''Cochin Express'' is a 1967 Indian

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-language

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, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars

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and

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in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The film was subsequently made in

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as '' Bangalore Mail'', in Telugu as ''Circar Express'', in

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as ''

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'', and in

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as ''The Train''.

Plot

Police Officer Rajan who is in charge of investigating a murder that happened in 41/42 Cochin Express (present day Alappuzha-Chennai Express) from

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. Unni Kannan Nair who was a passenger in the same compartment where the murder happened and also he is the only person who saw a lady passenger that is suspected behind the murder.

Cast

as Police Officer Rajan *

as Geetha *

as Unnikannan Nair *

as Madhava Menon *Devakibhai * GK Pillai as Hotel Manager *

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor, born as the son of Narayana Pillai and Ummini Amma in Kollam district, Kerala. He appeared ...

as Gangster *Lakshmi * A. Sakunthala *

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as Geetha's disguise *

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as Police constable *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Telephone caller

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0254229, Cochin Express 1967 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Indian black-and-white films Films set on trains Malayalam films remade in other languages Indian spy thriller films Films shot in Kochi Films shot in Chennai Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair 1960s spy thriller films