En Jeevan Paduthu is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha Swarnalakshmi, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988.

Plot

Narmada joins a new college, as she feels so bored sitting alone in her house. Her father is a businessman. In college, she happens to see the paintings and books written by Surendran. She is very much fascinated by him, but unable to find him in college. She is shocked when she finds Surendran has already committed suicide. Narmada frequently visits his grave in the following days, and the ghost of Surendran appears, advising her to cease visiting his grave. Those around Narmada suspect that she is mentally ill, as nobody else can see Surendran.