Guru Dakshina is a tale of duty, love, betrayal and revenge set in the naxal infested area, Purulia. The story seems disconnected and keeps meandering, failing to hold your attention. It begins as an ode to classical dance forms, with the guru-shisya (teacher-student) relationship at the heart of it. However, the focus soon shifts to a predictable love triangle, an irrelevant Naxalite track and eventually, the spiritual recovery of the heartbroken hero in Himachal! Also, you want to see the dance but there is barely any. Barring Rajesh Shringarpure, looks convincing and has worked well on his physique and body language to play his character, others sleepwalk through their roles. Girish Karnad and Roopa Ganguly try to bring some sanctity to the story but their characters hold no significance. Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru Dakshina would have probably worked better as a film strictly dedicated to dance.

Set in Bengal, Guru Dakshina begins as an ode to classical dance forms, with the guru-shisya (teacher-student) relationship at the heart of it. However, the focus soon shifts to a predictable love triangle, an irrelevant Naxalite track and eventually, the spiritual recovery of the heartbroken hero in Himachal! The story seems disconnected and keeps meandering, failing to hold your attention. Also, you want to see the dance but there is barely any. Barring Rajesh Shringarpure, looks convincing and has worked well on his physique and body language to play his character, others sleepwalk through their roles. Girish Karnad and Roopa Ganguly try to bring some sanctity to the story but their characters hold no significance. Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru Dakshina would have probably worked better as a film strictly dedicated to dance.