Sethurama Iyer CBI
A vacationing CBI officer races to expose the truth behind a disputed murder conviction before an innocent man is executed.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- suspenseful
- serious
- methodical
- crime thriller night
- malayalam cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sethurama Iyer reopens the case after Isow Alex claims responsibility for six murders but denies the seventh.
The CBI must confront the possibility that an execution-bound convict was wrongly charged with one murder.
Iyer investigates in his established, deliberate style, relying on questioning and case reconstruction.
The investigation unfolds across Kerala and is anchored in the Malayalam CBI film tradition.
Films like Sethurama Iyer CBI, and why
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
investigative crime mystery led by a methodical professional investigator
Jagratha
Malayalam police procedural combining serial murder investigation with suspense
Memories
classic whodunit structure centered on forensic reasoning and interrogation
Movie Details
- Director
- K. Madhu
- Release Date
- 2004-01-22
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Mammootty
- Jagathy Sreekumar
- Mukesh
- Jagadish
- Navya Nair
- Vineeth Kumar
- Kalabhavan Mani
- Subair
- Saikumar
- Siddique
Common questions
- What is Sethurama Iyer CBI about?
- A vacationing CBI officer races to expose the truth behind a disputed murder conviction before an innocent man is executed.
- What is Sethurama Iyer CBI like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sethurama Iyer CBI as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sethurama Iyer CBI violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sethurama Iyer CBI as moderate.
- Which films are like Sethurama Iyer CBI?
- Films with a similar feel include Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, Jagratha, and Memories.
- How long is Sethurama Iyer CBI?
- Sethurama Iyer CBI runs 145 minutes.
