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written and directed by

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, and starring

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. The film is based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. It was earlier titled as ''Track with Rahman''. It was released on May 27, 2011 and received a dubbed release in

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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.

plays a police officer who is a keen observer.

plays a singer who travelled on one of the trains. The story involves bomb blasts in seven different railways (stations and on train).

Cast

as Kedarnath *

as Karthik *

as Kedarnath's wife *

Sabitha Jayaraj Sabitha Jayaraj is an Indian costume designer and actress, who works in Malayalam cinema. Career Sabitha started off her career as a costume designer in the Malayalam film industry in the 90s. She worked as a designer in 9 Malayalam featu ...

as Raziya *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...

as Joseph * Sai Kumar as Haneefa *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

as Ramu *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...

as Yogesh Thivari *

Anchal Sabharwal Anchal Sabharwal (born 29 August 1986) is a film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi television series and regional feature films. Career Anchal first appeared in many TV commercials and then in few Hindi television series. Her first ...

as Meera *

Zeenath Zeenath A.P is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in Malayalam films. Background Zeenath was born to Abu Achippuram and Fathima in Nilambur, Malappuram district. She had her primary edu ...

as Suhana's Mother *

Valsala Menon Valsala Menon (born 1945) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She has acted in over 200+ films. Currently she is active in Malayalam television serials. Early life Valsala Menon was born in 1945 to Raman Menon and Devakiyamma in ...

as Allu's Grandmother * Charanpreet Singh as DJ Friend

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 7 songs, all composed by

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. Lyrics were by

Rafeeq Ahamed Rafeeq Ahmed (born 17 December 1961) is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a five-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs in his cr ...

and

Production

The film was launched on by Kuttamath Films. The movie is expected to be completed in three schedules.

References

External links

Official Website

Film review by Deccan Chronicle

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