CID Ramachandran Retd. SI
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Directed by	Sanoop Sathyan
Written by	Sanoop Sathyan Aneesh V Sivadas
Produced by	Shiju Mispa Sanoop Sathyan
Starring	Kalabhavan Shajohn Baiju Santhosh Sudheer Karamana
Cinematography	Joe Christo Xavier
Edited by	Lijo Paul
Music by	Anu B Ivar
Production company	AD 1877 Pictures
Release date	17 May 2024 (2024-05-17)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

CID Ramachandran Retd. SI is a 2024 Indian Malayalam language crime thriller film written and directed by Sanoop Sathyan. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He has also co-written the script with Aneesh V Sivadas. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The film stars Kalabhavan Shajohn, Baiju Santhosh and Sudheer Karamana. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Film produced by Shiju Mispa and Sanoop Sathyan. ^{[10] [11]}

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• Production
• Music
• Release
• Reception
• References
• External links

Plot

Retired police inspector Ramachandran investigates a case of falsely accused suspects in a rural area, uncovering lies, betrayal, and the real culprit to exonerate the innocent and restore faith in justice.

Cast

• Kalabhavan Shajohn as Rtd S.I Ramachandran
• Anumol as Urmila
• Baiju Santhosh as Advocate Lalji
• Sudheer Karamana as Jayarajan
• Shanker Ramakrishnan as DYSP Shahjahan
• Prem Kumar as Vasundaran
• Srikant Murali as Omanakuttan
• Anand Manmadhan as Raghu
• Azees Nedumangad as Saji
• Thulasidas as Balan Maash
• Deepu Navayikkulam as Rajan
• Pauly Valsan as Madhavi
• Balaji Sarma as ASI Sahadevan
• Geethi Sangeetha as Bindu
• Thushara Pillai as Vasantha
• Arun Punaloor as Conductor Suni
• Viyaan Mangalassery as Inspector Arun
• Nikhil as Manu
• Lakshmi Devan as Lathika
• Varsha as Arya
• Nandhana as Raji
• Selvaraj as Akri Ramesh
• Unni Raj as Purushan
• Shiju Mispa as Inspector

Production

Principal photography began on 27 February 2023 with a customary pooja function held at Thiruvananthapuram. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Music

The film's music was composed by Anu B Ivar and the background score was composed by Anto Francis. ^[16] The song "Aarum Kaana" was released on 16 May 2024. ^[17]

Release

The film was released in theatres on 17 May 2024. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Reception

CID Ramachandran Retd. SI received generally positive to mixed reviews. ^[21] In his review, K R Rajeesh of Now Running praised the performances of the lead actor and wrote, "Overall, it is a quiet thriller with a measured treatment and neat execution." ^[22] Gopika of The Times of India also gave a positive review rating the movie 2.5/5. ^[23]

References

External links

• CID Ramachandran Retd. SI at IMDb