Raja Rishi

<p>The film narrates the story of in a linear manner right from him being the King, his run-in with over cow leading him to take a vow that he too would become a like Vasishta. He faces hurdle after hurdle placed in his path by . In the process, he falls in love, impregnates and abandons . Their daughter is brought up by another rishi. She falls in love with who is cursed to forget her by . When Vishwamitra finds out about this, he goes on to fix her life and in the process learns humility. In the end, with the blessing of Vasishta. who mentions that that was the only thing stopping Vishwamitra from becoming , he is acknowledged and accredited as one. The film was launched at Chitramala Studios. The ashram scenes of Vishwamitra were shot at Vijaya Garden. The music was composed by . The song “Maan Kanden” is set in raga. (a duo) of praised the acting of Sivaji Ganesan, Ilaiyaraaja’s music and the film’s first half but panned the humour and concluded saying as Vishwamitra gained name from Vashishta, it remains to be seen if he gets the same from audience. Balumani of praised the acting of Ganesan and other actors, Prakasam’s dialogues, music and Shankar’s direction.</p>