Paadum Vaanampadi (1985)
The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer from the slums of Chennai.
Director: M. Jayakumar
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Anand Babu as Anand |
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Jeevitha as Radha |
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Rajeev as Raja |
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Nithya as Viji |
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Senthamarai as Dharmalingam |
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Nizhalgal Ravi as Shyam |
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Manimala as Raja, Anand and Viji's mother |
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Janagaraj as Mani aka Mr. Bell |
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Venniradai Moorthy as Saguni |
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Nagesh as Muthu (Guest Role) |
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Delhi Ganesh as Raja, Anand and Viji's father (Guest Role) |
| Production | S. Rangarao | Producer |
| Directing | M. Jayakumar | Director |
| Sound | Bappi Lahiri | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Babbar Subhash | Story |
| Camera | K. Ramachandra Babu | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Shankar | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ganesh | Original Music Composer |
| Production | R. Chandrasekhar | Producer |
| Editing | T. Karunanidhi | Editor |