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[[Neelagiri Express (1968 film) |Neelagiri Express]] movie was made into movie some decades ago in malayalam , Tamil, Telugu , Kannada and Hindi with different casts , Writers , and different directors. The first version was in malayalam 1967, titled [[Cochin Express]].
[[Neelagiri Express (1968 film) |Neelagiri Express]] movie was made into movie some decades ago in malayalam , Tamil, Telugu , Kannada and Hindi with different casts , Writers , and different directors. The first version was in malayalam 1967, titled [[Cochin Express]].
* [[Kannada language|Kannada]]: The film name was [[Bangalore Mail]] is 1968 the film was directed by L. S. Narayanan and produced by [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]]. Starring [[Rajkumar (actor) |Rajkumar]] [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor) |Narasimharaju]] and [[Jayanthi (actress) |Jayanthi]]. Music by [[Chellapilla Satyam]] assets to the movie.<ref>{{cite web |title= Bangalore Mail (1968) |url=http://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/bangalore-mail-1968/ |publisher= ''kannadamoviesinfo.com'' |accessdate= 2015-11-15}}</ref>
* [[Original Version]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: the film titled [[Cochin Express]] is a 1967 malayalam Thriller film was directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director) |M. Krishnan Nair]] and produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]]. Music by [[Dakshinamoorthy]]. The film starring [[Prem Nazir]] [[Sheela]] [[Adoor Bhasi]] and [[Sankaradi]]. The film hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/cochin-express-malayalam-movie/|title=cochin express|accessdate=2015-11-16|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref>
* [[Kannada language|Kannada]]: The film name was [[Bangalore Mail]] is 1968 the film was directed by L. S. Narayanan and produced by [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]]. Starring [[Rajkumar (actor) |Rajkumar]] [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor) |Narasimharaju]] and [[Jayanthi (actress) |Jayanthi]]. Music by [[Chellapilla Satyam]] assets to the movie. The film fairly hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |title= Bangalore Mail (1968) |url=http://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/bangalore-mail-1968/ |publisher= ''kannadamoviesinfo.com'' |accessdate= 2015-11-15}}</ref>
* [[Telugu language|Telugu]]: "Circar Express" is a 1968 film was directed by M. Krishnan and produced by [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]]. The film starring [[Krishna (actor) |Krishna]] [[Vijayanirmala]] [[Raja Babu (actor) |Raja Babu]] and Jothi Lakshmi. Music by [[Chellapilla Satyam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomolo.com/sarkar-express-movie-cast-crew/16121|title=sarkar express movie cast crew|accessdate=2015-11-15|publisher=gomolo}}</ref>
* [[Telugu language|Telugu]]: "Circar Express" is a 1968 film was directed by M. Krishnan and produced by [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]]. The film starring [[Krishna (actor) |Krishna]] [[Vijayanirmala]] [[Raja Babu (actor) |Raja Babu]] and Jothi Lakshmi. Music by [[Chellapilla Satyam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomolo.com/sarkar-express-movie-cast-crew/16121|title=sarkar express movie cast crew|accessdate=2015-11-15|publisher=gomolo}}</ref>
* [[Hindi language|Hindi]]: The film name [[The Train]] (1970 film) was directed by [[Ravikant Nagaich]] and produced by [[Rajendra Kumar]] and Ramesh Behl. Music by [[R. D. Burman]] assets to the movie. Starring [[Rajesh Khanna]] [[Nanda (actress) |Nanda]] and [[Helen Jairag Richardson|Helen]]. The film did "Above Average" business at the box office.<ref>http://www.indiawest.com/news/5733-rajesh-khanna-a-look-back-at-a-lengend.html</ref>
* [[Hindi language|Hindi]]: The film name [[The Train]] (1970 film) was directed by [[Ravikant Nagaich]] and produced by [[Rajendra Kumar]] and Ramesh Behl. Music by [[R. D. Burman]] assets to the movie. Starring [[Rajesh Khanna]] [[Nanda (actress) |Nanda]] and [[Helen Jairag Richardson|Helen]]. The film did "Above Average" business at the box office.<ref>http://www.indiawest.com/news/5733-rajesh-khanna-a-look-back-at-a-lengend.html</ref>

