Sthreedhanam () is a 1993 Malayalam family drama film directed by the duo Anil-Babu and starring Jagadeesh, Urvashi and
Meena in major roles.
A television soap opera, sharing the same title and adapting the movie's story, aired on Asianet from 2012 to 2018.
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 Prashanthan, 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 Prashanthan'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 Prashanthan's mother falling ill and being left alone. Ultimately, Prashanthan and Vidya reconciled with her after she apologized for her past cruelty.
Cast
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Jagadeesh as Prashanthan
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Urvashi as Vidya
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Meena as Maheshwari Amma
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Ashokan as Pradeep
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Baiju Santhosh as Prasad
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Geetha Vijayan as Prasanna
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Usha as Vanaja, Pradeep's wife
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Vijayakumar as Sreeni, Prasanna's husband
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Mala Aravindan as Gopalan
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Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Kurupp, Vidya's father
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Sukumari as Bhanu, Vidya's mother
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Suchitra as Sushama, Vidya's younger sister
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Renuka (actress) as Vidya's elder sister
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Rajeev Rangan as Vyshakhan, Vidya's former love interest
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Nayana Bindu as Sulojana
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Prathapachandran as Vanaja's father
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Philomina as Vanaja's grandmother
