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This anthology contains 3 movies.

2 of them are well crafted.

Last two.

If I could rate the movies seperately I would give Savithri- 3/10 Rachiyamma-5/10 Rani-9/10 The first film was just boring and without any substance and a forced "message"(Joju George was good though)

In the second film one sees a decent and nuanced Asif Ali with an overacting almost comical Parvathy though the character was well written. Apart from that the film fails to deliver the potential it had

The third one was just an absolute modern masterpiece. Each frame and each dialogue and each interaction was pure and organic and thrilling to watch

In the end you get an ironic mixture of a Bad Movie,an Okayish Movie and an Amazing Movie.

Sad to see very lazy and lame approach from this promising team. It is an anthology of 3 films based on women empowerment, I don't understand what empowerment they meant by this film.

Part 1 Savithri: Totally boring and artificial film, testing audience patience.

Part 2 Rachiyamma: Just a movie to watch. No life at all. Average. Cinematography by the Director by himself was showing his caliber. Yet, his talent is much higher.

Part 3 Rani: Excellent as a short film.

Anthology of 3 short stories by big directors and big cast. Nothing more , nothing less.

First one by Jay K has strong theme but has become mediocre making

Second one rachiyamma by oroob has great frames and a strong character rachiyamma , Parvathy has done amazingly well, one of her best charectors.

Third one by Ashiq Abu is most cinematic and most enjoyable. Darshana and Roshan done great. Also nedumudi. Ashique abu's craft is visible making such simple story in to an interesting narration

Overall just a collection of 3 normal telefilms done in big scale.

The rating that IMDB has given for this movie, does not reflect the depth of the characters in this movie. It's a good watch.

All three stories have been handled well.

Rani is the best story out of all 3. Just watch it and leave the rest.

Terrible stories. Time waste. Don't watch. Pointless movie.

THREE FILMS, ONE FLAWED

The last one - Rani, directed by Aashiq Abu and written by Unni R - adapting his own short story, starring Darshana Rajendran and Roshan Mathew, is the best one in this anthology of three short films. It excels in various aspects - direction, story, screenplay, subtext, casting and actors performance. The characters played Nedumudi Venu and Kaviyoor Ponnamma stands out the most in terms of performance, writing and the portrayal of a subtext which is not seen before.

The second one - Uroob's Rachiyamma - written, directed and photographed by Venu Isc, starring Parvathi Thiruvothu and Asif Ali in the lead roles is the best after Rani. The performance of both Asif Ali and Parvathy are appreciable.

The short film has certain frames which blossoms the artistic aesthetics of photography. For these, the veteran cinematographer Venu deserves an applause.

The first one - Savitri, directed by Jay K and written by Santhosh Echikkanam, starring acclaimed actors such as Indrajit Sukumaran, Joju George and the newly familiar actress Samyuktha Menon - is the worst short film among the three. Several dialogues were so irritating to hear due to the way it was delivered by Samyuktha, when it comes to her performance it was over-the-top sometimes.

Poor direction, outdated style of making, errors in composition and blocking were present in several frames.

The only positives which were visible was the good performance from Joju and Indrajit.

Except the first short film, the anthology is pretty good!

Not worth the time and money.

3 stories- no meaning, no drama. Baseless stories.

1st story shows communism as a very big thing happened in kerala post british, but in truth it's not. (Learn history kids).

2nd story- overacting by Parvathy. Zero quality story.

3rd story- a good comedy-love theme wasted by poor direction.

Overall- worst. Dont watch.

Don't waste your time...

There is nothing original, endearing or even entertaining in this mindless drivel of pseudo intellectual excrement that deserves attention.

