Raja Rishi (1985)
ராஜரிஷி
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.
- Date of release
- 1985-09-20
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- K. Shankar
Casting
- Sivaji Ganesan — Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
- Prabhu — King Dushyanta
- M. N. Nambiar — Sage Vashishta
- R. S. Manohar — Sage Durvasa
- V. K. Ramasamy — Sage Kanva
- Lakshmi — Menaka
- Nalini — Shakuntala
- Major Sundarrajan
- Venniradai Moorthy — Ammani Husband also Kanvar Seedan
- Srikanth — Devendran
- LIC Narasimhan — Kanvar Seedan
- Y. G. Mahendran — Agni Deva
Interesting facts
Raja Rishi is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, M. N. Nambiar and Nalini. It is based on the play Viswamithran by A. S. Prakasam, which is about the sage Vishvamitra. The film was released on 20 September 1985, and failed at the box office.
Production
The film was launched at Chitramala Studios. The ashram scenes of Vishwamitra were shot at Vijaya Garden.
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