| Neelagiri Express | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Thirumalai–Mahalingam |
| Screenplay by | Cho Ramaswamy |
| Produced by | V. Arunachalam |
| Starring | Jaishankar |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
| Edited by | A. Paulduraisingam |
| Music by | T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Production company | A. L. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Neelagiri Express (transl. Blue Mountain Express) is a 1968 IndianTamil-languagethriller film directed byThirumalai–Mahalingam and written byCho Ramaswamy. The music was composed byT. K. Ramamoorthy. The film starsJaishankar,Cho,Vijaya Nirmala andVijaya Lalitha. It is a remake of a 1967Malayalam filmCochin Express (1967).[1] The film was released on 23 March 1968 and was a commercial success.[2]
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A murder takes place aboard Neelagiri Express, bound toCoimbatore fromMadras. Ravanan is the only passenger who is travelling with the deceased. One of Ravanan's co-passengers is a mysterious woman named Kalavathy. She takes him off the train to have food at Arakkonam Station and deliberately makes him miss the train, and then she disappears. In the meantime, a wealthy man named Sabapathy is murdered, and Ravanan becomes the prime suspect in that murder.CID Inspector Shankar is assigned the task of nabbing the murderer. He realises that Ravanan is innocent and commences the investigation. So, he sets out of solving the case with the help of Ravanan and eventually tracks down the murderer.
The music was composed byT. K. Ramamoorthy and the lyrics were written byKannadasan.[citation needed]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Vallibam Oru Velli Thattu" | T. M. Soundararajan,L. R. Eswari | 5:11 |
| "Naan Kalaingan Alla" | 3:56 | |
| "Thiruthani Muruga Thennava Thalaiva" | P. Susheela,Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | 4:20 |
| "Kalyana Pennai Konjam" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari | 4:18 |
| "Kadavul Madhuvai Kangalil Aada" | L. R. Eswari | 4:20 |
Neelagiri Express was released on 23 March 1968.[3]Kalki said the story looked like it lacked salt and pepper.[4] Despite this, it was a commercial success.[1]
