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| Directed by | Johny Antony |
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| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K.Thomas |
| Produced by | Dileep Anoop |
| Starring | Dileep Bhavana Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Vidyasagar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 25 million
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C.I.D. Moosa is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy film written by the duo Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas, directed by Johny Antony, and co-produced by and starring Dileep in the title role.[1] The film also stars Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Bhavana, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Saleem Kumar, Sharat Saxena and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is considered as one of the best slapstick comedy movie in Malayalam cinema and has a cult film status.[2]
It was remade in Tamil as Seena Thaana 001, in Kannada as CID Eesha and in Telugu as Ramachari - Eedo Pedda Goodachari. CID Moosa was a box office success and became the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, behind Balettan.
Plot
Sahadevan is the son of a Police Constable Moolamkuzhiyil Prabhakaran who works in the Dog Squad and Arjun is a trained police dog with a unique ability to nab culprits and decipher a crime scene. Sahadevan has only one ambition - to join the Police Department for which he clears his exams and waits for the physical test. Sahadevan is not in good terms with his brother-in-law Pitambaran - as he married Sahadevan's elder sister after an elopement.
Meanwhile, Baba - a terrorist incarcerated in the Tihar Jail - decides to murder the Chief Minister, Ravi Menon - appointed recently - with the help of the shrewd and cunning Police Commissioner, Gowri Shankar. Ravi Menon, who was the Minister of State for Home Affairs had ordered for the quelling of Baba's terrorist organisation - which led to Baba's imprisonment and the slaying of his family. Thereafter, Baba has been conceiving a plot to kill Ravi Menon. However Sahadevan foils the plan as his dog Arjun severely wounds himself while retrieving a time bomb from the hospital where the C.M was undergoing treatment. The blame is put on Sahadevan by Shankar but he is saved by the Deputy Inspector General of Police who is a kind-hearted and genuine person.
Shankar, along with Pitambaran intentionally makes sure Sahadevan fails his physical test - as Shankar detests him for preventing the bomb explosion in the hospital. When he finds out who the crooks are he tries to find a way to foil it by becoming a private detective and through taking over the private investigative firm run by his uncle Karamchand alias Karunan Chanthakkavala. Sahadevan alters his name and undertakes the pseudonym CID Moosa, a short form of Moolamkuzhiyil Sahadevan. He has a funky car - given to him by his Uncle - that can do tricks to assist him in evading his enemies. During all of this he falls in love with a girl named Meena. After numerous attempts, he makes her reciprocate.
Meanwhile, he manages to intercept the first terrorist who had planned to place the bomb in the hospital. Shankar, in anger destroys Moosa's office saying it does not have a license. When Moosa goes to meet the C.M for filing a complaint, C.M's car explodes (as Baba's henchman had planted a bomb in it) and Moosa heroically saves him. Moosa is applauded for the same. He later accidentally kills the second terrorist member and gets a Rs.5 Lakh reward announced by the Government. Meena then tells Moosa that these terrorists were tenants in her house and she has filed a complaint with Shankar, not realising that she would be arrested as her flat will be raided.
Shankar tries to molest Meena but Moosa intervenes and fights with him to save her. Later Shankar forces the C.M to issue a warrant against Moosa which he reluctantly accepts. On the way home, Ravi sees Baba on the road after he is released from prison. Moosa meets Ravi to prove his innocence and then, Ravi tells him about Baba's animosity towards him. Suddenly Baba barges and shoots the C.M in his arm. Moosa takes Ravi Menon to safety in his car and uses the different tricks and devices in his car to evade the police who were following him. He is then intercepted by Shankar and Baba but shoots both of them using his wits and a little help from Arjun, his dog. The Chief Minister is saved again and Moosa gets sent to the Scotland Yard for advanced professional training, But a Lunatic Man (Salim Kumar) runs the plane and he troubles Moosa by shaking the plane.
Cast
- Dileep as Moolamkuzhiyil Sahadevan / C.I.D Moosa
- Bhavana as Meera
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Gowri Shankar IPS, Commissioner of Police
- Murali as CM Ravi Menon
- Arjun Rex (Dog) as Arjun
- Jagathy Sreekumar as S.I. Peethambaran, Sahadevan's brother-in-law and his rival
- Sharat Saxena as Khalid Muhammed Baba
- Captain Raju as Karunan Chanthakkavala (Karamchand)
- Abu Salim (actor) as C I George
- Vijayaraghavan as D.I.G. Sathyanath IPS
- Harisree Asokan as 'Thorappan' Kochunni
- Salim Kumar as Unnamed lunatic man
- Cochin Haneefa as Vikraman
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Moolam Kuzhiyil Prabhakaran, Sahadevan's father
- Sukumari as Sahadevan's mother
- Paravoor Bharathan as Meena's grandfather
- Subbalakshmi as Meena's Grandmother
- Indrans as Theekkanal Varkey
- Bindu Panicker as Ramani, Peethambaran's wife
- Kunchan as Doctor
- Machan Varghese as policeman
- Geetha Salam as Kochunni's father
- Narayanankutty as policeman
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Police Constable
- Reena (actress) as CM's wife
- Nandu Pothuval as Tailor
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Broker
- Kalabhavan Rahman as Ramakrishnan
Soundtrack
The film featured a soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Gireesh Puthenchery except where noted.
