Raja Rishi

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.

Drama

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)

Radhika Sarathkumar

(Thilothamai)

K R Vijaya

(Parvati)

Vijayakumar

(Dharmadevan Shiva)

Vanitha Krishnachandran

(Ammani)

V. S. Raghavan

(Dhasaratha)

A. K. Veerasamy

(Janakan)