Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978)
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.
Director:
Bharathiraja
Writer:
Bharathiraja
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Sudhakar as Paranjothi |
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Radikaa Sarathkumar as Panjali |
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Janagaraj as Panchayat member |
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Vijayan as Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member |
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Goundamani as Brother-in-Law |
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K. Bhagyaraj as Character that describes cinema by lake side |
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Ganthimathi as Karuthamma (Panchali's Sister) |
| Directing | Bharathiraja | Director |
| Production | S. A. Rajkannu | Producer |
| Editing | T. Thirunavukkarasu | Editor |
| Writing | Bharathiraja | Screenplay |
| Writing | R. Selvaraj | Writer |
| Sound | Ilaiyaraaja | Music |
| Camera | P. S. Nivas | Director of Photography |
