Film poster — 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