''Goadalli CID 999'' () is a 1968 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language

spy thriller Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelli ...

film written, directed and produced by

Dorai–Bhagavan Dorai–Bhagavan were an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of directors B. Dorai Raj (died 2000) and S. K. Bhagavan (5 July 1933 – 20 February 2023), active mainly in Kannada cinema. The duo directed twenty seven films together, most of which ...

duo. The film starred Rajkumar in the lead role as a detective. Indian actress

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

made her debut in lead role with this film. Sri Lankan based actress

Sabeetha Perera Warnakulasuriya Uswaththa Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera (born December 1, 1962) is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema and Cinema of Pakistan, old Lollywood cinema of Pakistan. She is the most successful female superstar of th ...

also made her Indian movie debut with this film.Sabeetha Perera - Biography
/ref> The film had musical score by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by

R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was ...

.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 The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

'' and '' James Bond - styled'' films with the first one being ''

Jedara Bale ''Jedara Bale'' ( ) is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language spy thriller written and directed by the duo Dorai–Bhagavan. It stars Rajkumar in the lead role, alongside Jayanthi, K. S. Ashwath, Narasimharaju, and Udayakumar. The music for the fi ...

''. The success of this movie led to two more sequels - '' Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999'' and ''

Operation Diamond Racket ''Operation Diamond Racket'' is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action spy thriller film produced and directed by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar, alongside Padmapriya, Chandralekha, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Tiger Prabhakar ...

''. 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.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Prakash "CID 999" * Narasimharaju as "CID 888" * B. Raghavendra Rao *

Shakti Prasad J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly Negative roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films includi ...

as Suresh * Janakiram * Jayakumar *

as Veena *

Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a ...

* Vijayabhanu

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by

. In the course of his concert in Bangalore on 16.11.2019, Ilaiyaraja had himself disclosed that his first assignment as a Sessions Guitarist for music director G.K. Venkatesh was for this film.

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