Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978)

7.8/10 125 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Sudhakar

Paranjothi

Radikaa Sarathkumar

Panjali

Janagaraj

Panchayat member

Vijayan

Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member

Goundamani

Brother-in-Law

K. Bhagyaraj

Character that describes cinema by lake side

Ganthimathi

Karuthamma (Panchali's Sister)

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