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.

The trailer of the film was released on 3 November and started streaming on 18 November through SonyLIV.

Premise
Five pregnant ladies come to stay at 'Sumana', a prenatal class conducted by Nandita (Nadiya Moidu). 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

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
 * Vishakh 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.

Critical reception
Janani K of India Today stated that the film is an ode to sisterhood. Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in stated that the film is tribute to female solidarity. Shubham Kulkarni of "Koimoi" stated that Wonder Women comes with its own set of flaws but nothing really fades the heart it owns.