The CBI film series

Number of Movies: 5

Overview

The CBI film series is a series 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 the block buster Oru CBI Diary Kurippu. The films depicts a team of CBI officers led by Sethurama Iyer investigating into a murder case.

Featured Cast

Mammootty

Sethurama Iyer

Mukesh

Chacko

Saikumar

DySP Sathyadas

Soubin Shahir

Paul Meyjo / Mansoor / Sandeep

Dileesh Pothan

Chief Minister

Asha Sarath

Adv. Prathibha Sathyadas

Anoop Menon

I.G. Unnithan

Ramesh Pisharody

Vinay, C.I., C.B.I.

Kaniha

Susan George / Ambika Unnithan

Featured Crew

5 Movies

Jagratha

September 7, 1989

A renowned actress, Aswathi, is murdered. When a CBI officer, Sethurama Iyer, investigates the case, he unravels a dark secret about Aswathi which brings forth several complexities.

Sethurama Iyer CBI

January 22, 2004

Alex, who is awaiting execution, confesses to having committed six out of the seven murders he is acquitted for. Officer Sethurama Iyer decides to trace the original murderer of the seventh one.

Nerariyan CBI

September 9, 2005

A string of mysterious murders happen in an aristocratic mansion. The owners of the mansion seek CBI officer Sethurama Iyer's help to find the person responsible for the deaths.

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

February 17, 1988

Prabhakar Varma is appointed by the police to investigate the suicide of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a businessman. Varma decides to investigate further when all the clues reveal it was a murder.

CBI 5: The Brain

May 1, 2022

Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.

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