Guru (குரு) 44 years old

A young man Raghu sets up an explosive in a railway track to blow up a train. Raghu is a freedom fighter who wants to destroy the train in which British officers are travelling. He returns home after his successful attempt and is slammed by his rich father who is an ardent supporter of the British. Raghu insists that his country and its freedom are more important than anything. When police comes to arrest Raghu, his father hands him to them but Raghu's pregnant wife Parvati diverts the police and lets her husband escape. Raghu escapes in his bike and meets with an accident and is declared dead. Parvati gives birth to a son named Ashok and ten years pass by. She is away from her father-in-law and still in a belief that her husband is alive and shall come to them one day.

Credits

Guru Cast

Name Character
Kamal Haasan He was 25, now 70 years old
Sridevi She was 16, 54 years old when she died
Jayamalini She was 32, now 76 years old
M. N. Nambiar He was 61, 89 years old when he died
Venniradai Nirmala She was 32, now 76 years old
Pandari Bai She was 51, 74 years old when she died
Major Sundarrajan He was 45, 68 years old when he died
Mohan Babu He was 28, now 72 years old
Poornam Viswanathan He was 58, 86 years old when he died
R. Muthuraman He was 51, 53 years old when he died
Y. G. Mahendran He was 30, now 74 years old

Guru Crew

Name Department
Ilaiyaraaja as Music. He was 37 (now 81) years old Sound
I V Sasi as Director. He was 32 (69) years old when He died Directing
Guru poster
Guru (44 years)

  • Release day: Friday, July 18, 1980
  • Runtime: 145 minutes