No. 20 Madras Mail

No. 20 Madras Mail (1990)

No. 20 മദ്രാസ് മെയിൽ

Enroute Madras via train, when three friends get falsely accused of a mysterious homicide, they escape and desperately search for the real killer.

Date of release
1990-02-16
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (20)
Runtime
2h 57m
Genres
Action, Comedy
Director
Joshiy

Casting

Interesting facts

No. 20 Madras Mail is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Harikumar. The film features Mohanlal, Jagadish, Maniyanpilla Raju, M. G. Soman, Ashokan, and Suchitra Murali. The film features Mammooty too, as himself, in an extended cameo appearance.The background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh while the song was composed by Ouseppachan. The plot follows three youngsters who are embroiled in the murder mystery of a young woman in a train journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Madras. No.20 Madras Mail was released on 16 February 1990 and received positive reviews. Almost half of the film was shot inside a train.

Production

Dennis Joseph got the plot idea from a friend of his named Harikumar, who is also actor Ashokan's brother. Initially, Joshiy and Joseph thought about casting newcomers in the principal roles. However, Joshiy later decided it to be a Mohanlal-starrer. Subsequently, the age of the characters were increased to make them youngsters rather than teenagers; Jagadish and Maniyanpilla Raju were added as Mohanlal's buddies.

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