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{{Short description|Indian actor and director (1972–2024)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Guruprasad
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Guruprasada Ramachandra Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|11|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kanakapura]], [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2024|10||52|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Madanaiyakanahalli]], Bangalore, Karnataka, India
| Cause =
| other_names =
| occupation = Film director, writer, producer, actor, author,anchor
| years_active = 2006–2024
| spouse = 2
| children = 2
| footnotes =
}}

'''Guruprasad''' (2 November 1972 – October 2024) was an Indian film director and actor in the [[Kannada film industry]]. His debut as a director was the 2006 film {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Mata (2006 film)|Mata]]}} which became a cult hit and his second film as a director was {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Eddelu Manjunatha]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2013/director-guruprasad-third-film-109210.html |title=Director Guruprasad signs his third film! |date=7 May 2013 |access-date=30 May 2013 |archive-date=12 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512080948/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2013/director-guruprasad-third-film-109210.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Both films received positive reviews and were considered for many award categories. He was known for portraying satire in a realistic way on screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southscope.in/kannada/news/guruprasad-relaunches-directors-special|title=Guruprasad relaunches directors special|website=www.southscope.in|access-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305011759/http://www.southscope.in/kannada/news/guruprasad-relaunches-directors-special|archive-date=5 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Guruprasad was found dead by a suspected suicide by hanging at his home in [[Madanaiyakanahalli|Madanayakanahalli]], [[Bangalore]], on 3 November 2024. Authorities said that he probably died between 31 October and 1 November, as his body was partially decomposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/state-award-winning-kannada-filmmaker-guruprasad-dies-by-suicide/article68825144.ece|title=EState-award winning Kannada filmmaker Guruprasad dies by suicide|work=The Hindu|date=3 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/kannada-film-director-guru-prasad-dead-suspected-suicide-bengaluru-9651119/|title=Kannada film director Guru Prasad found dead in suspected suicide in Bengaluru|date=4 November 2024 |publisher=Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2024/11/03/breaking-news-mata-director-guruprasad-suicide-what-we-know-so-far-as-debt-ridden-artist-passes-away-at-madanayakanahalli-apartment.html|title='Mata' director Guruprasad suicide: What we know so far as 'debt-ridden' artist passes away at Madanayakanahalli apartment|publisher=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Decomposed Body Of Kannada Director Guruprasad Found At Bengaluru Flat |url=https://www.ndtv.com/bangalore-news/decomposed-body-of-kannada-director-guruprasad-found-at-bengaluru-flat-6934416 |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=8 November 2024 |title=Kannada film director Guruprasad found hanging in Bengaluru |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Nov/04/kannada-film-director-guruprasad-found-hanging-in-bengaluru |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As a director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year !! Title !!Notes!! Ref
|-
| 2006 || {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Mata (2006 film)|Mata]]}} || Debut Feature ||
|-
| 2009 || {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Eddelu Manjunatha]]}} || {{•}}[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Director's Special (film)|Director's Special]]'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Eradane Sala]]'' || ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Ranganayaka]]''
|
|
|-
| 2025 || ''Eddelu Manjunatha 2''
|
|
|-
|TBA
|style="background:#FFFFCC;" |{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} ''Ademaa''|| ''Filming'' ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Guruprasad Adema starts, shoot in graveyard|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/guruprasad-adema-starts-shoot-in-graveyard-kannada-news-184161|accessdate=23 December 2017|website=India Glitz}}</ref>
|}

===As an actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2006 || {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Mata (2006 film)|Mata]]}} ||
Dhritarashtra
|-
| 2009 || {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Eddelu Manjunatha]]}} || Police Officer
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mylari]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Kal Manja]]'' || Director
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Hudugaru]]'' || Lawyer
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Director's Special (film)|Director's Special]]'' ||Director
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Whistle (2013 film)|Whistle]]'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Karodpathi]]'' || Kotilinga
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Jigarthanda (2016 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || Show Judge
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Ananthu Vs Nusrath]]'' || G.P.
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Kushka (film)|Kushka]]'' || Gangster
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Badava Rascal]]'' || Poojari
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022 || ''[[Body God]]'' || Puttanna
|-
| ''[[Mata (2022 film)|Mata]]'' ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[UI (film)|UI]]'' ||
|-
| 2025 || ''Eddelu Manjunatha 2'' ||
|}

===As dialogue writer===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Hudugaru]]'' ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Whistle (2013 film)|Whistle]]'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Super Ranga]]'' ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Life Super Guru]]'' || Judge/Host || [[ETV Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star]]'' || Judge || [[ETV Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 2]]'' || Wildcard Contestant || [[Star Suvarna]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Will Guruprasad be able to survive Bigg Boss?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Will-Guruprasad-be-able-to-survive-Bigg-Boss/articleshow/39097298.cms|accessdate=17 September 2014|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India|date=27 July 2014|archive-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731022203/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Will-Guruprasad-be-able-to-survive-Bigg-Boss/articleshow/39097298.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bigg Boss: Guruprasad protests for getting tortured|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Bigg-Boss-Guruprasad-protests-for-getting-tortured/articleshow/39738566.cms|accessdate=17 September 2014|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India|date=6 August 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810071441/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Bigg-Boss-Guruprasad-protests-for-getting-tortured/articleshow/39738566.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Neethu's fight with Guruprasad turns ugly|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Neethus-fight-with-Guruprasad-turns-ugly/articleshow/41688649.cms|accessdate=17 September 2014|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India|date=4 September 2014|archive-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908145042/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Neethus-fight-with-Guruprasad-turns-ugly/articleshow/41688649.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''Putani Pantru Season 2'' || Judge || [[Star Suvarna]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Dance Karnataka Dance'' || Judge || [[Zee Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2017–2018 || ''Barjari Comedy'' || Judge || [[Star Suvarna]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bharjari-comedy-in-suvarna-kannada-news-203289|title=Bharjari Comedy in Suvarna|website=India Glitz|access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards==
* 2010 – Best Director for {{Lang|kn-latn|[[Eddelu Manjunatha]]}} at the [[Filmfare Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2010/ganesh-radhika-filmfare-awards-090810.html |title=Ganesh, Radhika Pandit bag Filmfare Awards |date=9 August 2010 |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar H. |publisher=Oneindia |access-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710064540/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2010/ganesh-radhika-filmfare-awards-090810.html |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5744563|Guruprasad}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131114174802/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-26/news-interviews/39537936_1_2-lakhs-director-guruprasad-least-rs Guruprasad save Rs 2 lakhs by not drinking]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130305011759/http://www.southscope.in/kannada/news/guruprasad-relaunches-directors-special Guruprasad-relaunches-directors-special]

{{Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada}}
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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:2024 suicides]]
[[Category:Male actors from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Film directors from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Kannada screenwriters]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Suicides by hanging in India]]

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