Sthreedhanam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sthreedhanam
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| director = Anil-Babu
| producer = K. P. Muhammed
| screenplay = Kaloor Dennis
| based_on = {{based on|Sthreedhanam|C. V. Nirmala}}
| starring = Jagadeesh
Urvashi
Meena
| music = S. P. Venkatesh
| cinematography = M. J. Radhakrishnan
| editing = P. C. Mohan
| studio = Sabina Arts
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|05|05}}
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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Sthreedhanam ({{langx|en|Dowry}}) is a 1993 Malayalam family drama film directed by the duo Anil-Babu and starring Jagadeesh, Urvashi and Meenakumari in major roles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/how-urvashi-grew-to-be-a-master-of-the-craft-in-four-decades-of-acting-career|title=How Urvashi grew to be a master of the craft in four decades of acting career|website=thenewsminute.com|date=22 July 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/urvashi-malayalam-cinema-actress_in_5e3d16ccc5b6bb0ffc0e8e5f|title=Why Malayalam Cinema's Usual Rules Do Not Apply To Urvashi|website=huffpost.com|date=8 February 2020 }}
A television soap opera, sharing the same title and adapting the movie's story, aired on Asianet from 2012 to 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.keralatv.in/latest-episodes-of-sthreedhanam-serial-online/|title=Sthreedhanam Serial Online|website=keralatv.in|date=2 June 2014 }}
Plot Summary
Vidya is the second of four daughters of Kurupp, a bus driver who is the sole breadwinner for the family. Initially reluctant to marry Prakashan, a government employee from a middle-class family, due to her mother-in-law's exorbitant dowry demands, they eventually agreed to the marriage under a condition, Kurupp would provide the dowry in installments. After marriage, Vidya endured constant torment from her mother-in-law and Prashant's siblings due to their insatiable greed for dowry. The abuse escalated to the point where she suffered a miscarriage at the hands of her mother-in-law. However, a series of events unfolded, culminating in Prashant's mother falling ill and being left alone. Ultimately, Prashant and Vidya reconciled with her after she apologized for her past cruelty.
Cast
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- Jagadeesh as Prashanthan
- Urvashi as Vidya
- Meena as Maheshwari Amma
- Ashokan as Pradeep
- Baiju as Prasad
- Geetha Vijayan as Prasanna
- Mala Aravindan as Gopalan
- Usha as Vanaja, Prakashan's wife
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Kurupp, Vidya's father
- Sukumari as Bhanu, Vidya's mother
- Suchitra as Sushamma, Vidya's younger sister
- Vijayakumar as Sreeni, Prasanna's husband
- Rajeev Rangan as Vyshakhan, Vidya's former love interest
- Nayana Bindu as Sulojana
- Renuka as Vidya's elder sister
- Prathapachandran as Vanaja's father
- Philomina as Vanaja's grandmother
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References
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Category:1990s Malayalam-language films
Category:Films based on short fiction
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