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{{Short description|2021 anthology film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aanum Pennum
| image = Aanum Pennum.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] [[Aashiq Abu]] Jay K.
| producer = C. K. Padma Kumar M. Dileep Kumar
| writer = Venu [[Unni R.]] [[Santhosh Echikkanam]]
| starring = [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] [[Joju George]] [[Samyuktha Menon]] [[Roshan Mathew]] [[Darshana Rajendran]] [[Indrajith Sukumaran]]
| music = [[Bijibal]] [[Dawn Vincent]]
| studio = Prime Production
| distributor = [[Aashiq Abu|OPM Cinemas]]
| editing = [[Beena Paul]] Saiju Sreedharan Bavan Sreekumar
| cinematography = Venu [[Shyju Khalid]] Suresh Rajan
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|2021|3|26}}
| language = Malayalam
| narrator = Sathi Premji
}}
'''''Aanum Pennum''''' ({{Translation|Man and Woman}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam-language]] [[anthology film]] featuring three segments directed by [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]], [[Aashiq Abu]] and Jay K.

The film explores the stories of man-woman relationships in the backdrop of three different timelines with each segment telling a story on romance, betrayal and lust. The anthology features an ensemble cast of [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], [[Joju George]], [[Samyuktha Menon]], [[Roshan Mathew]], [[Darshana Rajendran]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] and [[Basil Joseph]]. [[Bijibal]] and [[Dawn Vincent]] composes the original songs and [[film score|background score]]. The film is presented by [[Rajeev Ravi]] and produced by C. K. Padma Kumar and M. Dileep Kumar under Prime Production.<ref>''|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/feb/23/aanum-pennum-slated-for-march-26-2267472.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name='prepping'>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2019 |title=Rajeev Ravi, Aashiq Abu, Jay K and Venu prepping anthology project |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/sep/23/rajeev-ravi-aashiq-abu-jay-k-and-venu-prepping-anthology-project-2038023.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Short Films ==
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! scope="col" style="width:1%;"| Ep. !! Name<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilambur |first=Sibi |date=26 March 2021 |title=കരുത്തിന്റെ മൂന്നു പെൺമുഖങ്ങൾ.. റിവ്യു |trans-title=Aanum Pennum Malayalam Movie Review |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2021/03/26/aanum-pennum-malayalam-movie-review-aashiq-abu-venu-jay-k.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml}}</ref> !! Director<ref name='trailer'>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2021 |title=WATCH: Eerie trailer of Rajeev Ravi's Malayalam anthology film 'Aanum Pennum' out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/mar/21/watch-eerie-trailer-of-rajeev-ravis-malayalam-anthology-filmaanum-pennum-out-2279568.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> !! Cast !! Writer !! Based on !! Cinematography !! Editor
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| 1 || ''Savithri'' || Jay K. || [[Joju George]], [[Samyuktha Menon]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] || [[Santhosh Echikkanam]] || Santhosh's story || Suresh Rajan || Bavan Sreekumar
|-
| 2 || ''Rachiyamma'' || [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] || [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] || Venu || [[Uroob]]'s ''Rachiyamma''<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2020 |title=Parvathy Thiruvothu reacts to criticism against her character of Rachiyamma |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/parvathy-thiruvothu-reacts-to-criticism-against-her-character-of-rachiyamma/articleshow/73432793.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> || Venu || [[Beena Paul]]
|-
| 3 || ''Rani'' || [[Aashiq Abu]] || [[Roshan Mathew]], [[Darshana Rajendran]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], [[Basil Joseph]], [[Benny P. Nayarambalam]] || [[Unni R.]] || Unni R.'s ''Pennum Cherukkanum''<ref name='pc'>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2019 |title=Aashiq Abu project Pennum Cherukkanum starts rolling |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/nov/12/aashiq-abu-project-pennum-cherukkanum-starts-rolling-2060311.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> || [[Shyju Khalid]] || Saiju Sreedharan
|}

==Production==
Jay K.'s film has completed filming in 2019 while other films are in different stages of production.<ref name='prepping' /> Venu's segment which is set in the backdrop of 1950s was shot in [[Palakkad]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/new-poster-aanum-pennum-features-darshana-and-roshan-mathew-144538 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> Aashiq Abu's segment was filmed during November 2019.<ref name='pc' />

==Music==

The first song from the film was released on 26 March 2021 by [[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Music]] on their [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2021 |title=ഹൃദയങ്ങളിലേയ്ക്കു പാടിക്കയറി ബിജിബാലും രമ്യ നമ്പീശനും; പുതിയ പാട്ടുമായി 'ആണും പെണ്ണും' |trans-title=Kadha Padu song from the movie Aanum Pennum |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2021/03/25/kadha-padu-song-from-the-movie-anum-pennum.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml}}</ref>
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! Track !! Song !! Lyricist !! Composer !! Singer(s)

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| 1 || ''Kadha Padu'' || B. K. Harinarayanan || [[Bijibal]] || Bijibal, [[Remya Nambeesan]]

|}

==Release==
The film was released on 26 March 2021.
Currently Movie is streaming on Koode- Malayalam’s First Independent OTT.<ref name='trailer' /> From June 30, it started steaming on Amazon Prime also.

==Reception==
Ashutosh Mohan of Film Companion wrote, "What holds each chapter and the anthology together is the focussed exploration of the most fundamental, timeless parts of what makes and shapes a man-woman relationship."<ref>{{cite web|first=Ashutosh|last=Mohan|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/aanum-pennum-review-malayalam-amazon-prime-superbly-tells-the-one-timeless-story-of-man-and-woman-parvathy-thiruvothu-asif-ali-joju-george-samyuktha-menon/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=ContentSeeding&utm_campaign=AanumPennum|title=Aanum Pennum, On Amazon Prime Video, Tells The One Timeless Story Of Man And Woman In Three Organically-Linked Chapters |access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|14097924}}

{{Aashiq Abu}}

[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2020s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]

Aanum Pennum - Revision history

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