| Kizhakke Pogum Rail | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | S. A. Rajkannu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | T. Thirunavukkarasu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sri Amman Creations |
| Distributed by | Sri Amman Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kizhakke Pogum Rail (pronounced [kiɻɐk:eː poːɡum ɾɐjil] transl. Eastbound Train) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and M. R. Radhika. It was released on 10 August 1978 and ran for over 365 days in theatres. The film was remade in Telugu as Toorpu Velle Railu (1979) by Bapu,[2] and in Hindi by Bharathiraja himself as Saveray Wali Gaadi (1985).
- ^ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 10.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2018.