Vaisali is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic mythological drama film directed and edited by Bharathan. Produced by M. M. Ramachandran and scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told by Vedavyasa to Yudhishthira in the epic Mahabharatha. It is the story of Vaisali, a devadasi girl who was assigned the mission of seducing Rishyasringa, the son of Vibhandaka and bringing him to Champapuri to perform a Yajna to bring rain.

Plot

Years ago, a certain Brahmin had visited the kingdom of Anga. Lomapadan, the king of Anga, failed to pay respect to the Brahmin. The Brahmin cursed the king that his kingdom would not experience any rains and would suffer a severe drought. Thus, Anga suffered for almost twelve years.