A young budding writer is shunned by his village for his lack of skills to do ordinary jobs. He meets a new innocent girl in the village and they both understand each other. Howevevr the villagers' narrow-minded attitudes, traditions and customs seperate the lovers and they have to fight the system if they have any chance of living together. Set against the back-drop of a small village adjoining a rail track, Kizhakke pogum Rayil(Train heading East) is a gem from BharathiRaaja's repertoire.
Unfortunately the movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Bharathiraja | Director |
| Production | S. A. Rajkannu | Producer |
| Writing | Bharathiraja | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ilaiyaraaja | Music |
| Editing | T. Thirunavukkarasu | Editor |
| Writing | R. Selvaraj | Writer |
| Camera | P. S. Nivas | Director of Photography |
