CBI (film series)
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.[1][2]
| CBI | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Produced by | M. Mani (1 - 2) K. Madhu (3 - 4) |
| Written by | S. N. Swami |
| Starring | Mammootty Mukesh Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Cinematography | Vipindas (1 - 2) Saloo George (3 - 4) |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan (1 - 2) P. C. Mohanan (3 - 4) |
Production company | Sunitha Productions (1 - 2) Krishnakripa Release (3 - 4) |
| Distributed by | Aroma Movies (1 - 2) Swargachithra (3 - 4) |
Release date | 1988 - 1989 2004 - 2005 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
FilmsEdit
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.
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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 plays the role of police constable Chacko, a relative of the murdered woman.
- Jagratha (Malayalam: ജാഗ്രത, 1989), featuring Mammootty, Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar as CBI officers.
- Sethurama Iyer CBI (Malayalam: സേതുരാമയ്യര് സി ബി ഐ, 2004), featuring Mammootty, 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 and Jagathy Sreekumar as CBI officers.
The production of the 5th movie of the series titled "Black Investigators" is under progress.[3][4]
Cast and charactersEdit
| Character | Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) |
Jagratha (1989) |
Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004) |
Nerariyan CBI (2005) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduced in Oru CBI Diary KurippuEdit | ||||||||
| Sethurama Iyer | Mammootty | |||||||
| SI Vikram | Jagathy Sreekumar | |||||||
| Chacko | Mukesh | |||||||
| CI Harry | Suresh Gopi | |||||||
| DySP Devadas | Sukumaran | |||||||
| K. A. Ouseppachan | Janardhanan | |||||||
| Narayanan | Prathapachandran | |||||||
| Omana | ||||||||
| Annie | ||||||||
| John Thomas | Bahadoor | |||||||
| Joy Mathew | Vijayaraghavan | |||||||
| SP Prabhakara Varma | Captain Raju | |||||||
| SP of CBI | Jagannatha Varma | |||||||
| C.I Alex | K. P. A. C. Sunny | |||||||
| Sunny | Sreenath | Sreenath | ||||||
| Bhargavan | C. I. Paul | |||||||
| Police Surgeon | Kollam Thulasi | |||||||
| Padathalam Mathai | Poojappura Ravi | |||||||
| Mary | Adoor Bhavani | Adoor Bhavani | ||||||
| Sreedharan | T. P. Madhavan | |||||||
| Driver Vasu | Kundara Johny | |||||||
| Nun | Sukumari | |||||||
| Mohammed | Kothuku Nanappan | |||||||
Introduced in JagrathaEdit | ||||||||
| Ashwathy | Parvathy Jayaram | |||||||
| Babu | Babu Antony | |||||||
| Adv. Janardanan Nair | Babu Namboothiri | |||||||
| I.G | K. P. A. C. Azeez | |||||||
| Vishwam | Devan | |||||||
| Kumar | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | |||||||
| Mohan | Jose | |||||||
| Anchor | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri | |||||||
| Kurupu | M. S. Thripunithura | |||||||
| Thomas | Paravoor Bharathan | |||||||
| Vandana | Sreeja | |||||||
| Rukmini | Kanakalatha | |||||||
| Fake policeman | James | |||||||
| Suryan | Tony | |||||||
| Rajendrababu | Vishnuprakash | |||||||
| Hotel boy | Poojappura Radhakrishnan | |||||||
| Union leader | Adinad Sasi | |||||||
Introduced in Sethurama Iyer CBIEdit | ||||||||
| Balagopal | Siddique | |||||||
| Isow Alex | Kalabhavan Mani | |||||||
| Ganesh | Vineeth Kumar | |||||||
| DySP Sathyadas | Sai Kumar | |||||||
| Mani | Jagadish | |||||||
| Rachana | Navya Nair | |||||||
| Reshmi | Nandana | |||||||
| Adiyodi | Oduvil Unnikrishnan | |||||||
| Bahuleyan | Rajan P. Dev | |||||||
| Manikunju / Zakariah | Paravoor Ramachandran | |||||||
| Mosi | Geetha Vijayan | |||||||
| Krishan Iyer | Kunchan | |||||||
| Meenakshi Iyer | Urmila Unni | |||||||
| Dr. Vijayalakshmi | Poornima Anand | |||||||
| Vijayamma | Kalpana | |||||||
| Kuzhivetty Mathai | Mala Aravindan | |||||||
| Fr. Gomez | Bharath Gopi | |||||||
| Crime branch C.I | Shammi Thilakan | |||||||
| Sharngadaran | Subair | |||||||
| Varkey | Punnapra Appachan | |||||||
| Broker | Suraj Venjaramoodu | |||||||
Sethurama IyerEdit
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 (CBI). Iyer's popularity is attributed to the fact that he uses his brain rather than brawn to solve cases.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "NIA chief inspired hit film 20 yrs ago". Hindustan Times. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "A crack investigative team". hindu. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "Mammootty back again as Sethurama Iyer". CineQueen.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Black Investigators Malayalam Movie ( 2013 ) - MAMMOOTTY , MUKESH". 2filmfanscity. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.