Sri Raghavendrar is a Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and was produced by Kavithalaya Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, portraying the title character (in his 100th film), in the lead. Lakshmi, Vishnuvardhan, Delhi Ganesh and Nizhalgal Ravi play prominent roles. The film is based on the life of Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami. 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 later dubbed in Telugu as Sri Mantralaya Raghavendra Swamy Mahatyam. The film was released on 1 September 1985 to mixed reception with Rajinikanth's performance as a saint was widely praised. But the film failed at box office. Later, it was dubbed into Hindi as Shree Kishna Bhakt Raghavendra in 2007.
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