Sri Raghavendrar (1985)
Original title: ஸ்ரீ ராகவேந்திரர்
Sri Raghavendrar is a 1985 Tamil-language drama movie directed by S. P. Muthuraman, with a running time of 2h 33m. It stars Rajinikanth, Lakshmi and Vishnuvardhan.
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.
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Cast
- Rajinikanth as Raghavendra Swami
- Lakshmi as Saraswati Bai
- Vishnuvardhan as Sri Yogenthra Tirtha
- Sathyaraj as Maqbool Khan
- Delhi Ganesh as Appanacharya
- Major Sundarrajan as King of Tanjavore
- Somayajulu J V as Sri Sudeendrar
- Y. G. Mahendran as Guru Sri Sudeendrar's disciple
- Thengai Srinivasan as Priest
- Poornam Viswanathan as Devotee
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Senthamarai as Tamil Poet