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Cochin Express

Name: Cochin Express
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1967-10-28
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (3 Votes)

1967 ML 121 min

Overview

Rajan, a police officer, is in charge of the investigation regarding a murder that took place on a train. He tries by hook or by crook to find the culprit as he has only one witness.

Release date

28/10/1967

Votes

Popularity

0.9

Genres

Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Original title

കൊച്ചിൻ എക്സ് പ്രസ്സ്

Language

Runtime

121 min

Prem Nazir

CID Rajan

Sheela

Geetha

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Gangster

Adoor Bhasi

Unnikannan Nair

Sankaradi

Madhava Menon

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G K Pillai

Hotel Manager

Vijayalalitha

Geetha's disguise

Prathapa Chandran

Police constable

Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan

Telephone caller

Original Soundtrack

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It's a real treat to watch Cochin Express more than 50 years since its release. More than the elongated plot that's a whodunnit, I was more occupied at relishing the production setup. The old train, railway stations, hotels, and streets gave me a great experience as I followed Prem Nazir and Adoor Bhasi into the by-lanes of Madras and Cochin to find who killed that wealthy man in a moving train. It is this film that showed me how Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent were influenced by Bhasi's slapstick. It was also a treat to see Prathapachandran in his youth; I have only seen him as an oldie, remin…

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