Gurusamy

Gurusamy
Directed by	K. R. Vishnaanth
Written by	K. R. Vishnaanth
Produced by	Thulasimaran
Starring	Manikandan Udhayathara Delhi Ganesh
Cinematography	K. G. Srinivasan
Edited by	Priyan
Music by	Vasanthamani
Production company	Channel R Five Production
Release date	2 December 2011 (2011-12-02)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gurusamy is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by K. R. Vishnaanth and starring Manikandan, Udhayathara and Delhi Ganesh in the titular role. The movie is based on the devotees of Ayyappan.[1]

Plot

Gurusamy narrates several small stories to his followers. He tells them of Subramani, a religious follower of Ayyappan, and his father, a loan shark. In an attempt to change his father's greed, Subramani climbs a mountain and puts a garland of flowers on it. Ayyappan protects people who were tricked by loan sharks and unable to pay the loan.

He also tells them how Ayyappan reunited Poongodi and her abusive husband, Vembu. Vembu becomes a Ayyappan devotee and reforms, solving the couple's problems.[2]

Cast

• Manikandan as Subramani
• Udhayathara as Poongodi
• Delhi Ganesh as Gurusamy a.k.a. Ayyappan
• Prem Kumar as Vembu
• Vadivukkarasi as the evil priest
• Alex as an Ayyappan devotee
• Supergood Lakshmanan as the cook
• Nellai Siva as a police officer
• Scissor Manohar as a kid's father
• Bonda Mani
• Vijay Ganesh as a kid's father
• Kambam Meena as the drunkard's wife
• Suryakanth
• Kottachi as the drunkard
• Veeramanidasan as the religious man
• Vellai Subbaiah
• Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan
• Nambirajan
• Sugothevan

Special appearances

• Saravanan as Karuppu Sami
• Vidharth as an Ayyappan devotee (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
• Soori as an Ayyappan devotee (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
• Shankar–Ganesh as himself (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
• K. Sivasankar as himself (in the song "Sabarimalai Yaathirai")

Production

The film began production in late 2010.[1] The film was shot in Chennai, Puducherry, Malaysia, and Tiruchendur. The director K. R. Vishnaanth and producer Thulasimaran from Malaysia were referred to by the media as K. R. Manimuthu and Malaysia Anbulla Maran (transl. Loveable Maran from Malaysia), respectively.[3] The director, who is a friend of Vidharth, approached him to appear in a song dedicated to Ayyappan.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vasanthamani.[5] The lyrics were written by Yugabharathi and Annamalai.[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thengaaiyil Nei"	Velmurugan	4:31
2.	"Sabarimalai Yaathirai"	Manikka Vinayagam	4:41
3.	"Punniyam Thedi"	Anbulla Maran	4:26
4.	"Naanga Banthatta"	Mukesh	4:40
5.	"Imaigaail Moodi"	Veeramanidasan, Narve Jayaraj	5:26
6.	"Eli Varuthu"	Veeramanidasan	3:32
Total length:			27:06

Reception

A critic from Dinamalar wrote that the film "is a lively collection of stories and lessons taught by Ayyappan Swami to his devotees".[6] A critic from Kungumam wrote that "After a long gap, this film tells about the glory of Swami Ayyappan".[2]

References

1. "குருசாமி". Dinamani (in Tamil). 15 December 2010.
2. "குருசாமி". Kungumam (in Tamil). 12 December 2011.
3. "What is the Myna star doing?". Behindwoods. 20 October 2011.
4. "Vidharth dances for a song". Indiaglitz. 23 March 2011.
5. "Gurusamy Tamil Mp3 Songs Download". isaiminisong.com.
6. "குருசாமி". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.