Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema.
Aashiq Abu started as an ad filmmaker.
He made his directional debut with Daddy Cool (2009).
He is best known for his films Salt N' Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Mayaanadhi (2017) and Virus (2019).
Abu is known for his collaboration with screenwriters Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair.
Abu produces and distributes under the banner OPM and OPM Dream Mill Cinemas.
He is the director of Papaya Media Designs Pvt Ltd and Dream Mill Cinemas and Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
OPM produced Dileesh Pothan's directional debut Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.