Guri (1986 film)
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| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Starring | Rajkumar Archana Mukhyamantri Chandru |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
Production company | Poornima Enterprises |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Guri is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by P. Vasu and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under Poornima Enterprises. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Archana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Jai Jagadish, while Pandari Bai makes a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography and editing were handled by V. K. Kannan and P. Bhakthavathsalam.[1] P. Vasu remade the film in Tamil in 1991 as Adhikari, thus making it the last film of Dr. Rajkumar which was remade in other language.
Plot
[edit]Kaliprasad "Kali", a newly deputed customs officer, lives a happy life with his father and young sister. Rudrayya, a crime boss, gets irritated by Kali's work in interfering his illegal business and invites Kali to work for him, but Kali refuses and insults Rudrayya. An enraged Rudrayya imprisones Kali on smuggling charges. Kali's sister commits suicide and his father loses his mental balance. A distraught Kali escapes from prison and plots to exact revenge on Rudrayya. Kali soon exacts his revenge by destroying Rudrayya and his crime empire, but he gets shot by the cops and succumbs to his injuries.
Cast
[edit]- Dr. Rajkumar as Kaliprasad
- Archana as Shantadevi
- Jai Jagadish as Inspector Sadanand
- Mukhyamantri Chandru as Rudrayya
- Loknath
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Vishwanath
- Thimmayya
- Sadashiva Brahmavar as Kaliprasad's father, school master
- Sathish as Kashinath
- Vishwanath
- Shivaprakash
- Bhatti Mahadevappa
- Go Ra Bheema Rao
- Venkatappa
- Tara
- Shobha
- Shyamala
- Shanthamma
- Swapna
- Mala
- Pinku
- Prathibha
- Honnavalli Krishna
- D. M. Kumar
- Ashwath Narayan
- Kunigal Ramanath
- Jr. Narasimharaju
- M. S. Karanth
- Pandari Bai (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
[edit]The songs by the Rajan–Nagendra duo were instant hits and well received.
| No. | Song title | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Thangaliyante Baalali Bande" | Dr. Rajkumar, Rathnamala Prakash | Chi. Udayashankar |
| 2 | "Allah Allah" | Dr. Rajkumar | |
| 3 | "Vasantha Kaala Bandaga" | ||
| 4 | "Kallina Veeneya" | ||
| 5 | "Vasantha Kaala Bandaga" (bit) |