PremiumSharan’s Guru Shishyaru, a sports-drama set in the ‘90s, gets a September release
The film, titled Guru Shishyaru, is set in the 1990s and follows Sharan’s protagonist who’s a kho-kho coach, and his conflicts with the young players on the team
Last Updated: 03.31 PM, Jul 13, 2022
Sharan and director Jadeesha K. Hampi have been striving hard for quite some time to bring their unique sports drama to life. The film, titled Guru Shishyaru, is set in the 1990s and follows Sharan’s protagonist who’s a kho-kho coach, and his conflicts with the young players on the team. Now, as the latest update, Guru Shishyaru is all set to release in cinema halls in the month of September 2022. The exact date of the theatrical release will be revealed soon.
Sharan and the team took to social media to make this special announcement which comes on the auspicious day of Guru Poornima. “Wishing all the beacons of light to their students, a Happy Guru Poornima from team #GuruShishyaru ✨” wrote the Avatara Purusha actor in his tweet.
Close to 450 young actors auditioned
Produced by Sharan and Tharun Kishore Sudhir (an association of former’s Laddu Cinemas with Tharun Kishore Kreatiivez), Guru Shishyaru features an exciting cast that also comprises Nishvika Naidu, Dattanna, Apurva Kasaravalli, and Suresh Heblikar, along with 13 young actors who formed the kho-kho team in the film. According to Cinema Express report, director Jadeesha K. Hampi and Co. went to great lengths to cast the young actors and are said to have auditioned close to 450 actors in the process – the finalized cast also includes many star kids who make their on-screen debuts.
Aside from the fresh talent that was cast during the auditions, the makers have roped in Ekanth (son of Nenapirali Prem), Rakshak (late comedian Bullett Prakash’s son), Manikanta Nayak, son of MLA Raju Gowda, Suriya (Ravi Shankar Gowda’s son), and Naveen Krishna’s son Harshith. The entire band of boys was later trained in kho-kho for a year along with due training in acting through workshops.
Suresh Heblikar to play a Gandhian in Guru Shishyaru
Acclaimed Kannada filmmaker and actor Suresh Heblikar makes his return to the big screen after a long five-year gap with Guru Shishyaru. The veteran, known for directing and starring in fictional films like Kadina Benki and Aaganthuka, will be seen as Nijaguna Shantappa in the upcoming sports drama. Heblikar’s character runs a school in the village the film is set in, and his stanch Gandhian outlook toward life becomes an integral aspect of the narrative.