Guruprasad

Guruprasad
Guruprasad
Born	Guruprasada Ramachandra Sharma; 2 November 1972; Kanakapura, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died	October 2024 (aged 52); Madanaiyakanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Film director, writer, producer, actor, author,anchor
Years active	2006–2024
Spouse	2
Children	2

Guruprasad (2 November 1972 – 31 October or 1 November 2024) was an Indian film director and actor in the Kannada film industry. His debut as a director was the 2006 film Mata which became a cult hit and his second film as a director was Eddelu Manjunatha.^[1] Both films received positive reviews and were considered for many award categories. He was known for portraying satire in a realistic way on screen.^[2]

Guruprasad was found dead by a suspected suicide by hanging at his home in Madanayakanahalli, Bangalore, on 3 November 2024. Authorities said that he probably died between 31 October and 1 November, as his body was partially decomposed.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Filmography

As a director

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released


Year	Title	Notes	Ref
2006	Mata	Debut Feature
2009	Eddelu Manjunatha	• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
2013	Director's Special
2017	Eradane Sala
2024	Ranganayaka
2025	Eddelu Manjunatha 2
TBA	† Ademaa	Filming	^[8]

As an actor

Year	Title	Role
2006	Mata	Dhritarashtra
2009	Eddelu Manjunatha	Police Officer
2010	Mylari
2011	Kal Manja	Director
2011	Hudugaru	Lawyer
2013	Director's Special	Director
2013	Whistle
2014	Karodpathi	Kotilinga
2016	Jigarthanda	Show Judge
2018	Ananthu Vs Nusrath	G.P.
2020	Kushka	Gangster
2021	Badava Rascal	Poojari
2022	Body God	Puttanna
2022	Mata
2024	UI
2025	Eddelu Manjunatha 2

As dialogue writer


Year	Title	Notes
2011	Hudugaru
2013	Whistle
2014	Super Ranga

Television


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	^[9]^[10]^[11]
2015	Putani Pantru Season 2	Judge	Star Suvarna
2016	Dance Karnataka Dance	Judge	Zee Kannada
2017–2018	Barjari Comedy	Judge	Star Suvarna	^[12]

Awards

2010 – Best Director for Eddelu Manjunatha at the Filmfare Awards^[13]

Notes

^ Nearly all news outlets had reported his age of death as 52. But the police had estimated that his death would be between 31st October and 1st November in view of his body condition when he was found dead on 3rd November, which conveyed that he passed away just shy of his 52nd birthday.

References

^ "Director Guruprasad signs his third film!". 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "Guruprasad relaunches directors special". www.southscope.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "EState-award winning Kannada filmmaker Guruprasad dies by suicide". The Hindu. 3 November 2024. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Kannada film director Guru Prasad found dead in suspected suicide in Bengaluru". Indian Express. 4 November 2024. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "'Mata' director Guruprasad suicide: What we know so far as 'debt-ridden' artist passes away at Madanayakanahalli apartment". The Week. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Decomposed Body Of Kannada Director Guruprasad Found At Bengaluru Flat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
^ Service, Express News (8 November 2024). "Kannada film director Guruprasad found hanging in Bengaluru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
^ "Guruprasad Adema starts, shoot in graveyard". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "Will Guruprasad be able to survive Bigg Boss?". Times of India. TNN. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Bigg Boss: Guruprasad protests for getting tortured". Times of India. TNN. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Neethu's fight with Guruprasad turns ugly". Times of India. TNN. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Bharjari Comedy in Suvarna". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (9 August 2010). "Ganesh, Radhika Pandit bag Filmfare Awards". Oneindia. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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[1] Nearly all news outlets had reported his age of death as 52. But the police had estimated that his death would be between 31st October and 1st November in view of his body condition when he was found dead on 3rd November, which conveyed that he passed away just shy of his 52nd birthday.

[2] "Director Guruprasad signs his third film!". 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[3] "Guruprasad relaunches directors special". www.southscope.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[4] "EState-award winning Kannada filmmaker Guruprasad dies by suicide". The Hindu. 3 November 2024. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[5] "Kannada film director Guru Prasad found dead in suspected suicide in Bengaluru". Indian Express. 4 November 2024. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[6] "'Mata' director Guruprasad suicide: What we know so far as 'debt-ridden' artist passes away at Madanayakanahalli apartment". The Week. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[7] "Decomposed Body Of Kannada Director Guruprasad Found At Bengaluru Flat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

[8] Service, Express News (8 November 2024). "Kannada film director Guruprasad found hanging in Bengaluru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

[9] "Guruprasad Adema starts, shoot in graveyard". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[10] "Will Guruprasad be able to survive Bigg Boss?". Times of India. TNN. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[11] "Bigg Boss: Guruprasad protests for getting tortured". Times of India. TNN. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[12] "Neethu's fight with Guruprasad turns ugly". Times of India. TNN. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[13] "Bharjari Comedy in Suvarna". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[14] Hooli, Shekhar H. (9 August 2010). "Ganesh, Radhika Pandit bag Filmfare Awards". Oneindia. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Director
1972–1990	B. V. Karanth & Girish Karnad (1972) Puttanna Kanagal (1973) Girish Karnad (1974) B. V. Karanth (1975) G. V. Iyer (1976) K. S. Prakash Rao (1977) Girish Karnad (1978) Puttanna Kanagal (1979) Shankar Nag (1980) Puttanna Kanagal (1981) M. S. Sathyu (1982) Prema Karanth (1983) Kashinath (1984) N. Lakshmi Narayan (1985) K. V. Jayaram (1986) Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (1987) Dinesh Baboo (1988) Sunil Kumar Desai (1989) Suresh Heblikar (1990)
1991–2010	Lokesh (1991) T. S. Nagabharana (1992) Rajendra Singh Babu (1993) Rajendra Singh Babu (1994) Sunil Kumar Desai (1995) T. S. Nagabharana (1996) T. S. Nagabharana (1997) Girish Kasaravalli (1998) Upendra (1999) Sunil Kumar Desai (2000) Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar (2001) Girish Kasaravalli (2002) P. A. Arun Prasad (2003) P. Vasu (2004) Ratnaja (2005) Indrajit Lankesh (2006) K. M. Chaitanya (2007) Shashank (2008) Guruprasad (2009) Girish Kasaravalli (2010)
2011–present	Jayathirtha (2011) Vijaya Prasad (2012) Pawan Kumar (2013) Rakshit Shetty (2014) Anup Bhandari (2015) Rishab Shetty (2016) Tharun Sudhir (2017) Mansore (2018) Raj B. Shetty (2020–2021) Kiranraj K. (2022) Hemanth M. Rao (2023) Prithvi Konanur (2024)