Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
all
set
to
play
the
popular
character
Sethurama
Iyer
once
again,
in
the
fifth
installment
of
the
CBI
series.
The
project,
which
has
been
tentatively
titled
CBI
5,
will
mark
senior
filmmaker
K
Madhu's
comeback
to
the
Malayalam
film,
after
a
long
gap.
As
per
the
reports,
the
Mammootty
starrer
is
all
set
to
get
an
official
launch
soon.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
CBI
5
will
be
officially
launched
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Chingam
1,
which
falls
in
the
month
of
August
2021.
The
title
of
the
project
and
further
details
are
expected
to
be
revealed
during
the
launch.
According
to
the
reports,
the
Mammootty
starrer
will
be
shot
in
a
single
schedule,
once
the
pandemic
comes
under
control.
CBI
5
will
be
shot
at
the
various
locations
of
Ernakulam,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Hyderabad,
and
New
Delhi.
An
official
announcement
regarding
the
same
is
expected
to
be
made
very
soon.
As
reported
earlier,
Jagathy
Sreekumar
might
return
in
the
role
of
CBI
officer
Vikram
in
CBI
5,
thus
marking
his
comeback
to
movies
after
a
long
gap.
The
veteran
actor
has
reported
signed
the
dotted
line
already,
as
the
makers
had
kept
his
health
condition
in
mind
while
scripting
the
film
and
developing
his
character
Vikram.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
movie
which
is
scripted
by
revolves
around
the
concept
of
'basket
killing',
which
is
new
to
Malayalam
cinema.
Along
with
Mammootty,
the
popular
faces
of
the
original
cast
including
Mukesh
and
Saikumar,
who
played
the
roles
of
Chacko
and
Sathyadas,
are
also
a
part
of
the
fifth
installment.
Renji
Panicker
is
the
new
addition
to
the
cast.
Jakes
Bejoy
composes
the
music
for
the
project.
CBI
5
is
bankrolled
by
the
prestigious
banner,
Swargachithra.