Brahmarshi Vishwamitra is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film based on the life of the sage Vishvamitra, which is written, directed and produced by N. T. Rama Rao. It stars him, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Meenakshi Seshadri and N. T. Rama Rao Jr., with music composed by Ravindra Jain.

Plot

The film begins, King Kaushika (N. T. Rama Rao) while hunting visits Vasishta Maharshi's (Gummadi) ashram where he notices a divine cow called Kamadhenuvu which can produce anything one wishes. Kaushika requests Vasishta to surrender it to him because the country will be prosperous if it is in the hands of a king. But Vasishta refuses when Kaushika tries to grab it forcibly it disappears. Kaushika feels it as an insult and realises penance has more power than the physical strength. So, he renounced his kingdom, becomes a saint performs a huge penance, achieves Brahmarishi title by facing many challenges and from that day he is called as Vishwamitra. After that, King Trishanku (Jaya Bhaskar) belongs to Suryavamsam wishes to reach the heaven with his mortal body and requests his Guru Vasishta to perform the needful rites to achieve the goal. But Vasishta refuses when Trishanku revolts on him and he curses him to form as horrific. Immediately, Trishanku reaches Vishwamitra, he sends him to heaven where Lord Indra (Ashok Kumar) toss him. Vishwamitra stops him in between and creates a newly modernised heaven especially for him. In this process, Vishwamitra uses his entire penance power. Therefore, he starts his prayers and attains his power back. Once in the court of Indra, Vishwamitra had a confrontation with Vashista that a man with an aim & determination is more powerful than the deities. Vishwamitra challenges that he will prove it and selects Harishchandra (Nandamuri Balakrishna), ruler of Ayodhya.