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films and television. Raghava acted in more than 170 films in various roles. He shot into fame as a lead actor with his first film ''Maharshi'' (1987), w ...
as Manohar
*
Mada Venkateswara Rao
Mada Venkateswara Rao (4 June 1935 - 24 October 2015) was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh. He acted in more than 600 films. He played notable roles in the films ''Mutyala Muggu'', '' Lambadolla Ramdasu'', and '' Mayadari Malligadu''. He was ...
* Telephone Satyanarayana as D.I.G. Prabhu
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
. Lyrics were written by
Acharya Aatreya
Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...
. Music released on Echo Audio Company.
References
{{S. P. Muthuraman
1990s Telugu-language films
1990 action comedy films
Indian action comedy films
1990s masala films
Telugu remakes of Hindi films
Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
1990 films