Starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Chemban Vinod Jose,Joju George and Sreejith Ravi in lead roles[1][2] Police constables Balagopal and Jolly Kurien have been at odds for years but are under orders to transfer two prisoners Nandu and Maaran from Kannur to Trivandrum.

The Times of India wrote that the film "has a promising premise, but ends up being just half of what it aspires to be.

Most of the film's scenes were shot inside a train and they gave it a road movie feel.

[4] International Business Times wrote that the film "fails to come out as a comedy suspense thriller as it was supposed to be".

[5] Indiaglitz noted that the slow story failed to meet the expectations of a thriller film.

It was felt that directors Jexson and Rejis Anthony did "okay on their first outing and a more polished movie is expected from them in future.

The Hindu felt this became evident in the film's second half, "where a scene of high tension and tragedy in the flashback cuts abruptly to a light-hearted one happening in the present.

"[7] It was however, concluded that "Barring a few humorous scenes, Oru Second Class Yathra does not make for a pleasant trip to the cinema.