Super Sharanya

Super Sharanya is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A. D.[2] The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the titular role while Arjun Ashokan, Mamitha Baiju and Naslen K. Gafoor plays supporting roles. The film was produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A. D. and the music was composed by Justin Varghese. The film was released on 7 January 2022 to mixed reviews but was commercially successful.[3]

Super Sharanya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGirish A.D
Written byGirish A.D
Produced by
  • Shebin Backer
  • Girish A. D.
Starring
CinematographySajith Purushan
Edited byAkash Joseph Varghese
Music byJustin Varghese
Production
companies
Shebin Backer Productions, Stuck Cows
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 7 January 2022 (2022-01-07)
Running time
164 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office₹ 23 crore

Synopsis

Sharanya goes to engineering college and becomes friends with her roommates. A professor, a senior, and a classmate likes her and she rejects or shows her displeasure with them. She finds romance with a young adult, Deepu through Instagram. She met him accidentally while roaming through Ernakulam and he tracked down her profile. Sharanya and her friends' campus life and evolving character traits are captured throughout the story.[4]

Cast
  • Anaswara Rajan as Sharanya Vasudevan / "Super Sharanya"/ Shaaru
  • Arjun Ashokan as Deepu
  • Mamitha Baiju as Sona Thomas/"Sona Re"
  • Naslen K. Gafoor as Sangeeth
  • Vineeth Vishwam as Assistant Professor Arun Raj
  • Sajin Cherukayil as Abhilash Kumar, Deepthi's husband
  • Vineeth Vasudevan as Ajith Menon
  • Varun Dhara as Varun
  • Antony Varghese as Sumeshettan (cameo appearance)
  • Manikandan Pattambi as Vasudevan (Sharanya's father)
  • Bindhu Panicker as Deepu's mother
  • Rosna Joshi as Sherin
  • Kani Kusruti (cameo appearance)
  • Devika Gopal Nair as Devika
  • Sneha Babu as Deepthi, Deepu's sister
  • Shiny Sarah
  • Sanath Sivaraj as Sudhi
  • Jimmy Danny as Jimmy
  • Aravind E. Haridas as Sanju
  • Jyothy Vijayakumar
  • Sreekanth Vettiyar as Justin
  • Femina as HoD
  • Sanovar T.K.
  • Anagha Biju
  • Keerthana Sreekumar
  • Parvathy Ayyappan as Navya
  • Subin Tarzan

Production

Super Sharanya was announced in August 2020 as Gireesh A. D.'s second directorial after Thanneer Mathan Dinangal with Anaswara Rajan and Arjun Ashokan in lead roles. Kunchacko Boban shared the first look character posters of the film. A second-look poster has been revealed by the filmmakers, announcing the January 2022 release of the film in theatres.[5] Shebin Backer is producing the film, which is co-produced by Girish A. D.. Sajith Purushan did the cinematography, while Akash Joseph Vargheese did the editing. Justin Varghese, who was also the composer of Thanneer Mathan Dinangal composed the music.[6] The film's production was stated to begin in April 2020 but instead started in December 2020 due to the Covid outbreak.[7]

Music
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ashubha Mangalakaari"Suhail KoyaSarath Chettanpady, J'mymah & Meera Johny5:18
2."Sharu Sharu"Suhail KoyaMeera Johny, Justin Varghese & Hafsath Abdussalam K P3:53
3."Shaaru In Town"Suhail KoyaSuhail Koya2:21
4."Pacha Paayal"Suhail KoyaCatherine Francis, Christin Jos, Maria Francis5:09
5."Kannalambili"Suhail KoyaJustin Varghese1:07

Release

The film was released on 7 January 2022.[8][9][10]

Critical response

Times Of India gave it a rating of 3/5 and wrote " A college story too caught up in its own cuteness ". Indian Express wrote, " A few narrative flourishes notwithstanding, the film tells the same love story all over again. It never explains its title either." The News Minute gave a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Starts promisingly but deviates from the plot".

References
  1. Praveen, S. r (7 January 2022). "'Super Sharanya' movie review: Campus drama does not live up to its name". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "'Super Saranya' goes on floors - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. Praveen, S. r (7 January 2022). "'Super Sharanya' movie review: Campus drama does not live up to its name". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. "Anaswara's character in Super Saranya is exciting: Girish AD - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "Thanneer Mathan Dinangal team's next, Super Sharanya, to arrive in January 2022". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. "'Thanneer Mathan Dinangal' team's next is 'Super Sharanya'". The News Minute. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "Anaswara's character in Super Saranya is exciting: Girish AD - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. "Super Sharanya | സൂപ്പര്‍ ശരണ്യയായി അനശ്വര; ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ റിലീസ് തീയതി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "Super Sharanya Movie : അനശ്വര രാജന്റെ 'സൂപ്പര്‍ ശരണ്യ'; ജനുവരിയില്‍ തിയറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. "Super Sharanya Movie Review & Rating: സൂപ്പർ ശരണ്യയും കൂട്ടുകാരികളുമെത്തി". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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