Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)

Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha Malayalam , English Manikyam of Paleri A Midnight Murder Story is a 2009 Malayalam language Indian mystery film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mammootty, Shwetha Menon and Mythili. It is based on a best selling Malayalam novel of the same name by T. P. Rajeevan, which said the true story of the first recorded murder case in Kerala. Mammooty plays three characters in the film. The film introduced Mythili to the Malayalam film industry. Ranjith also introduced about thirty Malayalam stage artists through this film. The film tells the story of a private detective, who returns to his birthplace, a village called Paleri, to solve a murder mystery that occurred on the same night he was born. Upon the release of the movie, it got an A certificate due to its violent and adult content.

The story revolves around the unnatural death of a young woman named Manikyam Mythili in Paleri, a small village in northern Kerala, in the late 1950s. Although it was claimed by her inlaws that she died after she had a seizure, examination of the body revealed it to be a case of murder. The police charged three locals with the murder, only to be released by the court which described the prosecutions case as flawed. With no further investigation, the case had, since then, gone cold over the years, eventually acquiring the status of an unsolved mystery.Around 52 years later, Haridas Mammootty, a detective living in New Delhi, sets out on a journey to Paleri hoping to solve this mystery. Apparently, he was born in the same village on the same night when Manikyam was killed. He is joined by Sarayu Gowri Munjal, a crime analyst. ........

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