Pranchiyettan & the Saint is a 2010 Malayalam satirical film written, directed, and produced by Ranjith.The film centres on the fictitious conversation between the Thrissur based rice merchant C.E. Francis aka Pranchiyettan (Mammootty) and St. Francis of Assisi (Jesse Fox Allen). Priyamani, Innocent, Siddique, Khushboo, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganapathy, Sasi Kalinga, and Biju Menon play the other important roles. The film features the work of five National Award-winning artists: Mammootty, Priyamani, Ranjith, Venu (the cinematographer of the film) and Ouseppachan, who scored the music for the film. The film met with critical acclaim upon release. It became a box office smash, grossing around INR3 crores within fifteen days.It became the longest-running Malayalam film in the last five years.