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Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

A midnight murder story

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Malayalam

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

05 December 2009

Country

India

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

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