''Neeyum Njanum'' () is a 2019 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

written and directed by A. K. Sajan. It stars

Sharaf U Dheen Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with ''Neram''. He got his breakthrough by portraying the role of ''Girirajan Kozhi'' in ''Premam'' (20 ...

, Anu Sithara and

Siju Wilson Wilson Joseph (born 22 November 1984), professionally credited as Siju Wilson, is an Indian actor and producer, who works in Malayalam films. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film for his debut production '' Vasanthi'' (2019). Care ...

. The film was produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of

Kokers Films Kokers Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by Siyad Koker. ''Koodum Thedi ''Koodum Thedi'' () is a 1985 Malayalam-language romantic drama film produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Film ...

, in association with Lamp Movies. ''Neeyum Njanum'' was released in

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on 18 January 2019 by Kokers Films.

Cast

as Yakub Mohammed * Anu Sithara as Hashmi Anzari, Yakub's love interest *

as Shanu Khalid *

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

as Abbas *

Vishnu Unnikrishnan Vishnu Unnikrishnan (born 11 March 1987) is an Indian actor and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam film industry. Early and personal life He was born to Unnikrishnan and Leela on 11 March 1987 at Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. He has t ...

as Ganapathi *

Poojitha Menon Poojitha Menon is an Indian actress , television personality, anchor, and business woman. known for roles in Malayalam film and television industry. Early life Poojitha Menon was born and brought up in Kuwait. She did her schooling in Thriss ...

as Chithra Prasad *

Shaheen Siddique Shaheen Siddique (born 21 February 1989) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. The son of film actor Siddique, Shaheen made his debut with the Malayalam film ''Pathemari'' (2015) directed by National Award winner Salim Ahamed. He ...

as Noushad * Surabhi Lakshmi as Subhadrakutty * Srikant Murali as Nampiri Mash * Shyam Jacob as Hyder *

Sohan Seenulal Sohanlal.P.S (born 18 December 1978), better known by his screen name Sohan Seenulal, is an Indian film director, screen writer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema . He is known for his character roles in Mammootty films. Career He start ...

as Const.Joseph *Aji John as Soofi *

Sowmya Menon Sowmya Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She made her movie debut in the 2018 Malayalam film '' Kinavalli''. She played the leading role in the Malayalam movie '' Children's Park'' followed by movies lik ...

as Saniya *

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', st ...

as S.I Kanan *

Sijoy Varghese Sijoy Varghese (born 6 March 1971) is an Indian actor and advertising filmmaker. He has been involved in advertising and cinema for 20 years. As an actor he has portrayed characters in Malayalam films including: Bangalore Days, Avatharam, J ...

Kalabhavan Haneef Kalabhavan Haneef is an Indian actor and mimicry artist in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film, Sandesham (1991). Personal life Haneef started his mimicry activity while his schooling, later started his career as a sales person ...

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*Manuraj as Manuji * Shobi Thilakan *

Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ...

as Taj Itha *Dini Daniel *Veena Nair as Sreya *

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

(narration)

Production

The film was launched in

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

on 29 August 2018 followed by the start of

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

. The film was primarily shot in Kozhikode and

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

and few scenes been shot in

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and

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. By the beginning of October, the crew wrapped up the shoot in Kerala and moved to Mumbai. After which they moved to Dubai in November 2018. Entire filming was completed by mid-November.

Release

''Neeyum Njanum'' was released in

on 18 January 2019 by Kokers Films.

Critical reception

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'' rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote: "''Neeyum Njanum'' is a narrative of our time, touching on themes of moral policing, religion, and politics. He . K. Sajanuses sharp wit and wry sarcasm as his story telling tools, making it a somewhat intelligent cinema".

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Vinu Thomas and the lyrics were penned by B. K. Harinarayanan and Salaudheen Kechery. *1 "Kunkumanira" -

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

*2 "Aalam" -

Mridula Warrier Mridula Varier is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. She started her career as a playback singer in the Malayalam movie '' Big B'' in 2007. She has also recorded songs for Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was the winner of Kairali TV G ...

*3 "Ishq Kondu" -

Najim Arshad Najim Arshad (born 8 June 1986) is a state award-winning Indian playback singer and music director, sung more than 500 songs in the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. In 2007, he won the reality show ''Idea Star Singer''. He ...

, Abhirami Ajay *4 "En Roohin" - Amal Antony *5 "Thedunna Theeram" - Amal Antony *6 "Koottilay" - Abhirami Ajay *7 "Alam" (M)-

Arun Alat Arun Alat (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian playback singer, music composer and Lyricist who made a space in Malayalam film industry as a singer with his debut song "Swapnamoru Chaakku" from the 2010 film'' Best Actor''. Musical career In 201 ...

References

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