Raja Rishi

2h 16min

Drama

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.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
Prabhu

Prabhu

King Dushyanta
M. N. Nambiar

M. N. Nambiar

Sage Vashishta
R. S. Manohar

R. S. Manohar

Sage Durvasa
V. K. Ramasamy

V. K. Ramasamy

Sage Kanva
Lakshmi

Lakshmi

Menaka
Nalini

Nalini

Shakuntala
Venniradai Moorthy

Venniradai Moorthy

Ammani Husband also Kanvar Seedan
Srikanth

Srikanth

Devendran
LIC Narasimhan

LIC Narasimhan

Kanvar Seedan
K R Vijaya

K R Vijaya

Parvati
Vijayakumar

Vijayakumar

Dharmadevan Shiva
V. S. Raghavan

V. S. Raghavan

Dhasaratha

Release date

20th Sep 1985

Status

Released

Spoken languages

தமிழ்