K Madhu on Mammootty reprising Sethurama Iyer: It is like time has stood still

Three-time National award winner Mammootty is one of the best actors in the country. The legendary actor, who has achieved a feat unparalleled, is playing the character of

Sethurama Iyer

, a CBI officer, for the fifth time, with the upcoming ‘CBI 5: The Brain’. The upcoming film is the fifth installment from his iconic investigative thriller franchise, and the past four installments include ‘Oru CBI Diarykurippu (1988)’, ‘Jagratha (1989)’, ‘Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004)’, and, ‘Nerariyan CBI (2005)’.

‘CBI 5: The Brain’ becomes even more commendable, because of the fact that Mammootty is playing the same character, and also the character is not aging according to real-time, and the superstar manages to portray it!


Director

K Madhu

, and scriptwriter SN Swamy, the creators of all of the installments including the upcoming, share that it is unbelievable to see Mammootty playing the same character without losing the grace, “It is unbelievable even for us when we see him on screen. I mean there is no difference between 1988 and now, one can’t even make out any difference if we compare pictures. It is like time has stood still. We have seen various actors play

James Bond

over these years, but this man goes on and on. His discipline, his lifestyle is inspirational”.

Meanwhile, Mammootty’s recent release was ‘Bheeshma Parvam’, which turned out to be a blockbuster, and his next release is ‘Puzhu’.