Guru Sishyan (1988 film)

Guru Sishyan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay by	Panchu Arunachalam
Based on	Insaf Ki Pukar by M. D. Sunder
Produced by	Meena Panchu Arunachalam
Starring	Rajinikanth Prabhu Seetha Gautami
Cinematography	T. S. Vinayagam
Edited by	R. Vittal C. Lancy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	P. A. Art Productions
Distributed by	Mangaadu Amman Films
Release date	13 April 1988 (1988-04-13)
Running time	144 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Guru Sishyan (pronounced [ɡuɾu siʂjan] transl. Master and Disciple) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. A remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ki Pukar (1987), it stars Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Seetha and Gautami with Pandiyan, Cho Ramaswamy, Ravichandran, Radha Ravi, Senthamarai, Vinu Chakravarthy and Manorama in supporting roles. The film is about two ex-convicts who set out to prove the innocence of their wrongfully imprisoned fellow convict.

Meena Panchu Arunachalam produced Guru Sishyan under the production company P. A. Art Productions. The screenplay was written by her husband Panchu Arunachalam. The cinematography was handled by T. S. Vinayagam, the editing was by R. Vittal and C. Lancy, and the art direction was by B. Chalam. The film is Gautami's debut role in Tamil cinema, and the first film in which Rajinikanth and Prabhu co-starred. Filming took place primarily in Mysore and Chennai, and was completed in 25 days.

Guru Sishyan was released on 13 April 1988 during the Puthandu (Tamil New Year) holiday. Despite being released at a time of political turmoil in Tamil Nadu after the death of chief minister M. G. Ramachandran months earlier, Guru Sishyan, which includes many political references, became a commercial success, running in theatres for over 175 days.