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-language romantic

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, written and directed by

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. The music was by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Vijayakumar,

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, Srikanth and

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, with Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan,

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and

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in supporting roles.

Plot

Cast

* Vijayakumar as Captain Murali *

as Chithra * Srikanth as Babu *

as Jaya * Major Sundarrajan as Train Master Sivasamy *

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as Ambi *

as Balu * Thengai Srinivasan as Train Passenger *

as Sekhar * V. R. Thilagam as Jaya & Murali's mother * Sukumari as Nun * Vijayachandrika as Bhavani *

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as Bhavani's Husband *

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as Prisoner * Kuladeviam Rajagopal as Train Passenger * "Thilagam" Narayanasami as Train Passenger * Manavaalan as Train Passenger * "Sakthi" Sukumar as Train Passenger * Master Radhakrishnan as Train Passenger

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3415156 1970s drama road movies 1970s Tamil-language films 1976 films 1976 romantic drama films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films set in Chennai Indian black-and-white films Indian drama road movies Indian romantic drama films