''Goadalli CID 999'' is a 1968 Indian

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film written, directed and produced by

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

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made her debut in Kannada cinema with this film. Sri Lankan based actress

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

G. K. Venkatesh Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...

with lyrics by

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.The film met with highly positive response upon release and paved the way for many more such

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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 ''

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

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''. The success of this movie led to two more sequels - ''

Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 ''Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999'' is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language spy thriller film directed and produced by Dorai–Bhagavan. It stars Rajkumar, Narasimharaju and Rekha. The film is the third in the ''CID 999'' franchise, created al ...

'' and ''

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''. The 2019 Kannada movie ''

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'' had its protagonist ''Diwakara'' being influenced by this movie in his childhood to become a detective.

Cast

* Rajkumar *

* Narasimharaju *

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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 villainous roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films includ ...

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Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

with lyrics by

. In the course of his Concert in Bangalore on 16.11.2019, Ilaiyaraja himself disclosed that, his 1st assignment as a Sessions Guitarist for the music director G.K. Venkatesh was for the film Goa Dalli CID 999.

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1968 films 1960s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian detective films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Indian crime thriller films Indian spy thriller films 1960s crime thriller films 1960s spy thriller films Films directed by Dorai–Bhagavan {{crime-thriller-film-stub