Unfulfilled wishes can sometimes lead to powerful cinema. Director Anjali Menon’s Wonder Women too is rooted in one such unrealised desire. The film — starring Parvathy Thiruvothu, Nithya Menen, Amruta Subhash and Nadiya Moidu, among others — was born out of the isolation Menon experienced during her pregnancy, more than 10 years ago. “You don’t feel understood. There is so much everybody says, but there is also so much that you want to know. I would have felt much more empowered had I known more. I would have loved some empathy,” recounts the director.

Anjali Menon