C.I.D. Nazir Explained

C.I.D. Nazir
Director:	P. Venu
Producer:	P. Venu
Screenplay:	P. Venu
Starring:	Prem Nazir Jayabharathi Adoor Bhasi Jose Prakash
Music:	M. K. Arjunan
Cinematography:	C. J. Mohan
Editing:	G. Venkittaraman
Studio:	Anupama Films
Runtime:	142 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

C.I.D. Nazir is a 1971 Indian Malayalam -language detective film, directed and produced by P. Venu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film was scored by M. K. Arjunan.

The film is considered to be one of the first detective movies in Malayalam. It was inspired by the 1968 Kannada film Jedara Bale which was itself based on the James Bond Franchise. The film later had a sequel titled Taxi Car (1977). The 1994 superhit CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. was made as a homage to this film.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Premise

When CID officer Chandran, who is working on a tedious case, is murdered, officer Nazir is called in to take over his case and also nab Chandran's murderers.

Cast

• Prem Nazir as CID Nazir
• Jayabharathi as Shanthi
• Adoor Bhasi as Bhasi
• Jose Prakash
• Sreelatha Namboothiri as Sreelatha
• Francis
• Raghavan
• T. S. Muthaiah
• Mancheri Chandran
• Rajan
• Bahadoor
• Girish Kumar
• K. P. Ummer
• Nellikode Bhaskaran
• Sadhana as Lovely/Radha

Box office

The film was a commercial success.^[4]

Sequel

See main article: Taxi Car.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CID Nazir. 2014-10-15. www.malayalachalachithram.com.
2. Web site: CID Nazir. 2014-10-15. malayalasangeetham.info.
3. Web site: C.I.D. Nazir. 2014-10-15. spicyonion.com. https://archive.today/20141015142830/http://spicyonion.com/title/c.i.d.-nazir-malayalam-movie/. 15 October 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Unforgettable Dectective roles in Mollywood. The Times of India. 13 July 2013.