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{{Infobox film<br />
| location = India<br />
| name = C.I.D.<br />
| image = CID 1955 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]]<br />
| producer = [[P. Subramaniam]]<br><small>([[Merryland Studio|Merryland]])</small><br />
| writer = [[T. N. Gopinathan Nair]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>[[Miss Kumari]]<br>[[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]]<br>[[Kumari Thankam]]<br />
| music = [[Br Lakshmanan]]<br/><small>(songs)</small><br/>Thirunayinarkurichi<br/><small>(lyrics)</small><br />
| cinematography = N. S. Mani<br />
| editing = K. D. George<br />
| studio = [[Neela Productions]]<br />
| distributor = Kumaraswamy & Co.<br><small>([[Travancore]])</small><br>Film Distributing Co.<br><small>([[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] & [[Cochin]])</small><br />
| released = {{Film date|1955|8|27|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 170 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''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 fiction|crime thriller movie]] in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vijayakumar|first=B.|date=2014-09-28|title=Panchathantram: 1974|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/panchathantram-1974/article6452869.ece|access-date=2021-07-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and was released in the same year, 1955.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170826001149/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp |archivedate=26 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> K. Devanarayanan wrote the lyrics and dialogues.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Prem Nazir]] as C.I.D. Sudhakaran<br />
* [[Miss Kumari]] as Vasanthi<br />
* [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] as Vallabhan<br />
* [[Kumari Thankam]] as Valsala<br />
* [[S. P. Pillai]] as Pichu & Vava<br />
* Soman as Rudrapalan<br />
* [[T. S. Muthaiah]] as Pachan<br />
* [[Adoor Pankajam]] as Panki<br />
* [[Jose Prakash]] as Mukunda Menon<br />
* Sreekantan Nair as Inspector<br />
* Kuttan Pillai as Sivaraman<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|0214558|C.I.D.}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1305 ''C.I.D.''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of police departments in India]]<br />
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