Guru

The movie deals with the contemporary political situation which uses religion as a weapon for their political stability. The film shows the redeem of a man. This was the first film from mollywood to get oscar nomination

Highly metaphorical movie with multiple layers of meaning, the story bears some thematic resemblance with Plato's Allegory of The Cave. The movie makes a strong statement on various extreme divisions in the society, and the resulting conflicts and violence; evils which lie deep within one's own mind and reflected in the world. The movie portraits this human predicament as a result of the ignorance into the true nature of things. Guru himself can be regarded as a symbol of the manifestation of the supreme liberating knowledge.

Guru is one and only Malayalam film submitted by India for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. Set in the backdrop of a village whose residents are from different communities , the film tells the story of birth,spread and aftermath of communal violence and how a spark is blown up into a huge fire by elements having vested interests. Also it is a real eye opener for someone who blindly follows violent ideologies.

Reghuraman is a typical common young man who is enraged by the attack on his father by some communal elements in an otherwise peaceful village. The violence spreads across the state and he had to flee and take refuge in an ashram which is run by a spiritual leader. Though he had to live in a false identity in the ashram , he happens to come across some residents of the same ashram who are hurt by the communal violence like him and they decide to take revenge for their suffering. But before his wish materializes , he is shown how grave a sin he is going to commit by one of the spiritual leaders of the Ashram. In the process he made to undergo visions in which he reaches an unknown land where he is the only person who has eyesight. Everyone else is blind and they live in a virtual world where they believe that there is no such thing as vision and it is a false story made by evil forces to lure the human beings. He is looked upon as evil when he tries to convey the idea of eyesight to the blind inhabitants of the valley. He undergoes many sufferings before he comes back to reality where he realizes the real plight of GURU(master or spiritual leader) in a world of blind people(blind with communal hatred) and decides to keep aloof from the path of violence.

Guru can be considered as one of the best shot Malayalam movies as well as technically sound one.A notable feature is the background score by Ilayaraja. The use of actual Hollywood sets for filming the virtual world is one of the highlights of the film.

Perhaps one of the very few brilliant Malayalam movies that was made during the 90's. The movie uses simple and powerful metaphors to convey the message that is still relevant. I think this movie has industries best in every respective fields. Cinematography and Production Design in this film is one of the key attractions.

The title Guru itself reveals much about the film. Guru,meaning teacher,is the one who guides ,helps, a mortal to open the doors to self realization and immortal bliss. The metaphysical connotations in the film along with its good story, amazing visuals,melodious music and superb acting from lead actors make the film a wonderful cinematic experience. What happens to us when we are deficient of one sense is portrayed beautifully ; the film poses another question-ARE WE DEFICIENT OF ANOTHER SENSE THAT IS STILL UNKNOWN TO US a sixth sense. A brain in a vat phenomenon. Any one can enjoy the film as it has multiple layers... first layer is a fantasy (appealing even to a child)second a romance drama,third a thriller,fourth a musical love story , fifth a documentary on communal violence and sixth a visual approach to higher metaphysical questions and existence . Find out what you feel..... This film will surely rock your brains.