It seems my opinion is contrary to popular opinion. Nevertheless, I am going to state that Rachiyamma is at a pedestal, above the other two. It mainly has to do with its writing as it's a visual adaptation of the short story by legendary writer, 'Uroob'. Frankly I even felt like the other two movies, in spite of the fact that it was written by two very talented modern day writers, were sort of justifying why Uroob's stories were being adapted into movies even in 2021. The scripting for Rani by Unni R was good, but when we realise that at a particular point in the two movies when the two main characters are essentially discussing about the same thing with Rani deliberately due to it's context taking an explicit approach and Rachiyamma being implicit and hiding away the context in it's dialogues, it is still the latter that manages to stir within us a range of emotions and make us love and relate ourselves to the two on-screen characters, then we are left with no choice but to praise Uroob's writing skills. Then again, there is the performance by the leads. Comparisons were drawn between this Rachiyamma and the Doordarshan version starring Madhupal and Sona Nair with a reasonably good percentage preferring the latter. But this has to do with commercialization which is vital for movies or serials seeking to make a profit. In other words, while Madhupal and Sona Nair kept their performance perfect to 990 out of 1000, Parvathy and Asif, as expected from them performed so as to satisfy a minimum of 60,000 out of 1 lakh. It is just remarkable that the duo while romancing in Uyare, and even with the absence of dialogues, correctly conveys the tensions and distance whereas here many times without dialogues, they make us feel the love and intimacy the characters share. That's just acting at it's best which should be appreciated. Cinematographers turned directors guarantees stunning visuals and here too ace cinematographer Venu proved to be not an exception.

Even with 1.5 hour runtime they took a lagging flick which feels like 3 hours.

No story, no acting. Such a pathetic attempt !

Luckily released in OTT.

This is the time of anthologies that coming all around the world but Malayalam cinema hesitates to enter into the arena quite for some time. But now it starts with the arrival of Aanum Pennum. The title itself refers to the idea of the movie, where we can see it is a female-oriented one. Jay K, Venu, and Aashiq Abu are the directors. The first one titled Savithri directed by Jay K crawls into the 1940s Kerala atmosphere where high-class people in the society fear the act of communism. We all know it was the time of social change where the emergence and popularization of communist allies shackle the life of the upper section of the society. Savithri, the protagonist who is also a comrade finds her body as a tool in the strike. The second one in the anthology was directed by Venu, a veteran cinematographer, and director. The movie named Rachiyamma talks about a hidden as well as unspoken love between Rachiyamma a local dairy farmer and a Tea factory employee, Kuttikrishnam. The film was the cinematic representation of a short story titled the same name as the movie which was written by veteran novelist cum short story writer Uroob. While watching Rachiyamma I went through the old cinematic representation of the same short story by Harikumar on Doordarshan which pours me some nostalgic moments. To be frank I love that old version than this. The third and final one in this collaboration is Rani which was directed by Aashiq Abu. It is a modern one that portrays a small theme that relates to two lovers. Every film was connected to the core element, where the fire inside women must burns. Savithri, Rachiyamma, and Pennu look like exact examples of courageous women but what obstacles in my watching experience are the poor quality of making. Savithri is a common theme which we have already seen and doesn't have anything fresh in the storytelling. Rachiyamma, as I early said, is unable to fill the situation with keen emotion and beauty. Rani, far better than the first two and I feel it is the good ones in the anthology. I was so excited to watch this because of the makers but when I finished, I feel something lacks.

We loved the screenplay and the atmosphere of this film taking through colourful backdrops of Kerala in different generations. This cinema puts the male character in each of the short films in a weak position deliberately. Not sure what the directors are trying to achieve with such a narrative. Pleasing the liberal crowd with toxic feminism?

This trilogy is a very absorbing one. I don't understand where the hate wave started against it and why people are trying to be smart by going with the wave against their own conscience.

This has to be seen and judged by each individual without listening to the pseudos.

Lovely to watch, simple and beautifully crafted, wonderful acting by the cast..a thinking man's genre..not everyone's cup of tea.

3 nice stories. All of them are lagging, but good acting and cinematography.

Really good. Stories of 3 strong women. I think people are deliberately adding negative reviews. Dont mijd that and go and watch film. Worth it. Kudos to the team.

Thought it was a quality one, as expected from the names behind the movie..

I don't know what all the hate is about, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, n I'm being honest without any preconceived notions. Loved the first and third story, second one was kinda a beautiful story, but couldn't take the overacting Parvathi as rachiyamma, kinda spoiled the whole thing. May be manjuvarrier would have been the perfect fit. It had to be, subtle acting, parvathy tried to overact n spoiled the character. Though, all 3 endings lacked a punch, still a thorough entertainer.

This is a far better movie than some silly pointless "mega star" entertainers like Pulimurugan and Mamangam.

Though the movie is not flawless, actors, directors, and others have done a superb job. Asif Ali's face expression, when he sees Parvathy for the first time after years of separation, is unmatched and deserves an award!