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Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

Seen it?

2009 | 155 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
If you count yourself among anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and crime fans, this one's for you. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Long and immersive, at 2 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    14 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 29K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ranjith

  • MammoottyHaridas / Murikkumkunnath Ahammad Haji / Khalid Ahammad
  • MythiliManikyam
  • Shweta MenonCheeru
  • Gowri MunjalSarayu
  • SreenivasanKeshavan
  • SiddiqueBalan Nair
  • Muhammad MusthafaYounger Keshavan
  • Vijayan V. NairVelayudhan
  • Suresh KrishnaDySP Y Madhavan
  • Sasi KalingaDySP Mohandas Manalath