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.

Plot

Francis of the Chiramel house, nicknamed Pranchiyettan, visits a church one night and starts praying to Saint Francis. Suddenly, Saint Francis comes alive in front of Pranchi and starts speaking in Malayalam to Pranchi. From there, Pranchi narrates several events from his life that led him there to the Saint.