Guru (1997 film)

Guru (transl. Teacher / master) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Rajiv Anchal and written by C. G. Rajendra Babu from a story by Rajeev. Mohanlal plays the lead role, while Suresh Gopi, Madhupal, Sithara, Kaveri, Sreelakshmi, Nedumudi Venu and Sreenivasan appears in supporting roles, and Nassar in a cameo appearance.

This article is about the 1997 film. For the 1980 film, see Guru (1980 film).

Guru
Poster
Directed byRajiv Anchal
Written byC. G. Rajendra Babu
Story byRajiv Anchal
Produced byJanasammathi Creations
Starring
  • Mohanlal
  • Suresh Gopi
  • Madhupal
  • Kaveri
  • Sithara
  • Sreenivasan
  • Nedumudi Venu
CinematographyS. Kumar
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Janasammathi Creations
Distributed byJanasammathi Release
Release date
  • 12 September 1997 (1997-09-12)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The original musical score and songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The score was conducted and performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Hungary. This was the first time in Indian cinema, the background score of a film was recorded completely outside the country. Guru was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film category, but was not nominated. Guru is the first Malayalam film submitted by India for the Oscars.

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