Guna (film)

Gunaa
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Directed by	Santhana Bharathi
Produced by	Alamelu Subramaniam
Written by	Sab John Balakumaran (dialogues)
Story by	Sab John
Starring	Kamal Haasan Roshini Rekha S. Varalakshmi S.P. Balasubramaniam Janagaraj Girish Karnad Ajay Rathnam Sharat Saxena
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Venu
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Swathi Chithra International
Distributed by	Raaj Kamal Films International
Release date	5 November 1991
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gunaa is a 1991 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Santhana Bharathi and written by Sab John. The film stars Kamal Haasan, newcomer Roshini in lead roles with Rekha, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Girish Karnad, Ajay Rathnam, Janagaraj, and Sharat Saxena playing supporting roles. The story is about a mentally challenged man who assumes a fictitious character Abhirami to be an angel who is going to marry him which leads him to kidnap a rich girl assuming her to be his angel. The girl initially hates him but later finds herself falling in love with him after understanding his situation

The film was mostly shot around Kodaikanal. The film's original soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Kanmani Anbodu" from this film remains one of the evergreen songs.

The film was released on 5 November 1991. The film's release prints were 5,203 m. It was critically acclaimed for its unique theme and performances. The film failed at the box office but it later acquired cult status in Tamil cinema and inspired similar themes. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu with same name.

Guna (Kamal Haasan) is a mentally affected person and receives treatment in a mental asylum in Hyderabad. He does not like his father and his mother (S. Varalakshmi) is a moll in the house that they live. He assumes a fictitious character named Abirami (also, the name of an Indian goddess) and registers in his mind that she is an angel who is going to marry him on a "full-moon day". After coming out of the asylum, he believes the story to be true and believes that his Abirami is somewhere around.