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Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
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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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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Genre:Crime, Drama, Mystery
Written By:Ranjith
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Runtime:155 minutes
Studio:Varnachithra Bigscreen
Cast
Ranjith
Director
Mammootty
Haridas / Murikkumkunnath Ahammad Haji / Khalid Ahammad
Mythili
Manikyam
Shweta Menon
Cheeru
Gowri Munjal
Sarayu
Sreenivasan
Keshavan
Siddique
Balan Nair
Muhammad Musthafa
Younger Keshavan
Vijayan V. Nair
Velayudhan
Suresh Krishna
DySP Y Madhavan
Sasi Kalinga
DySP Mohandas Manalath
T Damodaran
K. P. Hamsa
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