136 minutes
9/20/1985
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.
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
Radikaa Sarathkumar
as Thilothamai
K R Vijaya
as Parvati
Vijayakumar
as Dharmadevan Shiva
Vanitha Krishnachandran
as Ammani
V. S. Raghavan
as Dhasaratha
A. K. Veerasamy
as Janakan