Shankar Guru (1978 film)

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Shankar Guru
Shankar Guru 1978 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by V. Somashekhar
Written by Chi. Udayashankar (dialogue)
Screenplay byM. D. Sundar
Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar
Starring
CinematographyR. Madhusudan
Edited byP. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by Upendra Kumar
Production
company
Dakshayini Combines
Release date
  • 17 February 1978 (1978-02-17)
[1]
Running time
179 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹3.26 crores [2]

Shankar Guru is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by V. Somashekhar, written by Chi. Udayashankar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under the banner of Dakshayini Combines. [3] [4] It stars Rajkumar in the lead role alongside Jayamala, Padmapriya, Kanchana, Balakrishna, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Uma Shivakumar in supporting roles. Rajkumar appears in a triple role in the film — as a father and his two sons separated in childhood. [5]

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The film was Parvathamma Rajkumar's first outing as a producer for a mainstream production. She produced the film under the banner of Dakshayini Combines. [6] The film was shot extensively in and around Kashmir. [7] The film features original songs that was composed by Upendra Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The cinematography of the film was done by R. Madhusudan, while the editing was done by P. Bhaktavatsalam. This was the second film of Rajkumar after Kula Gourava in which he played a triple role and his only colour movie in triple role. [8]

The film was released on 17 February 1978 to widespread critical acclaim and was declared an all-time blockbuster at the box office. The film had a theatrical run of over a year. [9] [7] It grossed ₹3.26 crores in its final run becoming the first Kannada film to gross over ₹3 crores at the box office breaking record of the 1972 film Bangaarada Manushya [10] making this film the highest grossing Kannada film of the 70's. [2] P. Bhaktavatsalam won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor for his work in the film. [11] The movie was remade in Telugu in 1978 as Kumara Raja , in Tamil in 1979 as Thirisoolam and in Hindi in 1983 as Mahaan . [12]

Plot

Rajashekhar is an upright businessman whose associates are involved in shady deals. During an argument over such a deal, a scuffle ensues and Rajashekhar accidentally shoots one of his associates dead. Fleeing from the police, he loses contact with his pregnant wife Sumathi.

Many years later, Sumathi is now living with her son Shankar in Delhi, while Rajashekhar is a rich estate owner in Kashmir. Rajashekhar's niece Nalini encounters Shankar in Delhi and recommends him to manage her uncle's estate in Kashmir. Also arriving in Kashmir for a romantic quest with a rich girl Malathi is Guru - Shankar's lookalike. Through Shankar, Rajashekhar finally manages to establish contact with his long-lost wife Sumathi and is overwhelmed with joy.

However, before he can meet Sumathi, trouble arrives in the form of Rajashekhar's erstwhile crooked business partners, who are after a valuable necklace stolen from a temple in Delhi, which they believe is now in Rajashekhar's possession. The partners kidnap Sumathi and imprison and torture Rajashekhar and a final fight ensues where Shankar and Guru ( who are revealed to be twins) rescue and re-unite their parents.

Cast

Soundtrack

Shankar Guru
Soundtrack album by
Upendra Kumar
Released1978
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Saregama

The film music was composed by Upendra Kumar with lyrics for the soundtrack by Chi. Udaya Shankar. All the film's songs were sung by Rajkumar himself along with Vani Jayaram in Eneno Aase Nee Thanda and P. B. Sreenivas in Naa Benkiyanthe Naa Gaaliyanthe.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Cheluveya Nota Chenna" Chi. Udaya Shankar Rajkumar  
2."Love Me Or Hate Me"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar 
3."Eneno Aase Nee Thanda"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar, Vani Jayaram  
4."Chinna Baallali Ee Raathri"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar 
5."Naa Benkiyanthe Naa Gaaliyanthe"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar, P. B. Sreenivas  
6."Cheluveya Nota Chenna (sad)"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar 

Reception

Shankar Guru garnered positive responses from the audience as well as critics. The film was a phenomenal success in A, B and C centers. The film completed 100 days in all of the release centers. [13] The film had a theatrical run of 58 consecutive weeks in Kempegowda theatere, Bangalore while it completed a 54 weeks theatrical run in several other centers. [9] The film was a major commercial success at the box-office. The film was declared an industrial hit at the box office. The film had a theatrical run of about 365 days. [7] It grossed ₹3.26 crores in its final run becoming the first Kannada film to gross over ₹3 crores at the box office. The film was the highest grossing Kannada film of the 70's. [2]

Remakes

It was remade in Tamil as Thirisoolam (1979), in Telugu as Kumara Raja (1978) and in Hindi as Mahaan (1983) in which, Rajkumar's characters were played by Sivaji Ganesan, Krishna and Amitabh Bachchan respectively. [14] [15] The Telugu version had the Kannada actress Jayanthi reprising Kanchana's role while Jayaprada reprised the role of Padmapriya.The names of all the characters including the henchmen were retained in the Tamil version. [16] [8]

Awards

Trivia

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