{{Short description|Indian actor and director (1972–2024)}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{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}} 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 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}} || Debut Feature || |- | 2009 || {{Lang|kn-latn|Eddelu Manjunatha}} || {{•}}Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay || |- | 2013 || ''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}} || Dhritarashtra |- | 2009 || {{Lang|kn-latn|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 |- | rowspan="2"|2022 || ''Body God'' || Puttanna |- | ''Mata'' || |- | 2024 || ''UI'' || |- | 2025 || ''Eddelu Manjunatha 2'' || |}
===As dialogue writer=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year !! Title !! Notes |- | 2011 || ''Hudugaru'' || |- | 2013 || ''Whistle'' || |- | 2014 || ''Super Ranga'' || |- |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! 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>
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==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]
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