her father's murder. The next morning, when the train arrives Madras, DySP Murthy, who had already been informed of everything by Kumbalam and Kanjikkuzhi, arrests Nair. Tony, Kumbalam, and Kanjikkuzhi has proved their innocence. On another day, while boarding the No.19 Trivandrum Mail to return home, they find Mammootty again in the same train, who tries to leave the train after seeing them, but only to be stopped by Tony and friends who promises a happy and safe journey back home. Cast Mohanlal as Tony Kurishingal Jagadeesh as Kumbalam Hari Maniyanpilla Raju as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi Ashokan as Sunil/Suresh M. G. Soman as R. K. Nair, Devi's stepfather Siddique as Tony's Friend Suchitra as Devi Sumalatha as Sister Gloria V. K. Sreeraman as Murthy (Deputy Superintendent of Police) Jayabharathi as Geetha (Devi's Mother) Innocent as Nadar (TTE) Jagathy Sreekumar as Chokkalingam/Chokki (TTE) Janardhanan as Adv. Thomas Matthew Janakaraj as Murukesan Jagannatha Varma as Kurishingal Kariachan, Tony's Father Valsala Menon as Tony's Stepmother Santha Devi as Mother Superior of the convent K. P. A. C. Sunny as Sreedhara Menon KPAC Azeez as Station Master Ajith Kollam as Goon Thalapathi Dinesh as Goon Cameo appearances Mammootty as Himself Thiagarajan as Himself Cochin Haneefa as Himself Captain Raju as Himself Priyadarshan as Himself Rajeev Nath as Himself G. Suresh Kumar as Himself Dennis Joseph as Suresh (crew of Priyadarshan film) 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. Some of the scenes were based on Joseph's own experience from his train journeys. Originally, Jagathy Sreekumar was fixed in the role of the actor the youngsters meet on their train journey. But a day before the filming began, Mohanlal suggested to cast Mammootty in the actor's role and to swap Sreekumar to one of the TTE's roles. Joseph and Joshiy liked the idea but was skeptical whether Mammootty would agree to do a supporting role in a film with Mohanlal in the leading role, since mid-1980s both the actors have attained stardom and have been appearing only in equally important roles or otherwise cameos, nevertheless, Joseph asked Mammootty