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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Indian patronymic|Guru|Deshpande}}
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'''Guru Deshpande''' is an Indian [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[Film distributor|distributor]], known for his work in [[Kannada film industry]]. He is well known for ''[[Raja Huli]]'' starring [[Yash (Kannada actor)|Yash]] and [[Meghana Raj]].<ref name=" oneindia.in">{{Cite news |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2013/raja-huli-beats-arrambam-krissh-3-box-office-124442.html |title=Raja Huli Beats Aarambam-Krrish3 At Bangalore Box Office |work=Entertainment One India |access-date=9 November 2013 |archive-date=25 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081127/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2013/raja-huli-beats-arrambam-krissh-3-box-office-124442.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Guru Deshpande turned produced launching his banner G Cinemas<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/gentleman-mixes-class-and-mass-elements-guru-deshpande/articleshow/73985075.cms |title= Gentleman mixes class and mass elements| date=7 February 2020 |work= Times of India |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> and started a Film Institute under the name G Academy in Bengaluru.

==Career==

Guru Deshpande married Shilpa Deshpande in 2004 and they have a son. Shilpa will be debuting in films with ‘Pentagon’ under the screen name Pritika Deshpande.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/may/23/pritika-deshpandes-look-from-pentagon-anthology-revealed-24650.html |title=Pritika Deshpande's look from Pentagon anthology revealed |date=7 February 2020 |work=Cinemaexpress |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2012, Guru Deshpande moved back to direction with [[Yash (Kannada actor)|Yash]], [[Meghana Raj]] starrer ''[[Raja Huli]]'' and was produced by K Manju.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.chitraloka.com/news/2341-raja-huli-launched.html |title= RAJA HULI LAUNCHED |date= 5 January 2013 |work= Chitraloka |access-date= 5 January 2013 |archive-date= 8 January 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130108191119/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/2341-raja-huli-launched.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> The movie released on Kannada Rajyotsava in 2013 and got a fantastic opening at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/raja-huli-breaks-box-office-records-in-first-week/articleshow/25582750.cms |title= Raja Huli breaks box-office records in first week |date= 11 November 2013|work= Times of India |access-date= 11 November 2013}}</ref>

[[Raja Huli]] went on to complete 119 days of successful run and was declared Blockbuster. [[Raja Huli]] completed [[Yash (Kannada actor)|Yash]]'s hat-trick success after ''[[Drama (2012 film)|Drama]]'' and ''[[Googly (2013 film)|Googly]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.chitraloka.com/news/4546-rajahuli-completes-100-days.html |title= RAJAHULI COMPLETES 100 DAYS |date= 8 February 2014 |work= Chitraloka |access-date= 8 February 2014 |archive-date= 2 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302111006/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/4546-rajahuli-completes-100-days.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

In 2014, Guru Deshpande announced ''[[Rudra Tandava|Rudratandava]]'' starring [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]] and [[Radhika Kumaraswamy]], the action film released in February 2015 to mixed response.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/radhika-is-always-laughing-guru-deshpande/articleshow/46373393.cms |title= Radhika is always laughing |date= 26 February 2015|work= Times of India |access-date= 26 February 2015}}</ref> His next project was the 2016 comedy drama [[John Jani Janardhan (2016 film)|John Jani Janardhan]] with [[Ajay Rao]], [[Yogesh (actor)|Yogesh]] and [[Krishna (Kannada actor)|'Madarangi' Krishna]] in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Meet-John-Jani-Janardhan-/articleshow/51724719.cms |title= Meet John Jani Janardhan...|date= 24 January 2017|work= Times of India |access-date= 24 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2019 launched producer [[K. Manju]] son Shreyas Manju with [[Padde Huli]], the action drama had [[Nishvika Naidu]] as female lead and host of Sandalwood Superstars playing key roles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ravichandran-plays-a-similar-role-like-chamayya-mestru-in-padde-huli/articleshow/68689158.cms |title= Ravichandran plays a similar role like Chamayya Mestru in 'Padde Huli' |date=2 April 2019|work= Times of India |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

==Production house and film school==

After working for two decades in Kannada Film Industry, director Guru Deshpande turned producer launching G Cinemas in 2019 and announced ''[[Gentleman (2020 film)|Gentleman]]'' starring [[Prajwal Devaraj]] and Gandhinagar was excited with this amazing combination.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://chitraloka.com/news/20556-first-teaser-of-gentleman-released.html |title= FIRST TEASER OF 'GENTLEMAN' RELEASED |date= 9 July 2019 |work= Chitraloka |access-date= 9 July 2019 |archive-date= 14 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210514163159/https://chitraloka.com/news/20556-first-teaser-of-gentleman-released.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> ''[[Gentleman (2020 film)|Gentleman]]'' is a crime-action film written and directed by Jadesh Kumar Hampi, Action Prince [[Prajwal Devaraj]] and [[Nishvika Naidu]] essayed the lead roles, [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] handled background score. [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] and [[Dhruva Sarja]] released trailer on 6 January 2020 and it immediately caught audience attention.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/jan/07/puneeth-rajkumar-and-dhruva-sarja-unveil-prajwal-devarajs-gentleman-trailer-2085908.html |title= Puneeth Rajkumar and Dhruva Sarja unveil Prajwal Devaraj's Gentleman trailer |date=7 January 2020|work= New Indian Express |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>

