| 1 | '''Oru CBI Diary Kuruppu''' |
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| 4 | 1988 137’ col Malayalam |
| 5 | d K. Madhu pc Sunitha Prod. p M. Mani |
| 6 | s S.N. Swamy c Vipin Das m Shyam |
| 7 | lp Mammootty, Urvashi, Suresh Gopi, |
| 8 | Janardhanan, Sukumaran |
| 9 | Among the best known (with Avanazhi, 1986) |
| 10 | of Mammootty’s cop movies. Omana, the |
| 11 | daughter-in-law of prominent businessman |
| 12 | Ouseph, dies under mysterious conditions. The |
| 13 | officer investigating the crime is transferred |
| 14 | when he rejects the official conclusion of |
| 15 | suicide. Omana’s father and sister (Urvashi) |
| 16 | petition the Supreme Court, which orders the |
| 17 | CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to reexamine |
| 18 | the case. CBI officer Sethuraman |
| 19 | (Mammootty), with crack lieutenants Vikram |
| 20 | and Harry, unearths the truth. Much of the film |
| 21 | deals with the illegal financial activities of |
| 22 | Ouseph and his gang, their extensive political |
| 23 | contacts and their control over the local police |
| 24 | (who consistently oppose the CBI officers). |
| 25 | The end, however, develops from a relatively |
| 26 | less explored aspect of the script: Omana’s |
| 27 | sexual oppression in an all-male household. |
| 28 | The criminal is revealed as one of Ouseph’s |
| 29 | henchmen, and the pretence of suicide is |
| 30 | meant to cover up a rape. |
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