C.I.D. Nazir is a 1971 Indian Malayalam -language detective film, directed and produced by P. Venu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film was scored by M. K. Arjunan. The film is considered to be one of the first detective movies in Malayalam. It was inspired by the 1968 Kannada film Jedara Bale which was itself based on the James Bond Franchise. The film later had a sequel titled Taxi Car (1977). The 1994 superhit CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. was made as a homage to this film. Premise When CID officer Chandran, who is working on a tedious case, is murdered, officer Nazir is called in to take over his case and also nab Chandran's murderers. Cast Prem Nazir as CID Nazir Jayabharathi as Shanthi Adoor Bhasi as Bhasi Jose Prakash Sreelatha Namboothiri as Sreelatha Francis Raghavan T. S. Muthaiah Mancheri Chandran Rajan Bahadoor Girish Kumar K. P. Ummer Nellikode Bhaskaran Sadhana as Lovely/Radha Soundtrack Box office The film was a commercial success. Sequel References External links 1971 films 1970s Malayalam-language films CIDNazir1 Films directed by P. Venu