Sthreedhanam

Sthreedhanam (English: Dowry) is a 1993 Malayalam family drama film directed by the duo Anil-Babu and starring Jagadeesh, Urvashi and Meena in major roles.^[1][2]

Sthreedhanam
Directed by	Anil-Babu
Screenplay by	Kaloor Dennis
Based on	Sthreedhanam by C. V. Nirmala
Produced by	K. P. Muhammed
Starring	Jagadeesh Urvashi Meena
Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by	P. C. Mohan
Music by	S. P. Venkatesh
Production company	Sabina Arts
Release date	5 May 1993 (1993-05-05)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

A television soap opera, sharing the same title and adapting the movie's story, aired on Asianet from 2012 to 2018.^[3]

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

• 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