Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010)

Original title

പ്രാഞ്ചിയേട്ടൻ & The Saint

Directed by

Ranjith

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

U

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A businessman in Kerala talks with a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi. They reflect on his life choices and the meaning of success.

wittylightheartedconversationalwhimsicalsatiricalwarmthoughtfullow-key

What happens

Pranchiyettan & the Saint is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ranjith. The film centres on the fictitious conversation between the Thrissur-based businessman C. E. Francis, a.k.a. Pranchiyettan (Mammootty), and St. Francis of Assisi (Jesse Fox Allen). Khushbu Sundar, Priyamani, Innocent, Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganapathy, Sasi Kalinga, Tini Tom, and Biju Menon play the other important roles. The film is considered one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema and has attained cult status in the years following its release. Some critics consider the film as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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