MollywoodIt is a testament to these actors’ caliber that their changeovers are not only received so well, but actively encouraged by fans of cinema.With that cracking loud voice of his, actor Janardhanan introduces himself – all too politely to the surprise of an audience unaccustomed to seeing him like that – as Ouseppachan, the miserable father-in-law of a woman found dead in the house. He is one of the suspects in the 1988 crime film Oru Cbi Diary Kuruppu. Up until then, Janardhanan had mostly played the unabashed villain in Malayalam films of the 70s and 80s. But for reasons best known to K Madhu, the director of Mammootty’s Cbi series, Janardhanan was cast as the harmless rich guy in the film, whose misfortunes somehow translated into comic relief for the audience. After this, the senior actor played comedian in movie after movie, one of his most loved sequences featuring in Mannar Mathai Speaking,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22: The team of director K. Madhu, writer S.N. Swamy and actor Mammootty is back again for the fifth "Sethurama Iyer Cbi" film.
The last four parts of the Malayalam mystery crime franchise were box-office hits.
Actor Mukesh will reprise the role of Chacko, and it is said that the role of police officer Vikram, usually handled by Jagathy Sreekumar, will have to be passed on to some other star as he has not yet recovered from injuries sustained in a car accident.
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Fahad in Shyamaprasad's next
Actor Fahad Fazil has been roped in to play the role of a visually challenged artist in director Shyamaprasad's.
The last four parts of the Malayalam mystery crime franchise were box-office hits.
Actor Mukesh will reprise the role of Chacko, and it is said that the role of police officer Vikram, usually handled by Jagathy Sreekumar, will have to be passed on to some other star as he has not yet recovered from injuries sustained in a car accident.
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Fahad in Shyamaprasad's next
Actor Fahad Fazil has been roped in to play the role of a visually challenged artist in director Shyamaprasad's.
- 2/22/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20: Decks have been cleared for the fifth edition of the blockbuster Mammootty film 'Oru Cbi Dairy kurippu', a rarity in the Malayalam film industry, according to its director K. Madhu.
Speaking to Ians, Madhu said that at a recent meeting with Mammootty and scriptwriter S.N.Swamy, they have decided that the fifth in the series is going to be a reality.
'Swamy has commenced his writing and once that is over, we will have another sitting. At the moment, the decision has been made and the name of the film, and all such things will be decided later. I will start to think on it again after I.
Speaking to Ians, Madhu said that at a recent meeting with Mammootty and scriptwriter S.N.Swamy, they have decided that the fifth in the series is going to be a reality.
'Swamy has commenced his writing and once that is over, we will have another sitting. At the moment, the decision has been made and the name of the film, and all such things will be decided later. I will start to think on it again after I.
- 4/20/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
It was a thriller made way back in 1988 starring Malayalam superstar Mammootty. Now Oru Cbi Dairy Kurippu director K. Madhu is working on its fourth sequel. In a chat to Ians, Madhu said scripting work is going on and the film would be released next year. "To the best of my knowledge this is certainly unique, with not a single film going into four sequels. And mind you, each of the earlier released films were superhits," said Madhu. The first sequel was Jagratha in 1989 , Sethurama Iyer Cbi in 2004 and Nerariyan Cbi in 2005. "Another uniqueness of this film is that ...
- 8/5/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 – It was a thriller made way back in 1988 starring Malayalam superstar Mammootty. Now ‘Oru Cbi Dairy Kurippu’ director K. Madhu is working on its fourth sequel.
In a chat to Ians, Madhu said scripting work is going on and the film would be released next year.
‘To the best of my knowledge this is certainly unique, with not a single film going into four sequels. And mind you, each of the earlier released films were superhits,’ said Madhu.
The first sequel was ‘Jagratha’ in 1989 , ‘Sethurama Iyer Cbi’ in 2004 and ‘Nerariyan Cbi’.
In a chat to Ians, Madhu said scripting work is going on and the film would be released next year.
‘To the best of my knowledge this is certainly unique, with not a single film going into four sequels. And mind you, each of the earlier released films were superhits,’ said Madhu.
The first sequel was ‘Jagratha’ in 1989 , ‘Sethurama Iyer Cbi’ in 2004 and ‘Nerariyan Cbi’.
- 8/5/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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