Wonder Women (2022 film)

Wonder Women is a 2022 Indian English-language film directed by Anjali Menon and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashi Dua Sara, starring Nadiya Moidu, Nithya Menen, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Sayanora Philip, Archana Padmini and Amruta Subhash in the lead roles.^[1][2][3]

Wonder Women
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Anjali Menon
Screenplay by	Anjali Menon
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Ashi Dua Sara
Starring	Nadiya Moidu Nithya Menen Padmapriya Janakiraman Parvathy Thiruvothu Sayanora Philip Archana Padmini Amruta Subhash
Cinematography	Manesh Madhavan
Edited by	Praveen Prabhakar
Music by	Govind Vasantha
Production companies	RSVP Flying Unicorn Entertainment Little Films Productions
Distributed by	SonyLIV
Release date	18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	India
Language	English

The film started streaming on 18 November through SonyLIV.^[4][5][6][7] Although the film was predominately in English, it also featured dialogue in different languages due to the diverse backgrounds of its characters.^[8]

Premise

Five pregnant ladies come to stay at 'Sumana', a prenatal class conducted by Nandita. She calls them as ‘Real superheroes’ as they get ready to embrace motherhood. In their quest to know the new life, they discover their true identity and the answers to their deep-rooted problems.

"The film is about ordinary women who journey together and it is only when they stand up for each other that they become 'Wonder Women'. Pregnancy is a lens through which the story of empathy and sisterhood is told. The intent is not to glorify pregnancy or motherhood but to look at how much empowerment is needed in these areas and how much women can do to help one another. Human rights in childbirth and reproductive freedoms are far more important than the attention it receives.“ says Anjali Menon ^[9]

Cast

• Nadiya Moidu as Nandita
• Nithya Menen as Nora Joseph
• Parvathy Thiruvothu as Mini
• Padmapriya Janakiraman as Veni
• Sayanora Philip as Saya
• Archana Padmini as Gracy
• Amruta Subhash as Jaya
• Radha Gomaty as Veni's mother in law
• Nilambur Ayisha as Mini's grandmother
• Dr. Haris Saleem as Sanjay, Nora's partner
• Srikanth K. Vijayan as Bala, Veni's partner
• Praveen Premnath as Jojo, Saya's partner
• Ajayan Adat as Kannan, Gracy's partner
• Sandesh Kulkarni as Umesh, Jaya's partner
• Remya Sarvada Das as yoga instructor
• P. V. Aakash Mahesh as Adi
• Jamalayisha Bava as Adi's mother
• Vishak Nair as Doctor
• Nadur Prakash as Veni's father in law

Production

The makers announced the film with a peculiar campaign where the star cast took to their social media handles with a picture of a positive pregnancy kit, followed by a conversational video reel, in character, where they spoke about various facets of pregnancy.^[4][10][11]

Reception

Critical reception

Janani K of India Today stated that the film is an ode to sisterhood.^[12] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in stated that the film is tribute to female solidarity.^[13]