Rail Payanangalil

Rail Payanangalil 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.

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.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics.

Reception
The film ran for over 175 days in theatres. Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Rajender's dialogues and music, and the performance of the actors but panned the ending as artificial.