Panchama Adhyaya joins the list of Kannada anthologies 

Abhinandan Urs is set to bring one more anthology to Kannada cinema. Titled Panchama Adhyaya, the film brings together five visionary directors with their unique stories. The shooting of the anthology has been wrapped up and the film has also been censored U/A.

The film weaves together women-centric stories, highlighting topics of mental illness, child harassment, generation gap, and self-respect. Sharing the first few stills from the film, Abhinandan mentioned that along with him, he would have first-time directors Anil Kumar BH, Nagbhushan Deshpandy, Pavan Shankar, and Ranjan VV making their debut with this anthology.

While each of the five stories of the anthology have separate choreographers, Adil Nadaf and Rajith Sethu will be in charge of the music and editing, respectively. 

The makers have managed to bring on board a few noted actors like Rajesh Nataranga, Sridhar KS, Aruna Balraj, Chandan Achar, Nisha BK, Mayuri Nataraj and Aishwarya Gowda.

As for the release, Abhinandan is looking to hit theatres in June, depending on the pandemic situation. “We are also rooting for an OTT release, and have made our first approach,” he says.