Super Sharanya

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Super Sharanya
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Girish A.D.
Written byGirish A. D.
Produced by
  • Shebin Backer
  • Girish A. D.
Starring
Narrated by Anaswara Rajan
CinematographySajith Purushan
Edited byAkash Joseph Varghese
Music by Justin Varghese
Production
companies
  • Shebin Backer Productions
  • Stuck Cows
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 7 January 2022 (2022-01-07)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office ₹ 23 crore (US$2.9 million) [1]

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 title role, while Mamitha Baiju, Arjun Ashokan and Naslen K. Gafoor plays the supporting roles. The film was produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A. D. and the music is composed by Justin Varghese.

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Super Sharanya was released on 7 January 2022 and became a commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Sharanya Vasudevan enrolls in an engineering college and becomes friends with her roommates Sona Thomas, Sherin and Devika. A professor Arun Raj, a senior Ajith Menon and a classmate Sangeeth likes her but she rejects or shows her displeasure with them. She finds romance with a young man, Deepu through Instagram. She met him when she was hanging out through Ernakulam with her friends and he tracked down her profile. Sharanya and her friend's campus life and evolving character traits are captured throughout the story. [3]

Cast

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. [4] 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. [5] The film's production was stated to begin in April 2020 but instead started in December 2020 due to the Covid outbreak. [6] The film was shot in Palakkad, Ernakulam and Government Engineering College, Thrissur.

Music

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ashubha Mangalakaari"Suhail KoyaSarath Chettanpady, J'mymah & Meera Johny5:18
2."Shaaru Shaaru"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. [7] [8] [9]

Reception

Critical response

Anna Mathews of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Super Sharanya isn't a very meaningful film that will move or stir you, but if you are in the mood for light entertainment, this can be fun to watch particularly with friends." [10] Goutham V. S. of The Indian Express wrote "A few narrative flourishes notwithstanding, the film tells the same love story all over again. It never explains its title either." [11] Cris of The News Minute wrote "Girish AD's second film is not as adorable as his first, Thanneer Mathan Dinangal , but it ticks a lot of boxes." [12]

Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Unlike in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal, the female characters manage to outshine the boys this time around." [13] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The typical old-school romantic drama is partly enjoyable, but misses the spark or sensibility that marked director Girish's debut film." [14] Ajish Jimmy George of Onmanorama wrote "Each character in Super Sharanya leaves a mark and the story flows without drag for the entire two hours and forty minutes. This one is definitely a major improvement over Thanneer Mathan Dinangal." [15]

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