Guru (Eng: Teacher) is a 1980 Tamil-language superhero film directed by I. V. Sasi. The film features Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead roles, while M. N. Nambiar, Muthuraman and Mohan Babu play supporting roles.
This is India’s first superhero movie. The film opened in July 1980 to positive reviews. It was a blockbuster and completed a 365-day run at the box office. The film, a bi-lingual was made in Telugu language as well with the same title.
This film is a remake of the Dharmendra-starrer superhit Hindi film Jugnu. The film was dubbed and censored in Hindi in the year 2006 with same title, Guru.
Directed by – I. V. Sasi
Produced by – Prakash R. C.
Written by – Hassan Brothers
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Muthuraman, Mohan Babu, M. N. Nambiar
Music by – Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography – Jayanan Vincent
Edited by – K. Narayanan
Production – Shiv Sakthi Films
Release date – 18 July 1980
Running time – 159 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
