Sri Raghavendrar (1985)
ஸ்ரீ ராகவேந்திரர்
Guruve Sharanam
The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.
- Date of release
- 1985-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- S. P. Muthuraman
Casting
- Rajinikanth — Raghavendra Swami
- Lakshmi — Saraswati Bai
- Vishnuvardhan — Sri Yogenthra Tirtha
- Sathyaraj — Maqbool Khan
- Delhi Ganesh — Appanacharya
- Major Sundarrajan — King of Tanjavore
- Somayajulu J V — Sri Sudeendrar
- Y. G. Mahendran — Guru Sri Sudeendrar's disciple
- Thengai Srinivasan — Priest
- Poornam Viswanathan — Devotee
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Senthamarai — Tamil Poet
Interesting facts
Sri Raghavendrar is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language Hindu historical film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film is based on the life of Hindu saint Raghavendra Tirtha.
Production
Sri Raghavendra was Rajinikanth's 100th film (including his other language films). The film featured him in the role of the saint Raghavendra Tirtha, different from the larger-than-life characters which he is known for and portrayed. Rajinikanth, a fan of Kannada actor Rajkumar, had seen his film Mantralaya Mahatme where Rajkumar portrayed Raghavendra. Rajinikanth approached S. P. Muthuraman to direct the film.
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