Sree Guruvayoorappan (1972)

Original title

ശ്രീ ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പൻ

Directed by

P. Subramaniam

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

U

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

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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