India Synopsis
പാലേരി മാണിക്യം: ഒരു പാതിരാക്കൊലപാതകത്തിന്റെ കഥ
“A midnight murder story”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha itself).
The 2008–2010 India Window
Among 181 India films we catalog from this window, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha places #15 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.
The 737th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #408 of 1,983 India films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #68 of 283 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Varnachithra Bigscreen |
| Runtime | 2h 35m |
| Release Date | December 5, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1573478 |