Neelagiri Express(1968)
Neelagiri Express is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Thirumalai–Mahalingam. The cast includes Jaishankar, Cho Ramaswamy, Vijaya Nirmala, and Vijaya Lalitha. The story follows a murder on a train from Madras to Coimbatore, where an innocent passenger becomes the prime suspect. CID Inspector Shankar investigates the case and uncovers a web of deception. The film is a remake of the 1967 Malayalam film Cochin Express. It was written by Cho Ramaswamy, who also played the lead role of Ravanan. The music was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success upon its release on 23 March 1968.
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- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1968
- Director
- Mahalingam
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
A man is murdered on the Neelagiri Express train. The only witness, Ravanan, becomes the main suspect. A mysterious woman tricks him into missing the train. CID Inspector Shankar believes Ravanan is innocent. He must find the real killer before it is too late.
“The train to danger.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Neelagiri Express
Cast reunions in this film: Nagesh & Jaishankar (53 films together), V. S. Raghavan & Nagesh (19 films together), Srividya & Jaishankar (16 films together), Nagesh & V. Kumar (14 films together), Nagesh & Srividya (12 films together), and V. Kumar & Jaishankar (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in both Tamil and Telugu simultaneously, with the Telugu version titled 'Neelagiri Express' as well.
- It was one of the earliest Tamil thrillers to use a train journey as the primary setting for the entire plot.
- The movie was produced by director Thirumalai himself under his banner, Thirumalai Pictures.
- Actor Muthuraman played the lead role, which was a shift from his usual romantic hero image at the time.
- The film's climax was noted for its suspenseful sequence set inside the moving train compartments.
- It featured music by the duo M.S. Viswanathan and T.K. Ramamoorthy, who composed for many 1960s hits.
- The story is loosely inspired by real-life train mysteries popular in Indian pulp fiction of that era.