Kizhake Pogum Rail 46 years old

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.

Credits

Kizhake Pogum Rail Cast

Name Character
Radhika Sarathkumar She was 15, now 62 years old as Panjali
K. Bhagyaraj He was 25, now 71 years old as Character that describes cinema by lake side
Janagaraj He was 23, now 69 years old as Panchayat member
Goundamani He was 39, now 85 years old as Brother-in-Law
Betha Sudhakar He was 22, now 68 years old as Paranjothi
Vijayan He was 34, 63 years old when he died as Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member
Ganthimathi as Karuthamma (Panchali's Sister)

Kizhake Pogum Rail Crew

Name Department
Ilaiyaraaja as Music. He was 35 (now 81) years old Sound
P. Bharathiraja as Director. He was 37 (now 83) years old Directing
P. Bharathiraja as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 83) years old Writing
S A Rajkannu as Producer. Production
R. Selvaraj as Writer. He was 29 (now 75) years old Writing
Kizhake Pogum Rail (46 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, August 10, 1978
  • Runtime: 125 minutes