CBI
5
The
Brain,
the
fifth
installment
of
the
CBI
franchise
that
features
Mammootty
in
the
lead
role,
had
a
grand
release
on
May
1,
Sunday.
The
K
Madhu
directorial,
which
is
written
by
SN
Swamy,
has
been
receiving
mixed
reviews
from
the
viewers.
However,
this
has
not
prevented
CBI
5
The
Brain
from
making
a
fantastic
opening
at
the
box
office.
According
to
the
latest
reports
from
the
trade
experts,
the
Mammootty
starrer
has
made
a
gross
collection
of
over
Rs.
4
Crore
from
the
Kerala
box
office
alone.
When
it
comes
to
the
worldwide
box
office,
CBI
5
The
Brain
has
made
a
total
collection
of
around
Rs.
5.5
Crore
at
the
worldwide
box
office.
Thus,
the
investigation
thriller
has
emerged
as
the
second
biggest
box
office
opener
of
the
year
after
Bheeshma
Parvam,
the
recently
released
Amal
Neerad
directorial.
This
massive
box
office
opening
by
CBI
5
The
Brain,
despite
getting
released
on
a
Sunday
shows
the
great
influence
that
CBI
films
have
among
the
Malayali
audiences.
The
mixed
responses
from
the
audience
have
not
prevented
Mammootty's
investigation
film
from
making
an
excellent
start
at
the
box
office.
If
things
proceed
at
the
same
rate,
the
K
Madhu
directorial
might
perform
exceedingly
well
in
the
upcoming
week
as
well.
Mammootty
makes
a
comeback
as
the
iconic
character
Sethurama
Iyer,
the
intelligent
CBI
officer
in
CBI
5
The
Brain.
The
fifth
installment
hit
the
theatres
almost
35
years
after
the
release
of
the
first
installment,
Oru
CBI
Diarykurippu.
Thus,
the
CBI
franchise
has
emerged
as
the
longest-running
franchise
of
Indian
cinema,
which
had
the
same
leading
man,
director,
and
writer.
Along
with
Mammootty,
the
original
cast
of
the
CBI
series
including
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Mukesh,
and
Saikumar
have
reprised
their
respective
roles
in
CBI
5
The
Brain.
The
additional
cast
includes
several
popular
faces
including
Renji
Panicker,
Anoop
Menon,
Soubin
Shahir,
Asha
Sarath,
Kaniha,
Ramesh
Pisharody,
Kottayam
Ramesh,
Suresh
Kumar,
and
others.