Gurudeva

<p>The movie is about a street rowdy’s love for a rich heiress. Guru is a street rowdy who hangs out in a mechanic shop owned by Mari, a handicapped man who is the advisor to Guru. They lead a happy life. Deva falls in love with him. Later they both decide to marry. During the making of the Telugu version, an intimate scene was filmed between Jai Akash and Pranathi in the presence of the assistant director. Since the assistant director was unsatisfied with the shot, the shot was taken eight times. Jai Akash said that the scene was filmed enough times, and he slapped the assistant director after the assistant director did not agree. Music by . The audio was released on 31 January 2005 at AVM Studios. The film was scheduled to release on 14 February, but was delayed. A critic from opined that “There is nothing new in the way if presentation and music director Sabesh Murali rehashes old ?gana? songs of Deva”. wrote “There is nothing new in the way if presentation and music director Sabesh Murali rehashes old ‘gana’ songs of Deva. Debutant director Jaffer seems to have been remote controlled by the hero who tries to ape Ajit style of ‘dadagiri’ and dialogue delivery. Paranathi tries hard to look glamorous though she is an average looker. Perhaps Jai Akash will get a better story next time!”. The film released alongside the low budget films and and did not fare well at the box office. The film was released in Telugu as in June 2005. Since the Telugu version failed due to lack of publicity, Jai Akash went to the Telugu producer Muppa Ankanna Rao’s house and threatened him. Akash was subsequently sent to jail and released after a compromise was made.</p>