
Payanigal Gavanikkavum is a 2022 Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by S. P. Shakthivel and produced by All In Pictures.
The film stars Vidharth and Karunakaran in the lead roles, alongside Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Masoom Shankar, and Prem Kumar in supporting roles.
The movie's music was composed by Shanmanth Nag, while S. Pandikumar handled the cinematography and R. S. Sathishkumar took care of the editing.
The film is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Vikruthi", written by Ajeesh P. Thomas and directed by Emcy Joseph.
The plot revolves around Ezhilan, a weary man who falls asleep on a metro train, and how it leads to trouble for him and his family.
Ezhilan and his wife Tamil are both hearing and speech impaired. After spending two nights in the hospital where his daughter was admitted, Ezhilan travels back home on a Chennai Metro train but he falls asleep. Another passenger, Antony, finds this amusing and decides to post a picture of Ezhilan online, labelling him a drunkard.
The film premiered on Aha on 29 April 2022.
