Paleri manikyam First report

Renjiths "Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha" is a different cinema. It has Suspense, Drama, life and Mammootty in three different roles. Another good effort from Renjith, after his creative Production Kerala Cafe. An investigative story visualized in a very different perspective.
The story telling, the characters and the backgrounds are new to Malayalam especially in an investigative suspense thriller. The investigation of Manikyam's murder is the major storyline. The storyline goes like this: Haridas, a private detective, is investigating the murder of a young woman, Manikyam, which happened over 50 years back. But it is different.

Hats off to Mammootty. He is critically outstanding by his performance. All actors specially Sreenivasan, siddique, shwetha menon and all new faces are perfectly rendered to the craftsmanship of Director Renjith.

The film is based on T.P. Rajeevan's novel, by the same name, which was serialised in a Mathrubhumi weekly. Director Renjith was fascinated by the novel's theme, which is based on a true incident that happened shortly before the first ministry of Kerala was sworn in.

Cinematography by Manoj Pillai and Music by Sharreth is in tune with the story.

Produced by A.V. Anoop & Subair under the banner of AVA Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen. PMOPK will be a good treat to serious movie lovers.

Paleri Manikkam postponed!

Mammootty's eagerly awaited Paleri Manikkam, directed by Ranjit which was to be the star’s Bakrid release (November 27) has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances” by a week to December 5.

The period crime thriller of a CBI officer who investigates a case which happened in the late 50's in which Mammootty is having two different looks was one of the eagerly awaited films of the year. The buzz on this Ranjith directed film is very good.

Meanwhile the postponement of the release of Paleri Manikkam has worked to the advantage of Neelathamara, which will now get a solo Bakrid release.

Paleri Manikyam release on November 27

Director : Ranjith

Crew : Mammootty, Sidhique, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Lal Jose Rajiv Anchal, Jayaraj, Kalpana

Genre : Investigative Story, Thriller

Producer : A.V.A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen

Inspired By : Novel by T.P Rajeevan called “Paleri Manikyam - Oru Pathira Kolapathaka Katha”

Releasing Date : 2009 November 27

First Look: Mammootty in Paleri Manikyam

Mammootty dons a double role in director Ranjith's Malayalam movie Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Kadha.

The mopvie is based on writer T P Rajeevan's novel. Shooting for the film has been completed in Kozhikode.

The storyline goes like this: Haridas, a private detective, is investigating the murder of a young woman, Manikyam, which happened over 50 years back.

Manikyam was killed a few days after her marriage. Haridas is assisted by Sarayu Sharma, a criminologist, in the investigation. The investigation into the killing was stopped at that time, due to the lack of convincing evidences.

Mammootty plays Haridas while Gowri Munjal (earlier seen in the Telugu film Bunny with Allu Arjun) is Sarayu Sharma and debutante Mythili is doing the character, Manikyam.

The other role that Mammootty is playing in the film is that of Ahmad Haji, a rich landlord.

Produced by Varnachitra and AVA Productions, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Kadha will have a host of fresh faces in the cast, who have been trained by experts after some rehearsal sessions.

Ranjith had gone for fresh actors as he felt that the viewers would accept them without any set images. Also in the cast are Sreenivasan, Siddique, T Damodaran and Shwetha Menon.

Manoj Pillai is the cinematographer and Sharreth the music composer.

Ranjith has scripted Devasuram, Aram Thampuran and Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal before he put on the mantle as the director as well and made films like Nandanam, Mizhi Randilum, Ravana Prabhu, Kaiyoppu and Thirakkadha among others.

Right now, he is also busy as the producer of Kerala Cafe, which has ten short films by ten directors.

Gowri Munjal Mammootty’s Heroine for 'Paleri Manikkam'

Gowri Munjal is currently among the most sought-after heroines in Sandalwood. She starred in a number of films in Tollywood and has also acted in Kannada films like Namma Basava. She will soon be seen opposite Superstar Mammootty in Paleri Manikkam, directed by Ranjith and Gowri hopes this would be her passport to success.

Gowri is currently shooting for Hori, her fourth Kannada film, and hopes to end 2009 on a high note. Her earlier Kannada films are Gandana Mane with Shivarajkumar, Jaaji Mallige opposite Ajay and her debut film, Namma Basava opposite Puneeth Rajkumar.

Gowri has promised she will avoid glamour roles and select roles which give her a lot of scope for acting.

Mammootty for another double role

In an interesting development, the makers of Palery Maanikyam - a Pathira Kolapathakinte Katha, has finally made it clear that Mammootty will be playing a double role in the movie.

