| CBI Flim Franchise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Madhu |
| Written by | S. N. Swamy |
| Produced by | M. Mani (1 - 2) K. Madhu (3 - 4) Swargachitra Appachan (5) |
| Starring | Mammootty Mukesh Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Cinematography | Vipindas (1 - 2) Saloo George (3 - 4) Akhil George (5) |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan (1 - 2) P. C. Mohanan (3 - 4) A. Sreekar Prasad (5) |
| Music by | Shyam (1 - 4) Jakes Bejoy (5) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Aroma Movies (1 - 2) Swargachithra Films (3 - 5) |
Release dates | 1988 (1) 1989 (2) 2004 (3) 2005 (4) 2022 (5) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
CBI Flim Franchise is an Indian Malayalam-language film series of mystery films directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy featuring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer in the title role. The series started off in 1988 with Oru CBI Diary Kurippu. The character Sethurama Iyer is said to have been inspired by a police officer named Radha Vinod Raju, who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief of India's National Investigation Agency.[1][2]