No.20 Madras Mail

No.20 Madras Mail
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Directed by	Joshiy
Produced by	Tharangini Films
Written by	Dennis Joseph
Starring	Mohanlal Mammootty M. G. Soman Manianpilla Raju Jagadeesh
Music by	Background Score: S.P. Venkatesh Song: Ouseppachan
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Editing by	K. Sankunny
Distributed by	Tharangini Films
Release date(s)	16 February 1990
Running time	177 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

No.20 Madras Mail is a 1990 Malayalam film directed by Joshy, starring Mohanlal, M. G. Soman, Jagadeesh, Manianpilla Raju, Ashokan, and Mammooty in a long guest appearance as himself.

This film was remade in Hindi as Teesra Kaun by Partho Ghosh.

Plot

The story revolves around a train journey in No. 20 Madras Mail. Tony Kurushingal (Mohanlal) along with his friends Hitchcock Kanjikuzhyi (Manianpilla Raju) and Kumbalam Hari (Jagadish) see Mammootty along the way. Having had a few drinks and intoxicated, Tony and friends are in a playful mood and are having fun. Tony attempts to flirt with a girl in the next compartment, Devi (Suchitra (actress)), leading to Tony landing in trouble with Devi's father, R. K. Nair (M. G. Soman), which Mammootty helps resolve. In the morning, as the train reaches Madras, Devi is found murdered in the toilet. Suspicion lands on Tony and friends. Hunted by the police and Devi's boyfriend, they seek Mammootty's help as he is the only person who does not believe they are capable of being behind the murder. The plot follows their attempts to escape and find out who really killed the girl.

Cast

• Mohanlal .... Tony Kurushingal
• Mammootty .... himself
• M. G. Soman .... R. K. Nair(Devi's stepfather)
• Jagadeesh .... Kumbalam Hari
• Manianpilla Raju .... Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
• Suchitra (actress) .... Devi
• Sumalatha .... Sister
• Ashokan .... Sunil/Suresh
• V. K. Sriraman .... Murthy (Deputy Superintendent of Police)
• Jayabharathi .... Geetha(Devi's mother)
• Innocent .... Nadar (TTE)
• Jagathy Sreekumar .... Choka lingam/Choki (TTE)
• Janardhanan .... Adv. Thomas Matthew
• Thyagarajan .... himself
• Cochin Haneefa .... himself
• Captain Raju .... himself
• Priyadarshan .... himself
• Suresh Kumar .... himself
• Rajeev Nath .... himself
• Janakaraj .... Murukesan
• Jagannatha Varma .... Tony's Father
• Valsala Menon .... Tony's Stepmother
• Santha Devi .... Mother Superior
• K.P.A.C. Sunny .... Sridhara Menon

External links

• No.20 Madras Mail at the Internet Movie Database