The superstar will be in the roles of a CBI officer who is re investigating the crime in the present day and also as a Muslim landlord, who was involved in the original crime in the late fifties. The movie which is based on a serialised novel which appeared in a popular weekly, is on the Manikkam murder case which rocked the state in fifties. The movie making has been in the news for quite some time as the makers were conducting workshops for a month to train the fresh actors appearing in the movie. The shoot for the movie will kick off by the third of July.

Mammootty in “Paleri Manikyam”

Director : Ranjith

Crew : Mammootty, Sidhique, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Lal Jose Rajiv Anchal, Jayaraj, Kalpana

Genre : Investigative Story, Thriller

Producer : A.V.A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen

Inspired By : Novel by T.P Rajeevan called “Paleri Manikyam - Oru Pathira Kolapathaka Katha”

Releasing Date : End of 2009



About The Movie

Superstar Mammootty and veteran director Ranjith once again team up to bring back yet another superhit movie called “Paleri Manikyam“. They have worked together as a team for four films like Black, Kaiyoppu, Prajapathi and Nasrani.This will also be the first time that Ranjith is going to make a film that is not scripted by himself.

The film is also very special as several new faces will be introduced in the movie and that too stage performers as the movie needs a particular slang which can only be done by stage performers.

The movie is based on a novel as explained earlier. In the movie Mammootty is introduced as an officer who tries to solve a murder case that is almost 53 years old. A girl named Manikyam was brutally raped and also murdered on the 11th day of her marriage. But no one was able to find out the guilty person and so the case was closed. The incident took place in a place called “Paleri”, near Calicut. The director has decided to show a part of the life style of the early 1950’s. This was why he had to search out for professional stage performers as they were the only persons who could do those roles.

The movie will have it’s shooting in Paleri, Delhi and also some parts of Palakkad. The movie is expexted to release by the end of 2009.

'Paleri Manickam' First schedule in Paris

Director Ranjit's forthcoming project 'Paleri Manickam' will begin at Paris. Mammootty is the hero. `Paleri Maanickam - Oru Paathira kolapathaka Kadha' is a novel published in Mathrubhoomi weekly written by T.P.Rajeeevan. It is a story based on the incident taken place at Paleri in Kozhikode district. The novelist goes deep in search of the truth. Ranjit got interested on this novel and is on his way to make a cinema casting Mammootty as the hero and supported by artistes from drama field. The hero of the film arrives right from Delhi to bring out the truth behind the murder and in this search he too tries to make his way of life. Under the banner of A.V.A productions and Varnachitra's Big Screens banner A.V Anoop and MRS Maha Subair is producing the film.

Palery Manikyam starts rolling

Scenarist-turned-director Ranjith's upcoming investigative thriller Palery Manikyam, starring Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the role of a Delhi-based investigator, will begin its first schedule of shooting in Paris shortly, sources said.

Produced by A.V. Anoop and Subair under the banner of AVA Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen, Palery Manikyam is the fifth film in which Mammootty is working with Ranjith. Earlier, they have been together for Black, Kaiyoppu, Prajapathy and Nasrani. Ranjith's last was super hit romantic entertainer Thirakkatha (2008).

Palery Manikyam is based on a famous novel 'Palery Maanikyam - Oru Paathira Kolapathakathinte Katha' by T.P. Rajeevan, first published in Mathrubhumi as a weekly serial. As the title indicates, the story is based on the infamous Manikyam murder that took place 51 years back (1958) at Paleri near Kozhikode. It revolves around a village girl Manikkam, who is brutally raped and murdered on the 11th day of her marriage.

Ranjith recently held a film workshop in Kozhikode to choose theatre actors for Palery Manikyam. The aim of the workshop was to finetune the actors who are not familiar with the camera. The film workshop was inaugurated by actress Manju Warrier; leading Malayalam directors and actors took classes at the workshop over 10 days.

Ranjit & Mammootty together again!

Writer, director and actor Ranjit is going to produce another film under his Capital Theatres banner with his favourite star Mammootty. The film has been titled Paleri Manickam - Oru Paatira Kolapathakithinte Katha .

Ranjit says: "As the title indicates it is a murder mystery. Mammootty will play the lead and the rest of the people will be from the theatre background or those who have worked in stage plays. The film is an adaption of the story by the same title published in the Mathrubhoomi weekly a few years back"

The story of the film is based on a murder that took place 51 years back (1958) at Paleri near Kozhikode. Mammootty plays a writer who comes from Delhi in search of his roots who investigates the murder.

For the first time Ranjit is going to direct a film whose script is written by somebody else. And he is going to have unknown new faces to play supporting characters in this film which will also be a different experience for the director. He has invited applicants from the stage to play the characters and those who are selected will undergo a crash course under Murali Menon drama camp.

Hats off to Ranjith for doing Paleri Manickam - Oru Paatira Kolapathakithinte Katha , based on a novel at a time when Malayalam cinema is totally away from good novel and literature.