Paathai Maarinaal?
Paathai Maarinaal?
Paathai Maarinaal? is a cautionary drama that explores the theme of changing life paths through the lives of two friends—Babu (played by Vikram Makandar) and Madan (played by Sarathbabu)—both cricket players, whose lives take sharply different paths. Madan is a womanizer who indulges in a life of pleasure, while the other friend Babu is a deeply spiritual man on a quest for salvation, desiring to take up saffron robes. Complicating matters, Babu's cousin Shoba (played by Seema) is deeply in love with him and is waiting for him.
The story follows their respective journeys as the womanizer receives a hard lesson that makes him change his ways, while the devout man is challenged when he encounters temptation in the form of a woman who evokes his buried desires due to unforeseen circumstances, is forced to abandon his spiritual path. The film explores the transformation of both individuals as they "change their paths," leading to a narrative that is both surprising and thought-provoking.
- Genre
- Sensual Drama
- Production Co.
- Lalitha Arts
- Producer
- R.S. Kothandaraman, Durai
- Released On
- November 23, 1979
- Language
- Tamil
- Colour
- Colour
- Certificate
- A
- Story
- Jagadeesan
- Screenplay
- Durai
- Dialogue
- Jagadeesan
- Direction
- Durai
- Music By
- Shankar-Ganesh
- Lyrics By
- Alangudi Somu
- Cinematographer
- M. Vellaichamy
- Editor
- V. Ranga
- Starring
- Vikram (Bombay) Makandar
- Seema
- Sarathbabu
- Pandari Bai
- Surlirajan
- V.S. Raghavan
- Vanitha
- Jayamalini