Super Sharanya
Super Sharanya is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A. D. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the title role, while Arjun Ashokan, Mamitha Baiju 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. Super Sharanya was released on  and became a commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. Synopsis
Sharanya goes to engineering college and becomes friends with her roommates. 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. 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 and Deepu's brother-in-law
 Vineeth Vasudevan as Ajith Menon
 Varun Dhara as Varun
 Antony Varghese as Sumesh (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. 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. The film was shot in Palakkad, Ernakulam and Government Engineering College, Thrissur. Music

Release
The film was released on 7 January 2022. 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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.'" References

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2020s Malayalam-language films
2022 films
Films shot in Thrissur
2022 comedy-drama films
Indian comedy-drama films