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'''''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha''''' is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] [[Mystery fiction|mystery novel]] by [[T. P. Rajeevan]] (Thachom Poyil Rajeevan).<ref name="The Hindu1">P. Anima (30 August 2009). [http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/mirrors-and-windows/article5075598.ece "Mirrors and Windows"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref> 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.<ref name="The Hindu1"/> However, the English version, titled '''''Undying Echoes of Silence''''', was released in August 2013 only.<ref>[http://www.amaryllis.co.in/view_full_detail.php?id=37 "Undying Echoes of Silence By T P Rajeevan"]. Amaryllis. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.currentbooks.com/undying-echoes-of-silence-t-p-rajeevan.html "Undying Echoes of Silence- T.P. Rajeevan"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140331215435/http://www.currentbooks.com/undying-echoes-of-silence-t-p-rajeevan.html |date=2014-03-31 }}. Current Books. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref><ref>K. Santhosh (4 January 2014). [http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/echoes-through-time/article5538143.ece "Echoes through time"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref><br />
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''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.<br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
The novel is set in [[Kerala]] in 1950s-an era of transition from feudal system to modern democracy. Manikyam, a young [[Thiyya]] girl, comes from the neighbouring village to [[Paleri]] as the wife of Pokkan, the assistant sorcerer of the village. She was found dead a few days after her marriage. Her close relatives suspected it to be a murder, and investigations were carried out. A few people were suspected, arrested and questioned, only to be released by the court which described the prosecution's case as flawed. With no further investigation, the case had, since then, gone cold over the years, eventually acquiring the status of an unsolved mystery. Around 50 years later, a detective living in New Delhi, sets out on a journey to Paleri, which is also his birthplace, hoping to solve this mystery. The story is narrated in first person by the investigator.<br />
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==Translation==<br />
* {{Cite book|title=Undying Echoes of Silence|publisher=Amaryllis|author=Thachom Poyil Rajeevan|author-link=Thachom Poyil Rajeevan|year=2013|ISBN=9789381506141}}<br />
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==Film adaptation==<br />
{{Main|Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)}}<br />
The novel was adapted into a film with the same title in 2009. It was scripted and directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] and starred [[Mammootty]] in three different roles alongside [[Mythili]], [[Shwetha Menon]], [[Sreenivasan]] and [[Gowri Munjal]].<ref>Saraswathy Nagarajan (3 December 2009). [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article59427.ece "Unveiling a mystery"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/paleri-manikyam-oru-pathirakolapathakathinte-katha#; Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha] at [[DC Books]] official website<br />
* [http://www.amaryllis.co.in/view_full_detail.php?id=37 Undying Echoes of Silence] at Amaryllis official website<br />
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