| Song Title | Singers | Raga(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "James Bond" | Karthik | ||
| "Maine Pyar Kiya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| "Teepori Pambaram" | K. J. Yesudas | ||
| "Kadirangi Oodi" | V. Devanand, Chorus | Kalyani | |
| "Chilamboli Katte" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
Reception
Box office
CID Moosa is one of the most successful and evergreen box-office hits of Malayalam cinema. The movie was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year.[3][4]
Response
The movie received positive response from the audience and has an evergreen stature in Malayalam cinema, not only because of its success in the Kerala box office but also the fan following it still has.[5][6][7][8][9] The movie has achieved a cult status in Kerala.
Remakes
Following the success of CID Moosa, it was remade in Tamil as Cheena Thaana 001 in 2007 and in Telugu as Ramachari - Eedo Pedda Goodachari in 2013 and in Kannada as C. I. D. Eesha in 2013.
| CID Moosa (2003) Malayalam |
Seena Thana 001 (2007) Tamil |
Ramachari (2013) Telugu |
CID Eesha (2013) Kannada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moolankuzhiyil Sahadevan (Dileep) |
Tamizharasan (Prasanna) |
Ramu (Venu) |
Eranahalli Sankargowda (Jaggesh) |
| Meena (Bhavana) |
Mina (Sheela) |
Geetha (Kamalinee Mukherjee) |
Devika (Asha) |
| Commissioner Gaurishankar (Ashish Vidyarthi) |
AC Gaurishankar (Riyaz Khan) |
Commissioner Chadda (Murali Sharma) |
Commissioner (Avinash) |
| CM Ravi Menon (Murali) |
Governor Vishwanath Reddy (Visu) |
Harishchandra Prasad (Balayya) |
CM Rangaswamy (Srinivasamurthy) |
| SI Peethambaran (Jagathy Sreekumar) |
Parameswar (Manivannan) |
SI Chintamani (Brahmanandam) |
Narasimha (Rangayana Raghu) |
| Thorappan Kochunni (Harisree Ashokan) |
Seenichamy (Vadivelu) |
Donga Gangully (Ali) |
Komi (Komal Kumar) |
| Moolankuzhiyil Prabhakaran (Oduvil Unnikrishnan) |
(Delhi Ganesh) | Kotachari (Chandra Mohan) (Chidanand) |
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| Vikraman (Cochin Haneefa) |
(Ilavarasu) | Tatachari (L.B. Sriram) |
(Bank Janardhan) |
| Karunan Chandakkavala alias Karamchand (Captain Raju) |
CID Ananthaikannan (Livingston) |
James Bond jr. (Suthi Velu) |
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| Khaled Muhammad (Sarath Saxena) |
Terrorist Baba (Kazan Khan) |
Mukesh Bhai (Raj Premi) |
Mohammed Ghouse |
Sequel
In 2016, it was revealed that a sequel is in development by the same team. But later on 28 October 2020, actor Dileep himself launched the promo of an animated series based on CID Moosa. The actor announced that a CID Moosa animation film will soon hit the screens after 17 years since its release.[10]
References
- ↑ "Animated CID Moosa"
- ↑ Unforgettable Dectective roles in Mollywood. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ 2003- Malayalam Cinema Going Bust?. Sify(24 December 2003).
- ↑ Mammootty's 'Abrahaminte Santhathikal' and other Malayalam detective films to binge. Republic TV(10 January 2021).
- ↑ "I have more enemies than friends": Dileep(21 April 2004).
- ↑ A winning team(11 July 2004).Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Kerala actress abduction: Dileep's rise from a mimic to a powerful force in Mollywood, before his fall(12 July 2017).
- ↑ The rise and fall of Mollywood's people's hero Dileep...(12 July 2017).
- ↑ Dileep's lucky date!. Sify(14 June 2006).
- ↑ 17 വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം വ്യത്യസ്ത അവതാരത്തിൽ അവൻ വരുന്നു, സിഐഡി മൂസ. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-10-28.