Sri Raghavendrar
Sri Raghavendrar is a 1985 Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and was produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, portraying the title character, in his 100th film. Lakshmi, Vishnuvardhan, Delhi Ganesh and Nizhalgal Ravi play prominent roles. The film is based on the life of Hindu saint Raghavendra Tirtha. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali. The dialogues for the film were written by A. L. Narayanan. The cinematography was handled by T. S. Vinayagam while the editing was handled by the duo R. Vittal and S. B. Mohan. The film was released on 1 September 1985 to positive reception with Rajinikanth's performance as a saint was widely praised. received positive reviews from critics. Plot This film is the life of Raghavendra Tirtha, from Birth till his Mahasamadhi. Cast Rajinikanth as Raghavendra Tirtha Lakshmi as Saraswati Bai Vishnuvardhan as Sri Yogenthra Tirtha Sathyaraj as Maqbool Khan, Nawab of Adoni Mohan as Mukuntha Ambika as Aparajita Somayajulu as Sri Sudeendrar K.R.Vijaya as Devi Saraswathy Delhi Ganesh as Appanacharya (foremost disciple) Major Sundarrajan as King of Tanjavore Y. G. Mahendra as Guru Sri Sudeendrar's disciple Thengai Srinivasan as Priest Poornam Viswanathan as