The film's Wake Up Theme song sung by Anthony Dasan was released on 29 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/jan/27/gentleman--gives-a-wake-up-call--2094906.html |title= 'Gentleman' gives a wake-up call |date= 27 January 2020|work= New Indian Express |access-date= 27 January 2020}}</ref> Even before ''[[Gentleman (2020 film)|Gentleman]]'' movie released there was big demand in Tamil and Telugu for the remake rights.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/jan/13/gentleman-remake-rights-in-demand-2088721.html |title= 'Gentleman' remake rights in demand |date= 13 January 2020|work= New Indian Express |access-date= 13 January 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, Guru Deshpande launched two more movies under G Cinemas banner 'Love You Racchu' starring [[Ajay Rao]] and [[Rachita Ram]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rachita-to-romance-ajai-rao-in-love-you-rachchu/articleshow/80383392.cms |title= Rachita to romance Ajai Rao in Love You Rachchu |date= 21 January 2021|work= Times of India|access-date= 21 January 2021}}</ref> written by Shashank and directed by debutant Shankar Raj and 'Pentagon', an anthology film co-produced<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-14 |title=Director Guru Deshpande and Kaushik Izardar bankrolls the Kannada anthology film 'Pentagon' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/director-guru-deshpande-bankrolls-the-kannada-anthology-film-pentagon/articleshow/96219620.cms |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> by Kaushik Izardar. 'Pentagon' has generated curiosity among Sandalwood fans especially for the combination of five directors Raghu Shivamoga, Chandra Mohan, [[Akash Srivatsa]], Kiran Kumar and Guru Deshpande. Manikanth Kadri will be composing the music, cinematography is handled by Kiran Hampapur and Abhilash Kallathi, and edited by Venkatesh UDV.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/film-pentagon-characters-from-the-first-story-of-the-5-part-anthology-to-be-unveiled-tomorrow/articleshow/81291672.cms |title= Film 'Pentagon': Characters from the first story of the 5-part anthology to be unveiled tomorrow |date=2 March 2021|work= Times of India |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> His next project will be the much awaited sports drama ‘Thackeray’ expected to go on floors soon.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/makers-of-thackeray-look-for-a-new-face/articleshow/76684499.cms?from=mdr |title= Makers of Thackeray look for a new face |date= 29 June 2020|work= Times of India |access-date= 29 June 2020}}</ref>

After donning the hats of director and producer Guru Deshpande launched G Academy, Institute of Cinema and Entertainment in 2019. Well known Sandalwood directors Dayal Padmanabhan, 'Jatta' Giriraj, Satyaprakash, 'Bahaddur' Chethan Kumar are among faculty at the film school.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.chitraloka.com/news/20754-guru-deshpande-starts-g-academy.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081108/https://www.chitraloka.com/news/20754-guru-deshpande-starts-g-academy.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 25 July 2021 |title= Guru Deshpande Starts G Academy |date= 6 August 2019 |work= Chitraloka |access-date= 6 August 2019 }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes as yet unreleased films
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Direction
! Producer
! Writer
! Actor
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008 ||''Varasdhara''||{{yes}}
|{{no}} || {{partial|Screenplay}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Raja Huli]]''||{{yes}}
|{{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}}||{{no}} ||
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Rudra Tandava]]''||{{yes}}
| {{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
| 2016 ||''[[John Jani Janardhan (2016 film)|John Jani Janardhan]]''||{{yes}}
|{{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Samhaara]]''||{{yes}}
| {{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Padde Huli]]''||{{yes}}
|{{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|2020||''[[Gentleman (2020 film)|Gentleman]]'' ||{{no}} || {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Love You Rachchu]]''
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2022||''[[Ombattane Dikku]]'' || {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| 2023 ||''[[Pentagon (film)|Pentagon]]''||{{yes}}
| {{yes}} || {{partial|Creative Head}} || {{no}} || Anthology film; segment ''Karma''
|-
| 2025 ||! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Thackeray'' {{Dagger}}|| {{yes}}
|{{no}} ||{{partial|Screenplay}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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