Shankar Guru (1987 film)

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Sankar Guru
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Tamil poster
Directed by L. Raja (Tamil)
Raja Naidu (Telugu)
Written by V. C. Guhanathan
(Dialogues)
Screenplay byV. C. Guhanathan
Story by M. Sivachandran
Produced by M. Saravanan
M. Balasubramanian
M. S. Guhan
Starring Arjun
Seetha
Sasikala
Baby Shalini
CinematographyViswam Natraj
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Music by Chandrabose
Production
company
Distributed by AVM Productions
Release date
19 March 1987
Running time
127 minutes
Country India
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

Sankar Guru is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu as Chinnari Devatha with Raja Naidu as director. The film stars Arjun, Seetha, Sasikala and Baby Shalini. The film had musical score by Chandra Bose. The film was released on 19 March 1987. The film was commercially successful upon release and was known for action sequences.

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Plot

Sankar Guru, an honest police inspector, fights for the rights of poor people. When Rekha falls in love with him, a few gangsters try to attack her to teach Sankar a lesson.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chandrabose and all songs were chartbusters during the time of release. [1]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Maadi Veettu Mynar" Malaysia Vasudevan Vairamuthu 04.20
2"Enna Pathti Nee" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 04.21
3"Kakki Sattai Potta Machan" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja 04.33
4"Chinna Chinna Poove" (Male) K. J. Yesudas 04.24
5"Chinna Chinna Poove" Janaki 04.26
6"Kumbakonamey Konam" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja 05.11

Reception

The Indian Express called it "absolutely unpretentious entertainer". [2]

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References

  1. "Sankar Guru". Gaana . Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. "Action". The Indian Express . 27 March 1987. p. 14. Retrieved 22 February 2022.