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Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) : Brief Review -

A Classic Murder Mystery in Typical Indian Style Drama. What Dev Anand's CID missed can be found here as the time gap was big enough to fill the loopes. Having seen almost hundreds of Mystery thrillers from Hollywood Golden phase (30s, 40s and 50s) and some popular Bollywood films from 50s and 60s, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu was like a reply on different screen. The gap between these films is too much for what i can say, the filmmaking became much advanced and writers got enough references rather than making a pure original version. Oru isn't actually a dark crime film like those Old Hollywood's detective/cops thrillers but yes it is influenced by some of the old Bollywood and South Indian films. Actually, almost all Murder Mysteries are similar in a way, but we just have to differentiate them according to situations and storytelling. Instead of calling it a Murder Mystery, i would say Oru is solid Investigation Drama. Mostly, such films keep the murderers unknown till the end but Oru starts off right with known killer family, if not the exact killer. Those Satyajit Ray's Films on Feluda were damn slow and dark and missed light tone like this. Well, it wasn't needed but just to say that it adds repeat value to the Film. Prabhakara Varma is called upon to investigate the death of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a local businessman. It looks like a suicide but, Varma is sure that is not so. Then the CBI Officer Sethurama enters to solve this murder mystery with smooth and proper investigation. Mammootty arrives little late but once he arrives, he takes the charge of the film like all alone. The supporting cast is good. The screenplay is engaging, writing is superb, dialogue are regular, cinematography is average and Madhu's direction is fantastic. Overall, a Classic Murder Mystery in audience friendly atmosphere.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.

Though the plot is not new , the story telling was enthralling. Mamooty has a fantastic screen presence. His athletic built and authoritative aura is enough to give u the visual treat !!

The actors and supporting cast have done thier respective roles with elan .

The background score for a change wasn't jarring!

Though there are few flaws for eg how did the forensics not conclude or rather overlooked the major piece of evidence .

The death sequence did not seem very intense and vanishes quickly . The director should have prolonged the scene for impact .

Overall a good no nonsense masala movie .

This is like the Poirot stuff of Malayalam Movies. Iyer and his team goes a level beyond the CSI. This too should be made as a Web series in Netflix or something at the earliest; with some young cast - showcasing the beginnings or sequel of CBI Diary Kurippu .

A Investigative Officer with his wits and swag ! Considered the best Investigative Suspense Thriller in the history of Malayalam movie. 4 Sequels have been released of this Movie with the same character Sethuram Iyer as the Protagonist, the only Malayalam movie with the same actor playing 4 sequels !!

I can't say this is the one of the best thriller. This is the one and only edge seat investigation thriller in Mollywood. Another masterpiece from the titan of Indian cinema

Good movie Its serice movie Thriller Family All in one.

The first and best of its kind. Fantastic performance from the lead cast. Mammukka is simply awesome.