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Revision as of 05:16, 27 May 2022
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Written by | S. N. Swamy |
| Produced by | Swargachitra Appachan |
| Starring | Mammootty Mukesh Jagathy Sreekumar Soubin Shahir Anoop Menon Saikumar Renji Panicker |
| Cinematography | Akhil George |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Swargachithra Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est.₹17 crore[2] |
CBI 5: The Brain is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swami. The film stars Mammootty reprising his role as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer Sethurama Iyer along with an ensemble cast. It is the fifth installment of CBI film series.
Premise
CBI 5 The Brain revolves around an investigation which is considered as the most difficult case in the career of Sethurama Iyer. The story revolves around a basket killing of several people connected to each other. The conspiracy behind the killing and how Iyer manage to crack is the rest of the movie.
Cast
- Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer, S.P., C.B.I.
- Mukesh as Chacko, DySP, C.B.I.
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Vikram, Dy.S.P. (Retd.), C.B.I
- Saikumar as D.Y.S.P. Sathyadas
- Renji Panicker as Balagopal, DySP, C.B.I.
- Anoop Menon as I.G. Unnithan
- Soubin Shahir as Paul Meijo / Mansoor / Sandeep
- Dileesh Pothan as Chief Minister
- Asha Sharath as Adv. Prathibha Sathyadas
- Kaniha as Susan George / Ambika Unnithan
- Ansiba Hassan as Anitha, C.B.I. Officer
- Ramesh Pisharody as Vinay, C.I., C.B.I.
- Prasanth Alexander as Sudhi, S.I., C.B.I.
- Malavika Menon as Aparna, I.P.S. Trainee
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as D.Y.S.P. Babu Raj
- Sudev Nair as SI Iqbal
- Jayakrishnan as CI Josemon
- Malavika Nair as Josemon's Wife
- Swasika as Merlin, Sam's Wife
- Prathap Pothen as Dr. George
- G. Suresh Kumar as Minister Abdul Samad
- Ravikumar as C.B.I. Director
- Rajkumar Sreekumar as Vikram's Son
- Harish Raj as Sam
- Idavela Babu as Mamman Varghese
- Arjun Nandhakumar as Anil Thomas
- Krishna as Doctor
- Chandunath as Bhasuran, an activist
- Azeez Nedumangad as Gopan (Police Head Constable)
- Sajipathi as Surendran, A.S.I., Kerala Police
- Aniyappan as Police Constable
- Kalabhavan Jinto as Sethurama Iyer's Driver
- Maya Vishwanath as Abdul Samad's Wife
- Lukman Avaran as Muthukkoya
- Sminu Sijo as Muthukkoya's Sister
- Pradeep Joseph as the person riding the bike
Music
The soundtrack and score is composed by Jakes Bejoy in his first collaboration with Mammootty. The audio rights for the film were bought by Saina. For the main theme of the film, Jakes recreated the original theme from the first film composed by Shyam.
Production
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 29 November 2021 at Ernakulam.[3] Mammootty joined the sets on 11 December 2021.[4]
Release
On April 29 Promo of the movie lighted up on Burj Khalifa.[5]The Movie released on May 1 2022 as Eid release in theaters.[6]
Reception
The movie received mixed to positive responses with praise to performance of Mammootty and the appearance of Jagathy Sreekumar.
The Times of India rated the movie 3.5/5 and commented that"A tantalising and twisty crime thriller" along with a advice of "Just stay away from spoilers as smartly as you can!".[7]Indian Express commented "Mammootty effortlessly transforms into Sethurama Iyer in an intelligently woven script".[8] Anna MM Vetticad from Firstpost wrote "Instead of staying true to the original’s tone, CBI 5 throws bombastic and stilted lines into the mix in what appears to be a misplaced attempt at contemporisation" [9]The Hindu commented "Not a worthy sequel to a memorable series"[10].The News Minute reviewed that " Mammootty retains Sethurama Iyer’s traits, but can’t save film."[11]
References
- ^ "Cbi 5: The Brain". British Board of Film Classification. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "'CBI 5: The Brain' Box Office Collection Day 9: Mammootty starrer hits Rs.17 crores overseas - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "CBI 5 starts rolling". Timesofindia. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Mammootty joins CBI 5". Kerala Kaumudi. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Watch: Promo of Mammootty's 'CBI 5: The Brain' lights up the Burj Khalifa! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Mammootty-starrer CBI 5 The Brain gets a release date". The Indian Express. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ CBI 5: The Brain Movie Review: A tantalising and twisty crime thriller, retrieved 1 May 2022
- ^ "CBI 5 The Brain Review: Mammootty effortlessly transforms into Sethurama Iyer in an intelligently woven script". The Indian Express. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "CBI 5: The Brain movie review — Scrapes through by riding on nostalgia and Mammootty's towering presence". Firstpost. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Praveen, S. R. (1 May 2022). "'CBI 5: The Brain' review: Not a worthy sequel to a memorable series". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "CBI 5 review: Mammootty retains Sethurama Iyer's traits, but can't save film". The News Minute. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
External links
- 2022 films
- Indian films
- Malayalam-language films
- 2020s Malayalam-language films
- Indian mystery films
- Upcoming Malayalam-language films
- Films scored by Jakes Bejoy
- Indian sequel films
- Malayalam films in series
- Indian mystery thriller films
- Films with screenplays by S. N. Swamy
- Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction
- 2022 thriller films