Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (novel)
Content:  The novel was adapted into a film with the same title in 2009. It was scripted and directed by Ranjith and starred Mammootty in three different roles alongside Mythili, Shwetha Menon, Sreenivasan and Gowri Munjal.
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  The film was released on 5 December 2009. It opened in forty centres in Kerala, which is half the number of usual superstar releases. It was also screened at the International Film Festival of India that year.
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  The original cast included Mammootty to play all the three lead roles. Ranjith cast Shwetha Menon as Cheeru, an important character that required the potential of such an experienced actor. Ranjith introduced television anchor and model Mythili, who played the central character Manikyam in the film. Dhanya Mary Varghese was also approached for this role but she instantly rejected. Noted South Indian actress Gowri Munjal played the role of an associate and love of Haridas Ahmed, one of the characters played by Mammootty. Noted screenwriter T. Damodaran also played an important role in the film. Ranjith, who is an alumnus of School 
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  Drama, [Thrissur], also incorporated thirty experienced stage actors of Malayalam drama in this film. They were selected from five hundred odd theatre actors who auditioned for the film in Kozhikode. Actor Murali Menon was the casting director. Among the thirty two selected, Sreejith, Vijayan V. Nair and Musthafa were three who played major roles in the film. Sreejith, an amateur actor at Kaiveli, Kozhikode, who became famous through a reality show, played Pokkan, the husband of Manikyam and a lunatic. Musthafa played younger Keshavan, a character enacted by veteran Sreenivasan in the later stages. He was one of the finalists of 
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content: 1) Haridas, a private detective in New Delhi ; 2) Murikkinkunnath Ahmed Haaji, a wicked feudal landlord of ancient Paleri who had a dangerous sex drive ; 3) Khalid Ahmed, an elderly scholar who is Haji's eldest son ; Mythili as Manikyam ; Shweta Menon as Cheeru ; Gowri Munjal as Sarayu ; Sreenivasan as Keshavan ; Musthafa as young Keshavan ; Siddique as Balan, a present-day native ; Vijayan V. Nair as Velayudhan ; T. Damodaran as K. P. Hamsa ; Suresh Krishna as DySP Y. Madhavan ; Sasi Kalinga as DySP Mohandas Manalath, the old day cop ; Sreejith as Pokkan ; T. A. Razzaq as a Ghazal Singer (Guest appearance) Mammootty plays three roles in the film, namely
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content: Kerala State Film Awards ; Best Film – A.V.Anoop and Maha Subair ; Best Actor – Mammootty ; Best Actress – Shweta Menon ; Best Makeup Artist – Ranjith Ambadi, S. George Asianet Film Awards ; Best Director – Ranjith ; Millennium Actor – Mammootty ; Best Supporting Actor- Female – Swetha Menon Vanitha Film Awards ; Best Director – Ranjith ; Best Actor – Mammootty ; Best Supporting Actress – Shweta Menon Surya Film Awards ; Best Actor – Mammootty ; Best Actress – Shweta Menon ; Best Background Score – Bijibal ; Best Make-up – George    
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mammootty, Shwetha Menon and Mythili. It is based on the novel of the same name by T. P. Rajeevan, which said the true story of the first recorded murder case in Kerala. Mammooty plays three characters in the film. The film was Mythili's debut in cinema. Ranjith also introduced about thirty Malayalam stage artists through this film. The film tells the story of a private detective, who returns to his birthplace, a village called Paleri, to solve a murder mystery that occurred on the same night he was born. Upon the release of the movie, it got an 'A' certificate due to its violent and adult content. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards including the Best Film Award. Mammootty won his fifth Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing three roles Ahmed Haji, Haridas, and Khalid Ahmed in this movie. Shweta Menon also won her first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for this film.
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  The novel, titled Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha itself, was written by director Ranjith's friend T. P. Rajeevan and was published in the Mathrubhumi Weekly a year before onwards. The novel was based on the true story of Manikyam, who was raped and murdered in the early 1950s. According to Rajeevan as well as the film crew, this was the first recorded crime in Kerala. Ranjith was amazed by the story and bought the rights from Rajeevan. Before getting the rights, he had discussed the story with actor Mammootty, who was optimistic about the film. They began the project by mid 2009 and most of the filming occurred on the hill side villages of Kozhikode. The film was produced by A.V.Anoop in the banner of A. V. Productions and Maha Subair in the banner of Varnachithra Big Screen. It was distributed by Varnachithra Bigscreen Release.
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (novel)
Content:  Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha is a Malayalam-language mystery novel by T. P. Rajeevan (Thachom Poyil Rajeevan). It was originally serialised in Mathrubhumi Weekly and was published as a book by Current Books. Paleri Manikyam was first written in English when the author was residing in Iowa, United States. He wrote it in Malayalam after coming back to Kerala. However, the English version, titled Undying Echoes of Silence, was released in August 2013 only. Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha literally translates to Manikyam of Paleri: A Midnight Murder Story and is based on the true story of the first recorded murder case that was registered after the formation of the first democratically elected communist government in Kerala.
Title: Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)
Content:  The original score of the film was composed and co-orchestrated by Bijibal while the songs were composed by Sharreth, Ranjith's previous collaborator in Thirakkatha. The score as well as the songs received notably mixed responses. However, the main theme song enjoyed the status of a chartbuster, thanks for the well received plot of the movie. The main theme song, "Paaleri Naadaya" was sung by Bijibal and another track "Thum Jho mujh mein ho" was by Hariharan and Sharreth. The latter was a ghazal kind of composition and was picturised in the movie. The theme song was picturised as a background song / montage shot. The lyrics were penned by Rafeeq Ahmed.

Question: Who was the director of Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)?
Answer: Ranjith.
Ranjith Balakrishnan.