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Sree Guruvayoorappan (1972)

Sree Guruvayoorappan poster
Original title
ശ്രീ ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പൻ
Directed by
P. Subramaniam
Genre
Drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 31m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A film about the origin of the Guruvayoor Temple. It follows how the divine idol of Lord Krishna was saved from the sinking Dwarka and installed in Kerala through the help of gods and sages. The story shows the miracles performed by the deity known as Guruvayoorappan.

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What happens

Sree Guruvayoorappan is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sharada, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Jose Prakash. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The plot includes the origin story of Guruvayoor Temple. As soon as Dwarka went beneath the sea, Uddhava reached then shore as instructed by Lord Krishna prior to his demise. He with the help of Vayu got hold of the divine idol worshipped by Lord Krishna and his parents for all three Yugas. With help of Parashurama and Brihaspati the idol was installed in divine land created by Parasurama by his axe. Bhargava Kshetra, modern day Kerala. The miracles of Lord Guruvayoorappan forms the crux of plot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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