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Guru poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.4 / 100
1980·Action / Crime / Drama·2h 39m

GURU

A young man Raghu sets up an explosive in a railway track to blow up a train. Raghu is a freedom fighter who wants to destroy the train in which British officers are travelling. He returns home after his successful attempt and is slammed by his rich father who is an ardent supporter of the British. Raghu insists that his country and its freedom are more important than anything. When police comes to arrest Raghu, his father hands him to them but Raghu's pregnant wife Parvati diverts the police and lets her husband escape. Raghu escapes in his bike and meets with an accident and is declared dead. Parvati gives birth to a son named Ashok and ten years pass by. She is away from her father-in-law and still in a belief that her husband is alive and shall come to them one day.

Above the Line
I.V. Sasi·DirectorPanchu Arunachalam·LyricistGulshan Nanda·Original StoryJayanan Vincent·Director of PhotographyIlaiyaraaja·Original Music ComposerK. Narayanan·Editor
Cast
Kamal Haasan·Guru / AshokSridevi·SujathaR. Muthuraman·RaghuM. N. Nambiar·Head of anti-social groupMajor SundarrajanMohan BabuPandari BaiVennira Aadai NirmalaY. G. MahendranPoornam Viswanathan
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
I V Sasi·Director
Writing· 4
Panchu Arunachalam·LyricistGulshan Nanda·Original StorySachin Bhowmick·Original StoryKamal Haasan·Dialogue
Camera· 1
Jayanan Vincent·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
K. Narayanan·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Ilaiyaraaja·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
59.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a close-up of two people. On the left, a man with dark hair and a serious expression is visible from the chest up, wearing a dark suit”

romancehorror
Key Elements
NecklaceSuitTie
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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