The Train (2011 film)
The Train is a 2011 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Jayaraj, and starring Mammootty, Jayasurya and Sheena Chohan. The film is based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. It was earlier titled as Track with Rahman.[1][2] It was released on May 27, 2011 and received a dubbed release in Hindi and Tamil.
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Produced by | Jayesh Kuttamath |
| Written by | Jayaraj |
| Starring | Mammootty Jayasurya Kota Srinivasa Rao Sheena Chohan |
| Music by | Srinivas |
| Cinematography | Sinu Sidharth |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Production company | Harvest Dreams |
| Distributed by | Kuttamath films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Synopsis
The film is based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. The film is a take on the lives of Malayalee families affected by the bomb blasts. Mammootty plays a police officer who is a keen observer. Jayasurya plays a singer who travelled on one of the trains. The story involves bomb blasts in seven different railways (stations and on train).
Cast
- Mammootty as Kedarnath
- Jayasurya as Karthik
- Sheena Chohan as Kedarnath's wife
- Sabitha Jayaraj as Suhana
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Joseph
- Saikumar as Haneefa
- Salim Kumar as Ramu
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Yogesh Thivari
- Anchal Sabharwal as Meera
- Zeenath as Suhana's Mother
- Valsala Menon as Allu's Grandmother
- Charanpreet Singh as DJ Friend
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 7 songs, all composed by Srinivas. Lyrics were by Rafeeq Ahamed and Jayaraj.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Chirakengu" (F) | Alka Ajith |
| 2 | "Chirakengu" (D) | Arvind Venugopal, Sharanya Sreenivas |
| 3 | "Ithile Varoo" (M) | Srinivas |
| 4 | "Ithile Varoo" (F) | Sujatha Mohan |
| 5 | "Ladki" | Srinivas, Hishaam, Maya Sreecharan |
| 6 | "Naavoru" | K. J. Yesudas, Latha Hentry, Sharanya Sreenivas |
| 7 | "O Saathiya" | Javed Ali |
Production
The film was launched on by Kuttamath Films. The movie is expected to be completed in three schedules.[3]
References
- "Rahman to do a cameo appearance in Malayalam film?". Kollycinema. 2010.
- "A R Rahman in a Malayalam film". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- "Jayaraj ropes in Mammootty for Track With Rahman". One India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.