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{{short description|Film series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = CBI
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[K. Madhu]]
| producer = M. Mani (''1 - 2'') K. Madhu (''3 - 4'')
| writer = [[S. N. Swami]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| editing = [[V. P. Krishnan]] (''1 - 2'') P. C. Mohanan (''3 - 4'')
| cinematography = [[Vipindas]] (''1 - 2'') [[Saloo George]] (''3 - 4'')
| studio = Sunitha Productions (''1 - 2'') Krishnakripa Release (''3 - 4'')
| distributor = Aroma Movies (''1 - 2'') Swargachithra (''3 - 4'')
| released = 1988 - 1989 2004 - 2005
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

The '''''CBI''''' film series consists of four [[Malayalam films]] directed by K. Madhu and written by [[S. N. Swami]] featuring [[Mammootty]] as [[Sethurama Iyer]], a [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) officer. The series started off in 1988 with ''[[Oru CBI Diary Kurippu]]''. The character Sethurama Iyer is said to have been inspired by a police officer named Radhavinod Raju, who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief of India's [[National Investigation Agency (India)|National Investigation Agency]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nia-chief-inspired-hit-film-20-yrs-ago/story-6eOSyiefNxzc3pDL9e4gbO.html|title=NIA chief inspired hit film 20 yrs ago|date=18 January 2009|newspaper=Hindustan Times|accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1503/15030120.htm|title=A crack investigative team|publisher=hindu|accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref>

== Films ==
The films depicts a team of three CBI officers led by [[Sethurama Iyer]] investigating into a murder case. All the films feature [[Mammootty]] as [[Sethurama Iyer]]. The other two members of the team vary in the series. All the four films so far released have ''Vikram'', the character played by [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as a CBI officer. But he is not part of the three-men team in the third film but appears in the film for a short length. Chacko played by Mukesh appears in the first film but is not part of the team. But Chacko becomes part of the team from the second film onwards. Harry played by Suresh Gopi is present in the first movie as part of the team, but later transferred to Madras in the second sequel.

{{Timeline of release years
| title = CBI film series released timeline
| 2005 = ''[[Nerariyan CBI]]''
| 2004 = ''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]''
| 1989 = ''[[Jagratha]]''
| 1988 = ''[[Oru CBI Diary Kurippu|Oru CBI Diarykkurippu]]''
| 2022 = [[CBI 5]]
}}

The films of the franchise are:
# '''''[[Oru CBI Diary Kurippu]]''''' ([[Malayalam]]: ഒരു സി ബി ഐ ഡയറി കുറിപ്പ്, 1988), featuring [[Mammootty]], [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as CBI officers. [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] plays the role of police constable Chacko, a relative of the murdered woman.
# '''''[[Jagratha]]''''' ([[Malayalam]]: ജാഗ്രത, 1989), featuring [[Mammootty]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as CBI officers.
# '''''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]''''' ([[Malayalam]]: സേതുരാമയ്യര്‍ സി ബി ഐ, 2004), featuring [[Mammootty]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and ''Vineeth Kumar'' in the CBI team and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in a special appearance.
# '''''[[Nerariyan CBI]]''''' ([[Malayalam]]: നേരറിയാന്‍‌ സി ബി ഐ, 2005), featuring [[Mammootty]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as CBI officers.
The production of the 5th movie of the series titled '''"Black Investigators"''' is under progress.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinequeen.com/commonnewsdetail.php?mid=0&cnid=90 | title=Mammootty back again as Sethurama Iyer | publisher=CineQueen.com | accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://2filmfanscity.blogspot.in/2013/04/black-investigators-malayalam-movie.html | title=Black Investigators Malayalam Movie ( 2013 ) - MAMMOOTTY , MUKESH | publisher=2filmfanscity | date=22 April 2013 | accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
! style="width:15%;"| Character
! style="width:10.5%;" | ''[[Oru CBI Diary Kurippu]]'' (1988)
! style="width:10.5%;" | ''[[Jagratha]]'' (1989)
! style="width:10.5%;" | ''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]'' (2004)
! style="width:10.5%;" | ''[[Nerariyan CBI]]'' (2005)
|-
! colspan="9" style="background-color:#ddf;" |

