India Synopsis
ഗുരു
A few political goons, disguised as Muslims, cause trouble at the temple and kill Raghuraman's family. Later, Raghuraman joins an extremist group and decides to avenge his family's death.
Adventure + Drama in India
33 India titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Guru itself).
The 1996–1998 India Window
Among 48 India films we catalog from this window, Guru places #6 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Guru premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 246th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 53% of India films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (25th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Guru, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- another world · 2
- temporary blindness · 1
- fruit · 1
- hindu muslim conflict · 1
- religion · 25
- bomb · 15
- symbolism · 7
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #384 of 1,983 India films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Adventure productions specifically: #29 of 113 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Janasammathi Creations |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | September 12, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0133826 |