Gurumoorthi

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Gurumoorthi
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. P. Tanasekar
Produced bySivasalapathy
Sai Saravanan
Starring
CinematographyDevaraj
Music bySatya Dev
Udaya Shankar
Production
company
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Release date
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gurumoorthi is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. P. Tanasekar. The film stars Natty, Ramki, Poonam Bajwa and Manobala in the lead roles. It was released on 9 December 2022. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film began production in January 2022 and was shot across the Nilgiris’ district, and in areas like Pondicherry, Putheri in Kerala and the border areas of Tamil Nadu. [2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Sathya Dev Uthayashankar.

Reception

The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 9 December 2022. A critic from Times of India noted it was "an amateurishly made suspense drama that is crass, melodramatic and bloated". [3] A reviewer from Maalai Malar noted that the film was "low on enjoyment". [4]

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