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{{Infobox film
| name = Gurusamy
| image =
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| director = K. R. Vishnaanth
| writer = K. R. Vishnaanth
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = Thulasimaran
| starring = [[Manikandan]]<br />[[Udhayathara]]<br />[[Delhi Ganesh]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = K. G. Srinivasan
| editing = Priyan
| music = Vasanthamani
| studio = Channel R Five Production
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|12|2}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
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'''''Gurusamy''''' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language [[Hindu mythological film]] directed by K. R. Vishnaanth and starring [[Manikandan]], [[Udhayathara]] and [[Delhi Ganesh]] in the titular role. The movie is based on the devotees of [[Ayyappan]].<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/2010/dec/15/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF-283175.html|title=குருசாமி|date=15 December 2010|work=[[Dinamani]]|language=ta}}</ref>

==Plot==
Gurusamy narrates several small stories to his followers. He tells them of Subramani, a religious follower of [[Ayyappan]], and his father, a loan shark. In an attempt to change his father's greed, Subramani climbs a mountain and puts a garland of flowers on it. Ayyappan protects people who were tricked by loan sharks and unable to pay the loan.

He also tells them how Ayyappan reunited Poongodi and her abusive husband, Vembu. Vembu becomes a Ayyappan devotee and reforms, solving the couple's problems.<ref name="K">{{Cite web|url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=1067&id1=45&issue=20111212|title=குருசாமி|date=12 December 2011|work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]]|language=ta}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Manikandan]] as Subramani
*[[Udhayathara]] as Poongodi
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Gurusamy a.k.a. [[Ayyappan]]
*[[Prem Kumar (Tamil actor)|Prem Kumar]] as Vembu
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as the evil priest
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]] as an Ayyappan devotee
*[[Bava Lakshmanan]] as the cook
*[[Nellai Siva]] as a police officer
*[[Scissor Manohar]] as a kid's father
*[[Bonda Mani]]
*Vijay Ganesh as a kid's father
*Kambam Meena as the drunkard's wife
*[[Suryakanth]]
*[[Kottachi]] as the drunkard
*[[Veeramanidasan]] as the religious man
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]]
*Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan
*Nambirajan
*Sugothevan
}}
=== Special appearances ===
*[[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]] as [[Karuppu Sami]]
*[[Vidharth]] as an Ayyappan devotee (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
*[[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as an Ayyappan devotee (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
*[[Shankar–Ganesh]] as himself (in the song "Thengaayil Nei")
*[[K. Sivasankar]] as himself (in the song "Sabarimalai Yaathirai")

== Production ==
The film began production in late 2010.<ref name="D"/>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Vasanthamani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://isaiminisong.com/gurusamy-songs/|title=Gurusamy Tamil Mp3 Songs Download|website=isaiminisong.com}}</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Yugabharathi]] and Annamalai.<ref name="D"/>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Thengaaiyil Nei
| extra1 = [[Velmurugan]]
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Sabarimalai Yaathirai
| extra2 = [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Punniyam Thedi
| extra3 = Anbulla Maran
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Naanga Banthatta
| extra4 = [[Mukesh Mohamed|Mukesh]]
| length4 = 4:40
| title5 = Imaigaail Moodi
| extra5 = [[Veeramanidasan]], Narve Jayaraj
| length5 = 5:26
| title6 = Eli Varuthu
| extra6 = Veeramanidasan
| length6 = 3:32
| total_length = 27:06
}}

==Reception==
A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' wrote that the film "is a lively collection of stories and lessons taught by Ayyappan Swami to his devotees".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=625|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106065859/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=625|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2023|title=குருசாமி|date=6 December 2011|work=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]]'' wrote that "After a long gap, this film tells about the glory of Swami Ayyappan".<ref name="K"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2011 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2011 Indian films]]

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