Ranjith | India | 135 minutes | 2009 | Malayalam
The story revolves around the unnatural death of a young woman named Manikyam in Paleri, a small village in northern Kerala, in late 1950s. Although it was claimed by her in-laws 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 prosecution's 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, 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, a crime analyst.
Most of the clues and knowledge of Balan Nair and Keshavan lead him to zero in on Ahmed Haji, a cruel feudal landlord who lived in Paleri during that period. It was obvious why his name did not figure in police reports from that era; he was so powerful and influential in Paleri at that time. Now, however, Haridas is searching for concrete and conclusive evidence that will help him to solve this mystery, which he finds at last, much to his surprise. [wikipedia]
Producer: A. V. Anoop, Maha Subair
Screenplay: Ranjith
Novel: T. P. Rajeevan
Starring: Mammootty, Mythili, Shwetha Menon, Sreenivasan, Gowri Munjal
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