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]
| 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 |
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.
Plot edit
C.I.D. Sudhakaran is assigned to investigate the murder of Mukunda Menon, a wealthy planter. He discovers who is behind the murder and in the end marries Menon's daughter Vasanthi.
Cast edit
- Prem Nazir as C.I.D. Sudhakaran
- Miss Kumari as Vasanthi
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Vallabhan
- Kumari Thankam as Valsala
- S. P. Pillai as Pichu & Vava
- Soman as Rudrapalan
- T. S. Muthaiah as Pachan
- Adoor Pankajam as Panki
- Jose Prakash as Mukunda Menon
- Sreekantan Nair as Inspector
- Kuttan Pillai as Sivaraman
References edit
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (28 September 2014). "Panchathantram: 1974". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
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