Shankar Guru (1978 film)
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| Directed by | V. Somashekhar |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Written by | Chi. Udayashankar (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | M. D. Sundar |
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| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Cinematography | R. Madhusudan |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
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Dakshayini Combines
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Running time
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179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
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Soundtrack cover
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| Soundtrack album by Upendra Kumar | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Saregama |
Shankar Guru (Kannada: ಶಂಕರ್ ಗುರು) is a 1978 Indian Kannada film directed by V. Somashekhar starring Rajkumar, Kanchana, Jaimala in lead roles. The supporting cast features Padmapriya, Balakrishna, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Uma Shivakumar. Rajkumar appeared in a triple role in the film — as a father and his two sons separated in childhood. Chi. Udayashankar, the dialogue-writer for the film titled it Shankar Guru after his sons Ravishankar and Chi. Guru Dutt.
The film was a major success and completed a one-year run in theatres. The film is considered one of the best Kannada films of the 1970s and is seen as a milestone in the career of Rajkumar. It was remade in Tamil as Thirisoolam (1979), in Telugu as Kumara Raja and in Hindi as Mahaan (1983) in which, Rajkumar's characters were played by Sivaji Ganesan, Krishna and Amitabh Bachchan respectively.
At the 1977–78 Karnataka State Film Awards, P. Bhaktavatsalam was awarded the Best Editor.
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