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Neelagiri Express
File:Neelagiri Express film.jpg
Official Poster
Directed byTirumalai Mahalingam
Written byCho Ramaswamy
Screenplay byCho Ramaswamy
Produced byV. Arunachalam
StarringJaishankar
Vijayanirmala
Cho Ramaswamy
S. V. Ramadoss
S. A. Ashokan
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Paulduraisingam
Music byT. K. Ramamoorthy
Production
company
ALS Productions
Distributed byALS Productions
Release date
1968
Running time
120 Mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neelagiri Express is 1968 black-and-white Tamil suspense thriller film that was directed by Tirumalai Mahalingam and produced by V. Arunachalam. The screenplay and dialogue was written by Cho Ramaswamy. The score was written by T. K. Ramamoorthy. Starring Jaishankar , Cho Ramaswamy , Vijayanirmala and Vijayalalitha. The film is remake of a Malayalam film Cochin Express (1967).[1][2][3]

Synopsis

A murder takes place in Neelagiri Express bound to Coimbatore from Chennai. Ravanan(Cho Ramaswamy) is the only co-passenger who is travelling with deceased. One of Cho's co-passengers is an attractive and mysterious young woman Kalavathy(Vijayalalitha). She takes him off the train to have food at Arokanam and the purposely make him lose the train and disappearance.In meantime Sabapathy(V. S. Raghavan) is murdered and Ravanan becomes crime suspects and realise that Ravanan is an innocent party and begins investigation. Shankar(Jaishankar) is assigned the task of nabbing the criminal behind the murder. So, he sets out of solve the case with the help ofCho ramasawmy and eventually find the murderer.

Plot

In Indian cinema it is usually stories from the epic or folk that are made in multiple language because of the wide appeal across regions. However, are story essentially a murder mystery about man killed on a moving train.

A rich man Sabapathy(V. S. Raghavan) is murdered on a running train for the jewels he is carrying in his suitcase.Ravanan(Cho Ramaswamy) gives a brilliant performance as the man who notice the body in the carriage. One of the Ravanan's co-passengers is an attractive young women Kalavathy(Vijayalalitha) with mysterious background. she takes him off the train to have food at Arakonam and then purposely make him lose the train and disappeared. In the meantime Sabapathy is murdered and Ravanan becomes crime suspects. Shankar(Jaishankar) is assigned the task of nabbing the criminal behind the background the murder. And, realise that ravanan is a innocent party and begins investigation. CID Officer Shankar is in the love with a young women (Vijayanirmala). But since his parents do not approve of her. She leaves him. Some months later, Shankar happens to meet her in a hotel where she works as a receptionist, but she is not keen to revive the relationship. Shankar sense that there is mystery behind her life and tries to solve it.

Meanwhile, then are quite a few suspects implicated in the train murder, including his chain-smoker brother-in-law Boopathy(S. V. Ramadoss) and bald villain with wears an eye-patch(S. A. Ashokan). In the climax, the CID Officer disguised a rich Muslim meets a dancer(Vijayalalitha) who reveals herself as his sweet heart by taking off her facial mask(Vijayanirmala). She dies in his arms after consuming poison. Shankar realises she has been used as a pawn by the killers (the bald man and his gang).

Cast

Soundtrack

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The music composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy and lyrics written by Kannadasan. The music T. K. Ramamoorthy was stumbles through the movie with typical Ear shattering Music. At the Kalavathy Aalayam, two dancer performances to the only popular song "Thiruthani Muruga Thennava Thalaiva"- P. Suseela & Soolamangalam Sisters (A very young Srividya appears one of the dancers).[4]

No Song Singers lyrics Length
1 Vallibam Oru Velli Thattu T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari Kannadasan 5:11
2 Naan Kalaingan Alla 3:56
3 Thiruthani Muruga Thennava Thalaiva P. Suseela Soolamangalam Sisters 4:20
4 Kalyana Pennai Konjam P. Suseela L. R. Eswari 4:18
5 Kadavul Madhuvai Kangalil Aada L. R. Eswari 4:20

Reception

The interesting story line, gripping on screen narratation and fine performance by Jaishankar and Cho Ramaswamy who wrote the screenplay and dialog. Positive is barely interesting and only positive point are the jokes by Cho, who has the best lines and gives an able performance like Mr. Bean.[5]

Releases

Neelagiri Express movie was made into movie some decades ago in malayalam , Tamil, Telugu , Kannada and Hindi with different casts , Writers , and different directors. The first version was in malayalam 1967, titled Cochin Express.

References

  1. ^ "neelagiri express". spicyonion. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  2. ^ "neelagiri express". gomolo. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  3. ^ "neelagiri express". mayyam. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. ^ "Nilagiri express tamil movie". gosong. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  5. ^ Randor Guy (March 14, 2015). "Blast from the past - Neelagiri Express 1968". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "cochin express". spicyonion. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  7. ^ "Bangalore Mail (1968)". kannadamoviesinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "sarkar express movie cast crew". gomolo. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  9. ^ http://www.indiawest.com/news/5733-rajesh-khanna-a-look-back-at-a-lengend.html

External links

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