East Gate) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and co-written by R. V. Udayakumar.

In 1992, the film was remade in Hindi as Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana and in Kannada as Sindhoora Thilaka.

Selvi looks down upon Ponnurangam and tries to pull a prank on him by asking his mother to meet her father with a wedding proposal.

But Ponnurangam's mother is beaten by Valliyuran's men while she visits his house with the marriage proposal and she later dies in her sleep due to the trauma.

One day a lonely woman, Sulakshana, (a secret mistress of the village high man – Vijayakumar) accepts Thaayamma as her own daughter and Janagaraj as her brother, and makes them stay in her own house.

He kills Ponnurangam's friend Maakan (Chinni Jayanth), but he is then attacked by the angry villagers and beaten up.

The set which was built for the film was burnt; storywriter M. S. Madhu suffered from fits after witnessing the fire.

[15] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "The film moves leisurely at a pastoral face but without boring you.

[16] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the film, saying not only is there quality in Udayakumar's screenplay, dialogue and direction; acknowledging that we will see more surprises, we seem to be welcoming the younger generation.

[19] In 1992, Kizhakku Vaasal was remade in Hindi as Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana and Kannada as Sindhoora Thilaka.