Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

K. Madhu

Writer:

S.N. Swamy (writer)

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (India)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A Story - CBI v/s CBI

Plot:

Isow Alex is awaiting his death sentence at the jail for murdering seven people. He confesses to the CBI officer Sethurama Iyer that he had done six murders but the other one is committed by someone else...

Cast

Mammootty	...	Sethurama Iyer
Mukesh	...	Chacko
Vineeth Kumar	...	Ganesh
Janardanan	...	Ouseppachan
Rajan P. Dev	...	Bahuleyan
Saikumar	...	Sathyadas
Jagadish	...	Tailor Mani
Navya Nair	...	Rachana
Kalabhavan Mani	...	Isow Alex
Shammi Thilakan
Siddique	...	Balagopal
Jagathi Sreekumar	...	Vikram
Nandana
Gopi	...	Fr. Gomez
Subair

Also Known As:

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu Part III (India: Malayalam title)

Country:

India

Language:

Malayalam

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:U

Filming Locations:

Eranakulam, Kerala, India

Movie Connections:

Follows Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)

Remixed theme and the charisma of the central character recombine for magic !

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Sethuram Iyer CBI - The 3rd in a series of CBI flicks that made the Central Bureau of Investigation larger than life in India has managed to capture much of the passion seen in the previous 2 attempts. Sethuramiyer, now based in Delhi is back home in Kerala for the holidays. On the request of a priest based in a Northern Kerala jail, he visits Alex, a convicted murderer awaiting capital punishment for the brutal murders of 7 people, in a case incidentally investigated by the CBI. At the meeting, Alex makes a startling revelation - He claims innocence in 1 of the 7 murders he's charged with ! His curiosity pricked and a desire to uncover the real story, Iyer reunites his crack team of Chacko and Vikram (Jagathy in a sensational cameo) along with a new face - Ganesh(played by Vineeth Kumar). Eventually, a bizarre set of circumstances lead the crack team towards uncovering the truth! The highlights of this movie are without doubt Mamootty's portrayal as the slick CBI officer and Kalabavan Mani's portrayal of Alex. The theme music from the original Oru CBI Diary Kuruppu has been remixed and fits in well with the scheme of things. The performance of Saikumar needs special mention as Satyadas - impersonating his father Devdas's mannerisms (the late Sukumaran) exceedingly well. Watch out for the scene where Satyadas is harassing a victim and Sethuram Iyer arrives at the scene! The erstwhile "Ousephachan" provides a few good laughs (especially the Dummy reference )!Despite all this, the movie is not without flaws. The need to add women stars has resulted in a few uncomfortable scenes. The romance between Vineeth and Navya Nair can get annoying! Also, the obsession to keep Mammooty walking his walk (arms crossed behind him) looks a bit silly at times.

Anyway, these are my thoughts on the film. Considering it has been 15 years since Sethuram Iyer made his first appearance, it is quite a commendable achievement! Grade 9/10