Rail Payanangalil

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 28 May 1981.^[1]

Rail Payanangalil
Theatrical release poster
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	28 May 1981 (1981-05-28)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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

• 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

The music was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics.^[2][3] The songs "Ada Yaaro", "Vasantham Paadi Vara" and "Noolumillai" attained popularity.^[4]

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

The film ran for over 175 days in theatres.^[5] Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Rajender's dialogues and music, and the performance of the actors but panned the ending as artificial.^[6] Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised Rajender for his music and direction and for handling many technical burden but felt story and screenplay could have been much better. He also praised the cinematography and acting of the cast.^[7]