Pennum Porattum

Pennum Porattum (2026)

പെണ്ണും പൊറാട്ടും

When a woman and her dog face public hostility, a village's hidden tensions erupt. A stark examination of mob mentality, social judgment, and how communities can turn cruel when seeking to punish perceived wrongs.

Date of release
2026-02-13
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Rajesh Madhavan

Casting

Interesting facts

Pennum Porattum is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language dark comedy-drama film written by P. T. Ravi Sankar and directed by Rajesh Madhavan in his directorial debut. Produced by Santhosh T. Kuruvilla under the banner STK Frames, the film features an ensemble cast of over 100 actors, most of them newcomers drawn from the Palakkad villages where it was shot. The title references porattu, a form of satirical folk theatre traditionally performed in the Palakkad region of Kerala. The film was released on February 13, 2026 and received positive reviews from critics.

Production

The screenplay was written by P. T. Ravi Sankar, who had previously co-written Rani Padmini and Bheeshma Parvam. Rajesh Madhavan, previously known as a casting director and actor in films such as Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham and Nna Thaan Case Kodu, had worked as an associate director under Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval before making his directorial debut.

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