Mammootty,
the
megastar
is
all
set
to
play
the
CBI
officer
Sethurama
Iyer
in
the
upcoming
fifth
installment
of
CBI
Series.
In
a
recent
interview,
CBI
5
writer
SN
Swamy
opened
up
about
his
special
bond
with
the
megastar.
Interestingly,
the
veteran
writer
revealed
that
Mammootty
is
the
only
actor,
who
is
free
to
give
him
suggestions.
According
to
SN
Swamy,
he
is
not
someone
who
encourages
his
lead
actors
to
interfere
in
his
scripts.
The
writer
strongly
feels
that
changing
a
film's
script
to
just
satisfy
its
lead
actor's
ego
is
totally
wrong.
But,
he
has
given
Mammootty
the
complete
freedom
to
interfere
in
his
scripts,
as
he
gives
great
inputs
to
the
screenplay
and
the
roles
he
plays.
To
the
uninitiated,
it
was
Mammootty
who
suggested
making
the
central
character
of
CBI
Series
a
soft-spoken
Tamil
brahmin,
as
he
felt
that
such
a
character
is
very
new
to
the
Malayalam
cinema
of
the
1980s.
The
megastar
himself
decided
the
get-up
and
mannerisms
of
Sethurama
Iyer,
including
the
kumkum
in
the
forehead,
formal
outfits,
and
walking
style.
CBI
5,
which
is
directed
by
the
senior
filmmaker
K
Madhu,
is
expected
to
start
rolling
as
Mammootty's
first
project
post
lockdown.
The
movie
will
feature
the
senior
actors
Mukesh
and
Saikumar
once
again
in
the
roles
of
CBI
officer
Chacko
and
DySP
Sathya
Das,
respectively.
Renji
Panicker,
the
actor-writer
is
said
to
be
the
new
addition
to
the
star
cast.
The
makers
are
yet
to
finalise
the
rest
of
the
star
cast
of
the
project,
which
is
bankrolled
by
the
prestigious
banner
Swargachitra.
Jakes
Bejoy,
the
popular
musician
will
compose
the
music
for
the
project.
The
iconic
CBI
theme
music,
which
is
composed
by
the
veteran
musician
Shyam,
will
be
retained
in
the
movie.
However,
CBI
5
will
not
have
any
songs,
much
like
the
first
four
installments
in
the
series.