Rail Payanangalil
| Rail Payanangalil | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | T. Rajendar |
| Written by | T. Rajendar |
| Produced by | Mayilai Gurupatham |
| Starring | Sreenath Jyothi Rajeev Sivaranjani |
| Cinematography | C. S. Ravibabu |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | T. Rajendar |
Production company | G. R. P. Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rail Payanangalil (transl. On train journeys) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written, directed and scored by T. Rajendar. The film stars Sreenath, Jyothi, Rajeev and Sivaranjani. It was released on 20 May 1981.[1]
Plot[edit]
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A singer and his fan have an unrequited love, but she marries a sadist bent on torturing her, questioning her chastity at every turn. The singer, in the end, to prove her chastity, attempts to molest her only to lose his life in the process of establishing her virtue to her husband.
Cast[edit]
- Sreenath as N. Vasanth
- Jyothi as Shanthi
- Rajeev as Deepak
- Sivaranjani
- Master Ananth
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Dilip as Ravi, Vasanth's PA
- Veeraraghavan
- T. Rajendar in a cameo appearance as train passenger in Coimbatore in "Vasantham Paadi Vara"
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics.[2][3]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Vasantham Paadi Vara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:48 |
| "Vasantha Kaalangal" | Jayachandran | 04:45 |
| "Ada Yaaro" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:36 |
| "Noolumillai" | T. M. Soundararajan | 05:27 |
| "Vasantham Paadi Vara" | Janaki | 04:48 |
| "Amaithikku Peyarthaan" | T. M. Soundararajan | 05:17 |
Reception[edit]
The film ran for over 175 days in theatres.[4] Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Rajender's dialogues and music, and the performance of the actors but panned the ending as artificial.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ ராமையா, தினேஷ் (20 May 2021). "டி.ஆரின் 'ரயில் பயணங்களில்' படத்தை 80ஸ் காதலர்கள் ஏன் கொண்டாடினார்கள்? #40YearsofRailpayanangalil". Tamilnadu Now (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Irayil Payanangalil – EP". Apple Music. 28 June 1981. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Rail Payanangalil Tamil Mini LP vinyl record by T.Rajender". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ செல்வராஜ், என். (20 March 2017). "வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள்". Thinnai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (21 June 1981). "ரயில் பயணங்களில்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 18. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
