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Release Year1985
Runtime2h 01m
LanguageMalayalam
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
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DirectorRajan Sankaradi
WritersVenu Nagavalli
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsGuruji Oru Vakku
About Guruji Oru Vakku
Charlie (Nedumudi) and Gopu (Ratheesh) are small time con artists who get by life doing petty thefts. They meet Unni (Mohanlal), another jobless young man. Reluctantly Unni joins the other two and try to rob from a car owned by Guruji (Madhu). They get caught but Guruji takes them to his plantation and gifts them 10,000 rupees each under the condition that they need to meet him a year later at the same place and tell him what they did with the money.
Directed by Rajan Sankaradi, Guruji Oru Vakku leans on a strong ensemble — Nedumudi Venu, Ratheesh, Mohanlal — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1985.
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