Raja Rishi (1985)
Raja Rishi is a 1985 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shankar and produced by N. Sakunthala. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan, M. N. Nambiar and Nalini in lead roles. There is a touching scene where moved by the penance of Sage Vishvamitra, formerly King Kaushika; God Shiva grants him the status of brahmarishi and totally compassionate, Rajarishi sings the Gayatri Mantra.
- Released
- 1985-09-20
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- K. Shankar
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
- Prabhu as King Dushyanta
- M. N. Nambiar as Sage Vashishta
- R. S. Manohar as Sage Durvasa
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sage Kanva
- Lakshmi as Menaka
- Nalini as Shakuntala
- Major Sundarrajan
- Venniradai Moorthy as Ammani Husband also Kanvar Seedan
- Srikanth as Devendran
- LIC Narasimhan as Kanvar Seedan
- Y. G. Mahendran as Agni Deva