Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha is a 2009 Malayalam-language Crime Drama motion picture written by T.p. Rajeevan, Ranjith Balakrishnan, A.v. Anoop and Maha Subair. The movie is directed by Ranjith Balakrishnan and produced by A. V. Anoop and Maha Subair under the banner of AVA Productions. A private detective investigates a cold case , which is the first registered murder case in Kerala, after 50 years. Paleri manikyam: oru pathirakolapathakathinte katha features Mammootty in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Shwetha Menon, Sreenivasan, Gowri Munjal, T. Damodaran, Sasi Kalinga and Suresh Krishna. The screenplay is written by Ranjith which is inspired from Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha by T. P. Rajeevan. The music was composed by Sharreth Vasudevan along with Bijibal. Cinematography was done by Manoj Pillai and editing by Vijay Sankar. The movie has a running time of 155 minutes. It was released on 5th December 2009. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Varnachithra Big Screen.