Directing

Guruprasad

Born 1972-11-02 · Kanakapura, Karnataka

Guruprasad is an actor and director in the Kannada film industry. His debut as a director was the 2006 film Mata which became a cult hit and his second movie as a director is Eddelu Manjunatha. He is known for portraying satire in a realistic way on the screen.

Acting credits

UI poster
5.3

Set in a fictional world, the story is about the psychological conflict between a king in a town and an extraordinary man, and how that man, through his cunning and master minded plans takes over everything, takes control of the entire town, becomes a dictator.

UI

2024

Badava Rascal poster
4.3

Badava Rascal is the journey of Shankar who lives life on his own terms. When he gets kidnapped along with his friend over trivial issues by goons, how does he get out of the trouble and what is the motto of abduction unravels the theme of the story.

Badava Rascal

2021

Ranganayaka poster
NR

Filmmaker learns about his past life, in which he attempted to make the first ever Kannada movie.

Ranganayaka

2024

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7.0

Ram, a pizza delivery boy, marries his girlfriend Anu after she gets pregnant. The story takes a curious turn when Ram, who visits Smitha Bungalow to deliver pizza. The drama that follows in the haunted house is linked to diamonds. It’s a remake of Tamil blockbuster 'Pizza'.

Whistle

2013

Director's Special poster
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Director's Special is a 2013 Indian Kannada satire comedy film written and directed by Guruprasad. It stars a debutant Dhananjay along with Rangayana Raghu in the lead roles. Actress Pooja Gandhi made a special appearance in an item song. The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies—Dasavala and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish language Brazilian film Familia (also known as Segredos em Familia) in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.

Director's Special

2013

Eddelu Manjunatha poster
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Manjunatha is a lazy man who does not want to struggle to earn a living. He gets married to a hard working woman who works in a garment factory and decides to change his attitude towards life.

Eddelu Manjunatha

2009

Heegondhu Dina poster
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Heegondhu Dina features a day in a girl's life, spanning between 6 am and 8 am, shedding light on her aspirations and how she needs to reach a particular place in an hour's time to be able to fulfill her dreams.

Heegondhu Dina

2018

Kushka poster
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A suspended cop and a mechanic are on the search for a quick buck, while a gang of drug traffickers and gangsters are willing to kill for a valuable stone.

Kushka

2021

Behind the camera

Maryade Ramanna poster
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Kannada language remake of the 2010 Telugu film Maryada Ramanna.

Maryade Ramanna

2011

Ranganayaka poster
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Filmmaker learns about his past life, in which he attempted to make the first ever Kannada movie.

Ranganayaka

2024

Ranganayaka poster
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Filmmaker learns about his past life, in which he attempted to make the first ever Kannada movie.

Ranganayaka

2024

Mata poster
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The movie primarily revolves around the events that occur within a contemporary matha/mutts, which are revered as one of the most sacred institutions in India. The movie beautifully depicts that enlightenment is only possible if emotions like anger, lust, desire, etc. are overcome.

Mata

2006

Director's Special poster
NR

Director's Special is a 2013 Indian Kannada satire comedy film written and directed by Guruprasad. It stars a debutant Dhananjay along with Rangayana Raghu in the lead roles. Actress Pooja Gandhi made a special appearance in an item song. The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies—Dasavala and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish language Brazilian film Familia (also known as Segredos em Familia) in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.

Director's Special

2013

Eddelu Manjunatha poster
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Manjunatha is a lazy man who does not want to struggle to earn a living. He gets married to a hard working woman who works in a garment factory and decides to change his attitude towards life.

Eddelu Manjunatha

2009

Eradane Sala poster
4.0

When a mother has taken an oath from her son that he won't fall in love or look 'differently' at their new female house guest, forbidden fruit seems sweeter.

Eradane Sala

2017