===Introduced in ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu''===
|-
! scope="row" | [[Sethurama Iyer]]
| colspan="4" | [[Mammootty]]
|-
! scope="row" | SI Vikram
| colspan="4" | [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
! scope="row" | Chacko
| colspan="4" | [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
|-
! scope="row" | CI Harry
| colspan="2" | [[Suresh Gopi]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | DySP Devadas
| colspan="2" | [[Sukumaran]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | K. A. Ouseppachan
| colspan="3" | [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Narayanan
| colspan="2" | [[Prathapachandran]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Omana
| colspan="1" |
[[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Annie
| colspan="1" |
[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | John Thomas
| colspan="1" | [[Bahadoor]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Joy Mathew
| colspan="1" | [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | SP Prabhakara Varma
| colspan="1" | [[Captain Raju]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | SP of CBI
| colspan="2" | [[Jagannatha Varma]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | C.I Alex
| colspan="2" | [[K. P. A. C. Sunny]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Sunny
| colspan="1" | [[Sreenath]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Sreenath]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Bhargavan
| colspan="2" | [[C. I. Paul]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Police Surgeon
| colspan="2" | [[Kollam Thulasi]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Padathalam Mathai
| colspan="1" | [[Poojappura Ravi]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Mary
| colspan="1" | [[Adoor Bhavani]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Adoor Bhavani]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Sreedharan
| colspan="1" | [[T. P. Madhavan]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Driver Vasu
| colspan="1" | [[Kundara Johny]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Nun
| colspan="1" | [[Sukumari]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Mohammed
| colspan="1" |[[Kothuku Nanappan]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background-color:#ddf;" |

===Introduced in ''Jagratha''===
|-
! scope="row" | Ashwathy
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Parvathy Jayaram]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Babu
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Babu Antony]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Adv. Janardanan Nair
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Babu Namboothiri]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | I.G
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[K. P. A. C. Azeez]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Vishwam
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Devan (actor)|Devan]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Kumar
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Mohan
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Jose (actor)|Jose]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Anchor
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Kurupu
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[M. S. Thripunithura]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Thomas
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Paravoor Bharathan]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Vandana
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Sreeja]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Rukmini
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Kanakalatha]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Fake policeman
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[James (Malayalam actor)|James]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Suryan
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Tony
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Rajendrababu
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Vishnuprakash
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Hotel boy
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Poojappura Radhakrishnan
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Union leader
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Adinad Sasi
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background-color:#ddf;" |

===Introduced in ''Sethurama Iyer CBI''===
|-
! scope="row" | Balagopal
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Isow Alex
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Ganesh
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Vineeth Kumar]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | DySP Sathyadas
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Mani
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Jagadish]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Rachana
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Navya Nair]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Reshmi
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Nandana (actress)|Nandana]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Adiyodi
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Bahuleyan
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Rajan P. Dev]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Manikunju / Zakariah
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Paravoor Ramachandran]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Mosi
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Geetha Vijayan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Krishan Iyer
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Meenakshi Iyer
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Urmila Unni]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Dr. Vijayalakshmi
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Poornima Anand
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Vijayamma
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Kuzhivetty Mathai
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Mala Aravindan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Fr. Gomez
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Bharath Gopi]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Crime branch C.I
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Shammi Thilakan]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Sharngadaran
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Subair]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Varkey
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | Punnapra Appachan
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! scope="row" | Broker
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="1" | [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
| colspan="1" {{cEmpty}}
|-
|}

== Sethurama Iyer ==
{{Main|Sethurama Iyer}}
'''Sethurama Iyer''' ([[Malayalam]]: സേതുരാമയ്യര്‍) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the CBI film series. The character was played by [[Mammootty]] in the first four films. He is an investigative officer of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)]]. Iyer's popularity is attributed to the fact that he uses his brain rather than brawn to solve cases.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{CBI film series}}

[[Category:Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 1988]]
[[Category:Indian film series|CBI]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films|CBI]]

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