Goa Dalli CID 999 (1968)

Original title

ಗೋವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಐಡಿ ೯೯೯

Directed by

B. Dorai Raj, S. K. Bhagavan

Genre

crime thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective solves a series of crimes. The movie is a spy thriller with music and action.

fast-pacedsuspensefulheroicretrostylishlightheartedplayful

What happens

Goadalli CID 999 () is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language spy thriller film written, directed and produced by Dorai–Bhagavan duo. The film starred Rajkumar in the lead role as a detective. Indian actress Lakshmi made her debut in lead role with this film. Sri Lankan based actress Sabeetha Perera also made her Indian movie debut with this film. The film had musical score by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.The film met with highly positive response upon release and paved the way for many more such Bond style of movies in the combination of the director duo with lead actor Rajkumar. The film is the second movie in the CID 999 Franchise created along the lines of the James Bond and James Bond - styled films with the first one being Jedara Bale. The success of this movie led to two more sequels - Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 and Operation Diamond Racket. The movie did not have a male playback singer. The 2019 Kannada movie Bell Bottom had its protagonist Diwakara being influenced by this movie in his childhood to become a detective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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