C.I.D. Moosa
| C.I.D. Moosa | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical realse poster | |
| Directed by | Johny Antony |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K.Thomas |
| Produced by | Dileep Anoop |
| Starring | Dileep Bhavana Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Kas Right Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
C.I.D. Moosa is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy film written by the duo Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas, directed by Johny Antony, and co-produced by and starring Dileep in the title role.[1] The film also stars Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Bhavana, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Saleem Kumar, and Ashish Vidyarthi.
It was remade in Tamil as Seena Thaana 001, in Kannada as CID Eesha and in Telugu as Ramachari - Eedo Pedda Goodachari. CID Moosa was a box office success and became the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, behind Balettan.[2][3][4]
Plot
Sahadevan (Dileep) is the son of a police constable Moolankuzhiyil Prabhakaran (Oduvil Unnikrishnan) who works in the dog squad and Arjun is a trained police dog with a unique ability to nab culprits and decipher a crime scene. Sahadevan has only one ambition - to join the police department for which he clears his exams and waits for the physical test. But his rival- his own brother-in-law Pitambaran (Jagathy Sreekumar) who is disliked by his family.
Meanwhile, Baba (Sharat Saxena), a terrorist in prison plans to murder the CM, Ravi Menon (Murali) with the help of police commissioner, Gowri Shankar (Ashish Vidyarthi). This is because Ravi Menon was the man behind Baba's imprisonment. However Sahadevan foils the plan as his dog Arjun sacrifices himself while retrieving a time bomb from the hospital where the minister was undergoing treatment. The blame is put on Sahadevan by Shankar but he is saved by the Director General of Police (Vijayaraghavan) who is his father's friend.
Shankar, along with Pitambaran intentionally makes sure Sahadevan fails his physical test because he foiled the bomb plan in the hospital. When he finds out who the crooks are he tries to find a way to foil it by starting over as a private detective via his uncle Karamchand alias Karunan Chanthakkavala (Captain Raju). Sahadevan becomes a private detective and calls himself CID Moosa, a short form of Moolamkuzhiyil Sahadevan. He has a funky car that can do tricks to assist him in evading his enemies. During all of this he falls in love with a girl named Meena (Bhavana). After numerous attempts, he makes her reciprocate.
Meanwhile, he manages to intercept the first terrorists who had planned to place the bomb in the hospital. Shankar, in anger destroys Moosa's office saying it does not have a license. When Moosa goes to Ravi for filing a complaint, Ravi's car explodes (as Baba's henchman had planted a bomb in it) and Moosa heroically saves him. Moosa is applauded for the same. He later accidentally kills the second terrorist member and gets a 5 lakh reward announced by the Government. Meena then tells Moosa that these terrorists were tenants in her house and had filed a complaint with Shankar, not realising that she would be arrested as she reaches her flat.
Shankar tries to molest Meena but Moosa intervenes and fights with him to save her. Later Shankar forces Ravi to issue a warrant against Moosa which he reluctantly accepts. On the way home, Ravi sees Baba on the road after he is released from prison. Moosa meets Ravi to prove his innocence and then, Ravi tells him about Baba's enmity with him. Suddenly Baba appears and shoots him in his arm. Moosa takes Ravi to safety in his car and uses the different tricks and devices in his car to evade the police who were following him. He is then intercepted by Shankar and Baba but shoots both of them using his wits and a little help from Arjun, his dog. Ravi is saved again and Moosa gets sent to Scotland to solve bigger cases.
