Spirit is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ranjith.

This Movie is also noted as the last film of Thilakan released before his death on 24 September 2012 Raghunandan is an ex-banking executive of Bank of England who resigned his lucrative job because he was bored with the rather sedentary and mundane nature of his work.

He is highly intelligent, a polyglot and essentially a loner but is a compulsive alcoholic and has an expensive collection of vintage drinks at home.

It was his excessive drinking that resulted in his divorce some years back, but he shares a healthy friendship with his ex-wife Meera and her current husband Alexy.

He rubs off some powerful politicians, who come to his TV show threatening dire consequences and offering bribes, the wrong way and does not regret it.

Ranjith has scripted some of the finest films in Mohanlal's career like Devasuram, Aaraam Thampuran and Narasimham.

Prakash Raj was initially cast for the role of Alexy but he opted out reportedly due to payment issues.

[11] All lyrics are written by Rafeeq Ahamed; all music is composed by Shahabaz AmanA premiere show was held on 10 June 2012 in Chennai where it garnered good responses.

Noted filmmakers and writers such as Priyadarshan, M. P. Virendra Kumar and Anjali Menon were all praise for the film with special mention to Mohanlal's performance.

The film was screened in front of several politicians and ministers such as K. Babu, Ramesh Chennithala, N. Sakthan, Mullakkara Ratnakaran, A. P. Abdullakutty, P. C. Vishnunath and Dominic Presentation on 21 June 2012 at Sreekumar Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram.

In late-June, the decision to exempt the film from the tax was announced in the assembly by Minister for Panchayats and Social Welfare M. K. Muneer.

"The film created an awareness on social issues faced by the society due to increase in liquor consumption," M. K. Muneer said.

[16][17] Central minister Vayalar Ravi has written to the Ministry of Broadcasting to screen the film all over India through Doordarshan television channels.

He adds that Plumber Maniyan, the character played by Nandhu in Spirit, was entirely based on the protagonist of his film.

[19] Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Spirit is not flawless but is recommended for the sincere effort by the cast and the crew."

"[20] A review by Sify.com said, "If you are not expecting a high voltage drama stuffed with the usual share of emotions, Spirit can turn out to be a nice experience.

Mohanlal, as always, has done his part well, but Ranjith had set his own bar high with movies like Pranchiyettan and Indian Rupee and this one does not come anywhere close to that league.