Soubin Shahir and Asha Sharath join the cast of CBI 5

We had recently reported about the fifth part of the popular CBI franchise getting ready to go on floors. The trio of Mammootty, script writer SN Swamy and director K Madhu are reuniting and Swargachitra Appachan is producing the film. The makers are planning to launch ‘CBI 5’ in August, on the auspicious day of Chingam 1.

Casting and other pre-production works are currently getting finalized. While Mammootty will be making a comeback as the iconic Sethurama Iyer, he will be joined by Mukesh and Sai Kumar, who both have previously been part of the CBI films. Asha Sarath and Soubin Shahir are the latest additions to the cast. They both are expected to be seen in prominent roles. Details regarding their characters are not yet known.

The makers are planning to shoot the film in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Hyderabad and New Delhi. Shoot will be wrapped up in a single schedule. On the technical front, Jakes Bejoy is likely to handle the music department.

Official announcement with full details of the cast and crew of ‘CBI 5’ is expected to be made soon