''Gurudeva'' is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Jaffer. The music by

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and produced by K. Kaliyamurthy. The film stars

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, along with

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, and

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. The film was filmed simultaneously in

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and

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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 (

) is a street rowdy who hangs out in a mechanic shop owned by Mari (

), a handicapped man who is the advisor to Guru. They lead a happy life. Deva (

) falls in love with him. Later they both decide to marry.

Cast

as Guru *

as Deva *

as Mari *

as Deva's unwanted suitor * Vijayakumar as Sundar (cameo appearance) * Pandu *

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as Deva's friend *

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as Doctor ;Tamil version *

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as Poonai *

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as Guru's friend *

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as Guru's friend * Sabesh Karthik as Guru's friend * Ilavarasu as Police officer *

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* Chelladurai *

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as Priest ;Telugu version *

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* Chitram Seenu as Guru's friend *

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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

. *"Aanandham Aanandham" – Tippu, Mathangi *"Saiva Karuvadu" – Sabash,

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*"Azhage Azhage" –

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, 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 ''

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'' 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!". The film released alongside the low budget films ''

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'' and ''

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'' 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

{{Reflist 2005 films 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s Telugu-language films Indian multilingual films