Sethurama Iyer CBI

Sethurama Iyer CBI is a 2004 Malayalam-language mystery crime film directed by K Madhu.The movie is written by S. N. Swami, and The movie stars Mammootty in title role. Actors Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar played important supporting roles. Shyam composed the background score for the film.

This article is about the film. For the character, see Sethurama Iyer.

Sethurama Iyer CBI
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Malayalamസേതുരാമയ്യർ സി.ബി.ഐ
Directed byK. Madhu
Written byS. N. Swamy
Produced byK. Madhu
StarringMammootty
Mukesh
Jagathy Sreekumar
CinematographySaloo George
Edited byP. C. Mohanan
Music byShyam
Production
company
Krishnakripa Release
Distributed bySwargachitra films
Release date
  • 23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹ 3.35 crore[1]
Box office₹ 16 crore [1]

This film is the third in the series of the CBI investigative thrillers featuring Mammootty as 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[1] The success of this movie made Mammootty "Man of the year"[1] The base story and initial scenes are adopted from Arthur Hailey's Novel Detective. Some of the scenes of the movie are also loosely based on the 2001 Aluva massacre.[2]

Plot

The movie begins with Sethurama Iyer visiting Easow Easow Alex, a convicted serial killer who is awaiting his execution. Easow Alex was arrested and convicted for the cold-blooded murder of seven people in two different families. Easow 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 Easow Alex in no time. Easow Alex is now a new man, mainly due to the influence of a priest, who requests Iyer to visit Easow Alex.

What Easow 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. Easow Alex tells this all the same confessing that he murdered Mosi. The possibility of another killer involved is very remote and Easow 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 Easow Alex right would be proving his own bureau wrong and to prove Easow Alex wrong would be wasting time and money.

Cast

Production

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.[3][4][5]

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.[1] The film ran around 200 days in theatres.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Mammootty-Man Of The Year". Sify. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. Detective (novel)
  3. Pillai, Sreedhar (22 July 2005). "I want to play lead roles". Friday Review: Stories. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Never Say Never Again". Old Story. Indian Express. 3 July 2005.
  5. ""Investigation stories are universal" : Mammootty". Moviebuzz. Sify Movies. Archived from the original on 22 September 2005.
  6. Akhila Menon (15 November 2016). "10 Mammootty Movies Which Completed 200 Days At The Theatres". Filmibeat.
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