movie - CBI series

All the malayalam tv channels were trying to outdo each other with their enthusiastic airing of recent movies on Christmas day! Starting as early as 9.30 in the morning, (wonder how anybody can watch movies at 9.30 am and that too on a Christmas day... don't they have any work to do around the house???) it ended somewhere around 9.30 at night! So, a person could watch atleast around 3 movies, if one felt like it! Anyway, after all the housework and a sumptious lunch, i decided to relax for a few hours watching 'Nerariyan CBI', yet another whodoneit from the CBI series... the fourth sequel to be exact.

Mammooty, as before, plays his unforgettable character of Sethurama Iyer, the intelligent and dashing CBI pro, who negotiates the viewers through several twists and turns, to discover the identity of the real murderer. Infact, this time, there is a supernatural angle added to it, which actually adds to the mystical element.

The story revolves around the aristrocratic Animangalam tharavad, where a couple of untimely deaths are invariably linked to the play of the supernatural... It is in this very house that another mysterious death of a young girl occurs... After the local police and the cbi closes the case for fear of the supernatural, Sethurama Iyer takes over after a gap of 4 years.

This saga of investigation is as usual supported by his loyal team members enacted by Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar as Chacko and Vikram. Together, they face many challenges and gets to the real murderer, whom no one ever had suspected at any time!

I would say that the director K. Madhu deserves all praise for his able handling of another mystery subject. There are no romantic interludes nor violent fights, but nevertheless, it leaves the audience spell bound and anxious. Let me hope that the fifth one in the series is also in the offing...

Alltogether, a good Sunday entertainer... If you haven't seen it yet, don't ever miss the next opportunity.

Speaking about the recent releases, 'Romeo', starring Dileep, though hailed as a rolicking comedy, is actually just another of his collection of pj's. The one review i got about the movie was that it is "unwatchable".

so, i would say, watch at your own risk. :)