On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, South First picks the top five such Kannada films that celebrate the bond between teacher and student on the silver screen.
In a nutshell, Ranganna is a school headmaster who lives with his family. One of his sons gets into a fight with a student named Vasu (Shivaji Ganeshan).
Naagarahaavu (1972) directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Dr Vishnuvardhan, KS Aswath, Aarthi, and Dr Ambareesh is considered one of the top ten best Kannada films to date.
Puttanna Kanagal presents the two characters with such good emotions that never fail to move the audience whenever they counter each other on various issues.
Directed by Bharaghava, Guru Shishyaru it is a comedy film which mainly revolves around seven disciples of a guru. The seven students are cursed by angels to behave like stupids.
Directed by Kishan, the youngest person to direct a feature film, Care of Footpath revolves around an orphan boy who decides to get educated after some school children call him an uneducated brute.
The 2022 release Guru Shishyaru, starring Sharan is about a physical teacher who guides his students to the game of a kho-kho with loads of drama attached to it.