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{{About|the film|the character|Sethurama Iyer}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sethurama Iyer CBI
| native_name = {{film name|ml|സേതുരാമയ്യർ സി.ബി.ഐ}}
| image = Sethurama Iyer CBI.gif
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]<br />[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
| director = [[K. Madhu]]
| producer = [[K. Madhu]]
| writer = [[S. N. Swamy]]
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| cinematography = [[Saloo George]]
| editing = P. C. Mohanan
| studio = Krishnakripa Release
| distributor = Swargachithra
| released = {{Film date|2004|1|23|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = ₹ 3.35 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|work=[[Sify]]|date=31 December 2005}}</ref>
| gross = ₹ 10 crore <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|work=[[Sify]]|date=31 December 2005}}</ref>
}}

'''''Sethurama Iyer CBI''''' is a 2004 [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[mystery film|mystery]] [[crime film]] directed by K Madhu, written by [[S. N. Swami]], and starring [[Mammootty]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]. [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]] composed the background score for the film.

This film is the third in the series of the ''[[CBI investigative thriller series|CBI investigative thrillers]]'' featuring [[Mammootty]] as [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer [[Sethurama Iyer]].This film was a Blockbuster and was the highest-grossing film of the year collecting around distributors share of ₹4 crore and a gross around ₹10 crore<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-18|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|access-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> The success of this movie made Mammootty "Man of the year"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-18|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|access-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

==Plot==
The movie begins with [[Sethurama Iyer]] visiting Isow Alex, a convicted serial killer who is awaiting his execution. Alex was arrested and convicted for the cold-blooded murder of seven people in two different families. Alex, who had been living a wild life then, had committed the crime high on narcotic drugs. The murder case was left to the CBI for investigation and an able officer, played by Siddique, nabbed Alex in no time. Alex is now a new man, mainly due to the influence of a priest, who requests Iyer to visit Alex.

What Alex tells Iyer is startling; he didn't commit one of the seven murders he was convicted for. The murder was that of Manikkunju, a businessman. Manikkunju, along with his daughter-in-law Mosi, was murdered at his house. Alex tells this all the same confessing that he murdered Mosi. The possibility of another killer involved is very remote and Alex is a serial killer who thoroughly denied any hand in the murders when he was arrested, but yet Iyer decides to reopen the case and investigate. He faces many odds; to prove Alex right would be proving his own bureau wrong and to prove Alex wrong would be wasting time and money.

It was later revealed that Mani had an affair with Mosi and they were caught in an uncompromising position by Manikkunju. Since Mani was married he did not wish his affair to be leaked and hence he murdered Manikkunju.

== Cast ==
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* [[Mammootty]] as [[Sethurama Iyer]], SP of CBI
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Chacko, CI of CBI
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Vikram, DySP of CBI
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Balagopal, DySP of CBI
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Isow Alex
* [[Vineeth Kumar]] as Ganesh (Young CBI officer)
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as DySP Sathyadas
* [[Jagadish]] as Tailor Mani
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Ouseppachan
* [[Navya Nair]] as Rachana, Sethurama Iyer's Niece
* [[Nandana (actress)|Nandana]] as Resmi, Sethurama Iyer's Niece
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Adiyodi
* [[Sreenath]] as Sunny
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Bahuleyan
* [[Paravoor Ramachandran]] as Zachariah (Manikunju)
* [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Mosi
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Krishna Iyer
* [[Urmila Unni]] as Meenakshi Iyer
* Poornima Anand as Dr. Vijayalakshmi (Police Surgeon)
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Vijayamma Mani
* [[Mala Aravindan]] as Kuzhivetty Mathai
* [[Bharath Gopi]] as Fr. Gomez
* [[Adoor Bhavani]] as Mary
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as Crime Branch CI
* [[Subair]] as Sharngadaran
* Punnapra Appachan as Varkey
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Broker

==Box office==
The film was commercial success and highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2004 and also collected around ₹10 crore from the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|work=[[Sify]]|date=31 December 2005}}</ref> The film ran around 200 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/mammootty-10-movies-which-completed-200-days-at-the-theatres-247132.html|author=Akhila Menon|title=10 Mammootty Movies Which Completed 200 Days At The Theatres|work=Filmibeat|date=15 November 2016}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* Originally, the CBI officer in the film ''Oru CBI Diary Kuruppu'' was supposed to be a rough-and-tough cop named Ali Imran. It was Mammootty who suggested that a simple-looking [[brahmin]] who uses his brains more than his brawn would be a better idea.<ref name=aliimranref1>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/07/22/stories/2005072202270100.htm
| title = I want to play lead roles
| first = Sreedhar
| last = Pillai
| date = 22 July 2005
| work = Friday Review: Stories
| publisher = The Hindu
}}</ref><ref name=aliimranref2>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/73661/
| title = Never Say Never Again
| date = 3 July 2005
| work = Old Story
| publisher = Indian Express
}}</ref><ref name=aliimranref3>
{{cite web
| url = http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13934763&cid=2406
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050922125544/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13934763&cid=2406
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2005-09-22
| title = "Investigation stories are universal" : Mammootty
| date =
| work = Moviebuzz
| publisher = Sify Movies
}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0393724}}

{{CBI film series}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films in series|#CBIDiary3]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by S. N. Swamy]]
[[Category:Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]
[[Category:2004 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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