Story telling is an art and Mani Ratnam knows it very well. Standing against the odds and coming up always as a winner is what Guru is all about. Movie depicts the chronological growth of a Guru and how he deals with the roadblocks coming in the way of success. A person who start from zero and becomes the biggest entrepreneur of the country; this is what Guru is all about.

The main character Guru very well played by Abhishek but still on some place I see a copy of Amitabh especially in the courtroom scene which in undoubtedly the best part of the movie. Movie stretches to almost three hours and in the second half bit slow;I found first half amazing. Asihwarya played a brilliant role; I would say her best performance after Hum Dil De Chuke Saman. She looked gorgeous through out the movie; pity that she is so glamorous that even after lot of effort done by the makeup she still didn't look old. Mithun was superb in his role as a Satyawadi reporter so did Madhvan. Vidya Balan in a small role was just good. The supporting cast also justified their role as per the requirement. Cinematography is eye catching and so as the music by A R Rehman. All in all this is a good movie to be watched. Highly recommended.

-Vaibhav