Maniratnam is one of the greatest directors of India. His latest flick 'Gurukanth' is all set for release.

The film has Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan and Vidyabalan in the lead. The film, made under the banner Madras Talkies, is getting dubbed into Telugu by KVR Prasad for the banner Janapriya Films as 'Gurukanth'.

AR Rahman, who has provided music for several Manirathnam films and who is in the race for Oscar Award this year has given tunes for this film and they have already become popular in Hindi. Cinematographer Rajiv Menon has moulded the film as a master piece.

Besides Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakravarthy has played a key role in this film, and Mallika Sherawat is doing an item song in this film.

Post-production works are in progress and the audio of the film is likely to be released in the third week of December through Supreme Music. The film is slated for release in January as Sankranthi gift