Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Bharathiraja
Writer : Bharathiraja

Synopsis

A young budding writer is shunned by his village for his lack of skills to do ordinary jobs. He meets a new innocent girl in the village and they both understand each other. Howevevr the villagers' narrow-minded attitudes, traditions and customs seperate the lovers and they have to fight the system if they have any chance of living together. Set against the back-drop of a small village adjoining a rail track, Kizhakke pogum Rayil(Train heading East) is a gem from BharathiRaaja's repertoire.

Actors

Sudhakar
Sudhakar
Paranjothi
Radhika Sarathkumar
Radhika Sarathkumar
Panjali
Janagaraj
Janagaraj
Panchayat member
Vijayan
Vijayan
Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member
Goundamani
Goundamani
Brother-in-Law
K. Bhagyaraj
K. Bhagyaraj
Character that describes cinema by lake side
Ganthimathi
Ganthimathi
Karuthamma (Panchali's Sister)

Crews

Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja
Director
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Music
S. A. Rajkannu
S. A. Rajkannu
Producer
R. Selvaraj
R. Selvaraj
Writer
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja
Screenplay
T. Thirunavukkarasu
T. Thirunavukkarasu
Editor
P. S. Nivas
P. S. Nivas
Director of Photography

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