Movie Story
A series of murders is happening in the city. With the police failing to solve the case a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the mystery.
A series of murders is happening in the city. With the police failing to solve the case a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the mystery.
A series of murders is happening in the city. With the police failing to solve the case a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the mystery.
akhil027
03 May 2022
1/10
Disappointing
kalash-shrestha
20 Jun 2022
1/10
Extremely boring...garbage
Too much stretched story..... extremely boring.....slept and woke up several times during movie.....crime story movie...lol.. absolutely no action at all....lots of talking and talking and talking among characters...thats all.... unnecessary garbage stress to viewers brain... sometimes felt like vomiting.....
arungeorge13
12 Jun 2022
4/10
Quite possibly the weakest CBI film! [+41%]
CBI 5 The Brain is actually CBI The Greatest Hits. All ideas including the climax twist have been rehashed from the previous films. SN Swamy tries to contemporize one of the kills but once certain things become evident in the more briskly paced second half I realized that he was only harking back to another script of his from the 90s starring Mammootty himself. The film is exposition heavy and those vague close up shots which may have worked 15 20 years ago fail to work here. The setting the playout of events and the not so novel idea of the killer having accomplices are all picked up from the earlier entries and Swamys other works. But the most disappointing factor here is the motive for the killings not only is it the weakest element but it also struggles to firmly bind everything together. Even when there were loopholes and questionable climaxes in the earlier ventures at least the murderers motive was one that made sense.P. S It was a pleasure seeing Jagathy Sreekumar as Vikram for that wonderfully effective but short scene. Even Mukesh as Chacko showing up for just a couple of scenes felt nice.
abhiyk
01 May 2022
4/10
Not upto the hype! Tragic sequela to the memorable series.
Im a huge fan of CBI series. Perhaps this was the first movie which I ever saw on first day first show without seeing the IMDB ratings and reviews.Writing a sequel for a popular film series is an extremely tough task. Expectations are always high and we expect a better ones than the previous or at least a matching one. Here nostalgia is the marketing strategy. Films including James bond series work on this principle.The movie revolve around a series of not so obviously related murders which police fails to resolves and thus case was handed over to CBI.The script was weak and lagging through out the movie. Even the opening scenes featuring an induction session for the IPS trainees was badly written and executed.Only beautiful and memorable scene in this movie is that of Jagathy. We miss you SirThe movie end with a lot of questions unanswered.At the end I wish to set up another CBI investigation to find the missing script
niranjanabi
01 May 2022
2/10
CBI 5
CBI 5 DisappointingCbi 5 the brain directed by k Madhu is an average movie.... The script was so weak so we will feel so lag ...The usual thrilling scenes that we can see on cbi series is not shown here.... Both half was so lag and unwanted scenes makes movie little bit boring ...Mammotys character cant make anything special in this movie...Another impt things is the comeback of swargachithra after 15 years.... Hatsoff to jagathi sir he has done his job superbly ....climax was little bit interestingOverall its an average movie one time watchable one.
SameirAli
12 Jul 2022
3/10
Very Disappointing.
I have a particular fondness for detective films and used to love CBI films but this film was a disappointment. The film was a procession of unnecessary shots dont ask if the film itself isnt. Many of the scenes seem to be dragged out without any coherence not engaging and without energy at all. Brain becomes an object that is not used anywhere except in the title of the film like a deflated balloon. A very silly film an even more childish climax. Ambilechettans presence brought happiness.
heathermary-48389
14 Jun 2022
1/10
CBI - for the Brainless
This was an absolute waste of my time.Too many plot holes too many irrelevant characters too many unnecessary narratives stories within stories that leave you hanging and confused. Over the top acting which was super cringy. Students in my college can act better. Also dont even get me started on the script. Such repetitive lines and terribly incorrect usage of English. The climax was just as disappointing as the whole movie. CBI has lost its charm for sure.
01 Jan 1970
srusa
Pathetic! Investigation that make you laugh
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iammonay
20 Jun 2022
3/10
Weak story line.
This story has too many faults in its script. Remember its a CBI story. They lack common sense to collect basic details on so many occasssions.In addition every dialogue and acting looked very dramatic nothing genuine.In short i was bored watching this movie. Most of my family fell asleep half way through.. that says how it went.
crravikiran
02 May 2022
7/10
Better than part 4 but no where near part 1 and 3
Anyone who has watched the previous 4 parts of CBI series will appreciate this one was better than part 4 nerariyan CBI. But this movie is a bit dragging in first half and no where near CBI parts 1 and 3 or even part 2. If you had watched Mammootys Truth movie that came in 1997 you can easily predict the villain of this movie. But still definitely one time watchable.
skylarandbesties
01 May 2022
3/10
It was not worth the money
It was an 2005 generation movie....old type direction...kids and old people may enjoy the movie but the audience have changed their crime thriller perspective. It was an average film.there are many illogical things in the film.
