| C.I.D. | |
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| Directed by | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | T. N. Gopinathan Nair |
| Produced by | P. Subramaniam (Merryland) |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Miss Kumari Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair Kumari Thankam |
| Cinematography | N. S. Mani |
| Edited by | K. D. George |
| Music by | Br Lakshmanan (songs) Thirunayinarkurichi (lyrics) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kumaraswamy & Co. (Travancore) Film Distributing Co. (Malabar & Cochin) |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
C.I.D. is a 1955 Indian Malayalam film made for Merryland Studio by director M. Krishnan Nair which stars Prem Nazir, Miss Kumari, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and Kumari Thankam. It is generally considered as the first crime thriller movie in Malayalam.[1]
The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and was released in the same year, 1955.[2] K. Devanarayanan wrote the lyrics and dialogues.
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- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017.