By the banks of the sacred river) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Manivannan.

Raghu tells Ganesan regarding his past that he is the son of his mother Chellathayee, a major landlord in a village.

Raghu used to do a lot of mischief in his childhood; one day his friend Seenu died because of his mistake and he ran away from home.

During filming, Rupini, who is not a native Tamil speaker, had difficulties with the lengthy dialogues, but managed to Manivannan's satisfaction.

[7] NKS of The Indian Express called the film "well told", and was particularly appreciative of Gandhimathi's performance.