s-15144-48886
03 May 2022
6/10
Good but not Great
CBI series for me is something different. Oru CBI Diarykurup set the benchmark for investigative thrillers. Jagratha failed to get much attention like its predecessor but it was a really good film and was successful in the box office. Sethurama Iyer CBI was also a really good film. After Sethurama Iyer CBI Nerariyan CBI came which disappointed me. But CBI 5 really exceeded my expectation because I went with no expectation. I will be saying about the good and bad of the movie in a non spoiler way.The BadSome subplots was started but was left unanswered which left me scratching my head. Also the motive of the killer is a little generic and dumb. The first half is very lagging and nothing is thrilling in it. But after the first half it goes smooth and great. This is the only movie in the series which has less or no action sequences which is not a bad thing but I just mentioned it. The pattern of the killing and how they presented it is very poor and disappointing. Soubin Asha Sharath Ansiba and Anoop Menon were miscasts.The GoodTechnically this film is really good. The remixed background score of Iyer by Jakes Bejoy reminded me of the original score from the original one. The cinematography is great. Screenplay wise this one has an average one but is better than Nerariyan CBI. The second half is really good and gives us some thrills. Some of the performances are really good. Mammootty gives the same vibe of Iyer from the predecessors and also gives a restrained performance. They have tried to do something different with the character of Iyer and have succeeded with it. Loved the scene in which Jagathy was there. It was a pivotal moment in which Jagathy appeared and had a good role. Jagathy did his best and was good. Mukesh and Sai Kumar had a limited appearance but they did a good job. Sai Kumar brings some nostalgic memories. Others did an average job. The climax twist was really unexpected interesting and good.So I recommend all of you to watch it but it isnt very good but you can get entertained and the fans and haters of Nerariyan will love this film and should see it but those who are fans of the first three it is up to you to decide.
jobinjv
02 May 2022
6/10
A good suspense cinema... But worth just a watch
A good once to watch suspense thriller keeping in line with all the CBI movies released till now but casting falling short of the past movies.The movies falls short on the fact that Mamootys character was not really needed to solve the mystery as in the past or the mystery got unfolded by itself was a bit of a letdown.The introduction of the protagonist in the fist half is so deliberate that the writer tried his max but couldnt in anyway inculcate the character to show up in a way of investigation but on it own.The similar clichs of CBI officials and interrogated people still continues and could have been done away with.The inculcation of scenes that bare no requirement to the movie adds to the lag both in first and second half of the movie. These scenes and characters have no meaning to the movie or plays any importance in the storyline.But all in all the writer and director has combined again well to bring out a good movie.
sayanti-dutta
15 Jun 2022
5/10
Too many plot holes, leaves the story half cooked.
The story started good. Twists and turns were making the story interesting. But I felt they were trying to create a lot of misdirections to keep the suspense alive. Which in turn left lot of open ended threads. At one point the writer just hastily grabbed one thread and reached a conclusion. Its not even logical ending.The entry of the main protagonist Sethuraman Iyer is delayed for a better effect. But it was too delayed. At one point of time I started feeling when will the story begins. They had a good story with good actors to give us a great movie. But they failed spectacularly.Editing could have been much better. This is the worst part of the movie.Its an ok one time watch. That too being generous.
kprkyqkn
01 May 2022
4/10
Just a one time watch !
CBI 5 It has not been upto the standards set by the old movies in the series.I felt like the making is done in a way that the makers has not moved from 2010. There are many scenes i meant the cinematography in the movie which makes us feel we are still in those time.The movie is packed with many unwanted characters which makes it confusing and giving a sliw pace to the movie.Mammootty has done a good job. And rest of the casting was not up to the marks.
beerbalone
14 Jun 2022
1/10
Verum kadam
Nothing close to earlier ones...Pathetic storyline... and direction when we expect a classic from a wonderful team.Poor casting i would say... its over crowded... Tried to create the suspense by casting only...The crew should get a Nobel for finding pace maker can be hackable in this 21st century...Happy for only one thing... Got to see Ambili chettan after a long time... Happy to see him... but at the same time feel so sad to see him like this. May God Bless...
abhishekmnicolson
01 May 2022
7/10
AVERAGE
Glad to see Jagathy back Mammootty as always did a wonderful job. Salim Kumar was awesome and the BGM seemed nice. Overall impressive story but it lacks a touch of classy direction and dialogues. The old school direction may be the reasom.
gokulskrishnan
03 May 2022
1/10
Not engaging
This film is not a good thriller. I watched all cbi series of swamis. But this film is not near to his previous film. Not a wow factor its seemes all like thriller films. We dont get anymore this film. Only get mammotys screen present and jagathy sreekumars comeback.
proabhinav
13 Jun 2022
1/10
Disappointing
Frankly a disappointing 2.5 hours and am surprised how is it that people giving this slow dead dying burn even more than 5 .. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
alvint-22192
01 May 2022
10/10
Thrilling film!
Mammootty did amazing in the film as Sethurama Iyer and it was good seeing Jagathy Sreekumar playing his role as Vikram. The BGM gives you nostalgic vibes and I think the story was well crafted with interesting twists as well.For some people it may be a one time watchable film but I think it varies with people. I think this film is a minimum 8 but I loved it so Im giving it a 10
rehmankhilji
12 Jun 2022
1/10
Boring to the core
So the lead actor is since 1971 thats a long time hence also showing as to why he was hardly moving in the movie.Old bonesComing to the movie its superbly lengthy unnecessary ridiculous suspense the story changes from point to point and the climax well you just want to break the screen releasing you have just wasted 2 hours and 44 mins of your life.If you have invited someone over to watch this rest assure they will never come back.Boring and waste till the end. Dont watch.
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When Sethuramaiyer returns you expect something atleast decent. This had nothing good other than Jagathy. Theres nothing new to offer. Theres so many characters who doesnt have any relevance in the plot. The script direction and the make up reminded me of the local dramas in Kerala. The climax twist is shown like a big twist. I was like Hoo Bhayankaram thanne.