''Super Sharanya'' is a 2022 Indian

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written and directed by Girish A. D. The film stars

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in the titular role while

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and

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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.

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

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. She met him accidentally while roaming through

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and he tracked down her profile. Sharanya and her friends' campus life and evolving character traits are captured throughout the story.

Cast

as Sharanya Vasudevan / "Super Sharanya"/ Shaaru *

as Deepu *

as Sona Thomas/"Sona Re" *

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 *

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as Sumeshettan (

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) *

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as Vasudevan (Sharanya's father) *

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as Deepu's mother * Rosna Joshi as Sherin *

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(

) * 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 ''

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'' with

and

in lead roles.

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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. 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. The film's production was stated to begin in April 2020 but instead started in December 2020 due to the Covid outbreak.

Music

Release

The film was released on 7 January 2022.

Critical Response

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gave it a rating of 3/5 and wrote " A college story too caught up in its own cuteness ".

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wrote, " A few narrative flourishes notwithstanding, the film tells the same love story all over again. It never explains its title either."

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gave a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Starts promisingly but deviates from the plot".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=12953548 2020s Malayalam-language films 2022 films Films shot in Thrissur 2022 comedy-drama films Indian comedy-drama films