The mainour and the witness) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan and written by Sajeev Pazhoor.

The other Prasad explains that they were planning to sell the chain to drill a borewell on their land, to harvest tobacco plants as their supporting business.

The police officers privately contemplate dropping the case due to the thief's lack of ID, but decide against it as the incident happened in public.

He suggests that they instead keep the thief at the station overnight till he passes the chain, and the couple agrees.

A struggle happens between them at a canal area and the thief is apprehended and brought back to the police station.

At the police station, the thief claims that ASI Chandran had told him to run away by keeping behind the chain at a bus stop.

Realizing his job is in danger, ASI Chandran replaces the original gold chain to settle the matter and asks Sreeja to play along in a bid to charge the thief.

Next day, as the ASI asked, Sreeja signs the document by falsely confessing that the chain found by police belongs to her.

In the end, the thief who is shown to be free, is writing a thank you note to Sreeja presumably for telling the truth in the court which freed him.

[12] The music and background score for the film is composed by Bijibal, who has previously worked with Dileesh Pothan in Maheshinte Prathikaaram.

[14] Critic Veeyen termed the movie has sardonic wisecracks and the continual cackles, which fundamentally holds the charm of an otherwise unexciting film.

He praises on the beauty of police office politics that Dileesh & Sajeev was able to portray as the drive that calibrates the film.

Manorama praises real-life police officer Sibi Thomas for his comedic and yet balanced performance.