Cast
- Dileep as Moolamkuzhiyil Sahadevan / C.I.D Moosa
- Bhavana as Meena
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Gowri Shankar IPS, Commissioner of Police
- Murali as CM Ravi Menon
- Arjun Rex (Dog) as Arjun
- Jagathy Sreekumar as S.I. Peethambaran, Sahadevan's brother-in-law
- Sharat Saxena as Khalid Muhammed Baba
- Captain Raju as Karunan Chanthakkavala (Karamchand)
- Abu Salim (actor) as C I George
- Vijayaraghavan as D.I.G. Sathyanath IPS
- Harisree Asokan as 'Thorappan' Kochunni
- Salim Kumar as Unnamed lunatic man
- Cochin Haneefa as Vikraman
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Moolam Kuzhiyil Prabhakaran, Sahadevan's father
- Paravoor Bharathan as Meena's grandfather
- Indrans as Theekkanal Varkey
- Sukumari as Sahadevan's mother
- Bindu Panicker as Ramani, Peethambaran's wife
- Kunchan as Doctor
- Machan Varghese as policeman
- Geetha Salam as Kochunni's father
- Narayanankutty as policeman
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Police Constable
- Nandu Pothuval as Tailor
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Broker
- Kalabhavan Rahman as Ramakrishnan
Soundtrack
The film featured a soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Song Title | Singers | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "James Bond" | Karthik | |
| "Maine Pyar Kiya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Teepori Pambaram" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| "Kadirangi Oodi" | V. Devanand, Chorus | Kalyani |
| "Chilamboli Katte" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
Box office
The film was a commercial success and was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, behind Balettan.[2][5][6][7][8][9]
Remakes
Following the success of CID Moosa, it was remade in Tamil as Cheena Thaana 001 in 2007 and in Telugu as Ramachari - Eedo Pedda Goodachari in 2013 and in Kannada as C. I. D. Eesha in 2013.
| CID Moosa (2003) Malayalam |
Seena Thana 001 (2007) Tamil |
Ramachari (2013) Telugu |
CID Eesha (2012) Kannada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moolankuzhiyil Sahadevan (Dileep) |
Tamizharasan (Prasanna) |
Ramu (Venu) |
Eranahalli Sankargowda (Jaggesh) |
| Meena (Bhavana) |
Mina (Sheela) |
Geetha (Kamalinee Mukherjee) |
Devika (Asha) |
| Commissioner Gaurishankar (Ashish Vidyarthi) |
AC Gaurishankar (Riyaz Khan) |
Commissioner Chadda (Murali Sharma) |
Commissioner (Avinash) |
| CM Ravi Menon (Murali) |
Governor Vishwanath Reddy (Visu) |
Harishchandra Prasad (Balayya) |
CM Rangaswamy (Srinivasamurthy) |
| SI Peethambaran (Jagathy Sreekumar) |
Parameswar (Manivannan) |
SI Chintamani (Brahmanandam) |
Narasimha (Rangayana Raghu) |
| Thorappan Kochunni (Harisree Ashokan) |
Seenichamy (Vadivelu) |
Donga Gangully (Ali) |
Komi (Komal Kumar) |
| Moolankuzhiyil Prabhakaran (Oduvil Unnikrishnan) |
(Delhi Ganesh) | Kotachari (Chandra Mohan) (Chidanand) |
|
| Vikraman (Cochin Haneefa) |
(Ilavarasu) | Tatachari (L.B. Sriram) |
(Bank Janardhan) |
| Karunan Chandakkavala alias Karamchand (Captain Raju) |
CID Ananthaikannan (Livingston) |
James Bond jr. (Suthi Velu) |
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| Khaled Muhammad (Sarath Saxena) |
Terrorist Baba (Kazan Khan) |
Mukesh Bhai (Raj Premi) |
Mohammed Ghouse |
Sequel
In 2016, it was revealed that a sequel is in development by the same team. The name they have announced is CID Moosa from Scotland (2016). This movie has been put on hold for the time being.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Animated CID Moosa"
- ^ a b Moviebuzz (24 December 2003). "2003- Malayalam Cinema Going Bust?". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 January 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ C., Maya (12 September 2003). "Mohanlal pulls it off". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ G., Krishnakumar (20 January 2004). "Scripting new success stories". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ ""I have more enemies than friends": Dileep". Sify. 21 April 2004.
- ^ "A winning team". The Hindu. 11 July 2004.
- ^ "Kerala actress abduction: Dileep's rise from a mimic to a powerful force in Mollywood, before his fall". India Today. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "The rise and fall of Mollywood's people's hero Dileep..." Malayala Manorama. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Dileep's lucky date!". Sify. 14 June 2006.
External links
- Use dmy dates from March 2013
- 2003 films
- 2000s Malayalam-language films
- Indian films
- Indian slapstick comedy films
- Malayalam films remade in other languages
- 2000s crime comedy films
- Indian crime comedy films
- Malayalam films scored by Vidyasagar
- Films with screenplays by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
- Films directed by Johny Antony
- 2003 comedy films