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Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

A midnight murder story

20097.32h 35m

Overview

In 1950, a young woman named Manikyam was found dead in the village of Paleri. Around 52 years later, Haridas, a private investigator, tries to unravel the truth about her death.

Directed by Ranjith
Written by Rafeeq Ahammed, T P Rajeevan, Ranjith
Produced by Maha Subair, A.V. Anoop
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Top Cast

Mammootty

Mammootty

Haridas / Murikkumkunnath Ahammad Haji / Khalid Ahammad

Mythili

Mythili

Manikyam

Shweta Menon

Shweta Menon

Cheeru

Gowri Munjal

Gowri Munjal

Sarayu

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

Keshavan

Siddique

Siddique

Balan Nair

Muhammad Musthafa

Muhammad Musthafa

Younger Keshavan

Vijayan V. Nair

Vijayan V. Nair

Velayudhan

Suresh Krishna

Suresh Krishna

DySP Y Madhavan

Sasi Kalinga

Sasi Kalinga

DySP Mohandas Manalath

Themes & Keywords

rapeinvestigationmurder

About Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 2009 exploring themes of rape, investigation, murder. Directed by Ranjith, it stars Mammootty, Mythili, Shweta Menon. In 1950, a young woman named Manikyam was found dead in the village of Paleri. Around 52 years later, Haridas, a private investigator, tries to unravel the truth about her death.

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