Sthreedhanam (English: Dowry) was an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera drama. The show premiered on Asianet channel and streaming on Hotstar from 2 July 2012 to 14 May 2016.[1] Kannada actress Chithra Shenoy along with Divya Padmini and Rajiv Roshan played the major roles.
| Sthreedhanam | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Created by | R. Remesh Babu |
| Developed by | Pradeep panicker |
| Written by | Joyci |
| Screenplay by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Story by | Joycee |
| Directed by | Krishnamoorthy |
| Presented by | Risun pictures |
| Starring | Rajeev Roshan Divya Padmini Chithra Shenoy Sonu Satheesh Kumar Arya Rohit |
| Narrated by | Prof. Aliyar |
| Theme music composer | Devika Murali (Music), K.S.Chithra (Singer) |
| Opening theme | "മഴ അറിയും ഈ മൗനം" "Mazhayariyum ee mounam" |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1146 |
| Production | |
| Producer | R. Ramesh Babu |
| Production location | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Cinematography | Ambili |
| Editor | Rajesh thrissur |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Rise sun Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Asianet |
| Release | 2 July 2012 – 14 May 2016 |
It is remade in Tamil as Ponnukku Thanga Manasu on Star Vijay.[2] It is remade in Telugu on Star Maa as Kante Koothurne Kanali.[3] It is one of the longest-ran soap opera in Malayalam.
Plot edit
The show begins with Prashanthan's wedding. He is the eldest among Sethulakshmi and Lakshmanan Pillai's three sons. They belong to the refined Palat clan.
Sethulakshmi is a dominant and greedy mother who forcefully pushed Prashanthan to marry Divya from the Meledath family. But Sethulakshmi was not happy that Divya will be part of their family with a worthless grant and small gold. All she wants is Divya's wealth. She used her power as Divya's mother-in-law and gave Divya and her parents an extremely big trouble. Mayuri is the cousin of Prashanthan asked about what is going on in the Palat's family.
She wished to ruin Prashanthan and Divya's marriage because she wants to become Prashanthan's wife. She uses deceitful tricks when there is a chance. Meanwhile, Sethulakshmi found out that Divya's jewelry are all fake, so she brings Divya back to their house. And later finds out that it is a settlement between Prashanthan and Govindhan, Divya's father. So she decided that Divya can only come back to their house if she provides her entire ornaments.
Govindhan borrowed money to buy what Sethulakshmi wants and returned her daughter to the Palat's house. Prakashan, the younger brother of Prashanthan, is in love with Veni. Sethulakshmi accepts her because she came from a wealthy family. Their marriage was arranged, and the conceited Veni entered the Palat's household. However, Sethulakshmi did not give her freedom. And that's where the story goes.
The film is based on Sthreedhanam by C. V. Nirmala. It deals with the problems created by dowry in a middle class Malayali family. This film has also been interpreted in a serial, with the same name.
Cast edit
Main edit
- Divya Vishwanth as Divya Prasanth MLA[4]
- Chithra Shenoy as Palat Sethulakshmi[5]
- Sonu Satheesh Kumar as Veni[6]
- Rajeev Roshan as Prashanthan
- Midhun/Prakash S. P as Indran
- Ambarish / Dheepan Murali as Prasad
- Vishnu Prakash as Lekshmanan (Lekshmi) Pillai
- Kottayam Rasheed as Mathi Suku
- Rajeev Ganesh as Prakashan
Recurring edit
- Arya Rohit as Pooja Prasad[7]
- Deepa Jayan as Prema
- Haridas as Dr.Vinayan
- Sidha Raj as Swaminathan
- Kavitha Lakshmi as Santha Sukumaran
- Gayathri Varsha as Prema's Mother in law
- Sini Varghese as Mayuri
- Rajani Murali as Mayuri's mother
- Arya Sreeram / Dini Daniel as Varada
- Amala Rose Kurian/ Alice Christy as Keerthana
- Molly kannamaly as Chala Mary
- Senthil Krishna as Natholi Nelson
- Santosh Sashidharan as Ananthan
- Mahesh as Dinakaran
- Madhu Mohan as Manuel
- Sruthy as Razia
- Anoop Sai as Appu
- Lakshmi as Devi
- Harikumaran Thampi as Thanku
- Sajan Surya as Film actor Kiran (Extended Cameo)
- Shibu Laban as Chandrahasanan
- Vijayan as SI Shoolapaani
- Sumi Santosh
- Pratheeksha G Pradeep
- Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai
- Sreejith Cheruvally
- Varsha
- Jismy
- Navya
- Apsara
- Swathi Thara
- Jose Perrorkada
- Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar
- Bindu Murali as Pooja's mother
- Sreedevi Anil
- Revathi
Adaptations edit
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Sthreedhanaam സ്ത്രീധനം |
2 July 2012 – 14 May 2016 | Asianet | 1147 |
| Tamil | Ponnukku Thanga Manasu பொன்னுகு தங்க மனசு |
20 August 2018 – 12 December 2020 | Star Vijay | 559 |
References edit
- ^ "And the Show Goes On..." New Indian Express.
- ^ "New show 'Ponnukku Thanga Manasu' to focus on the social issue of dowry system". Times Of India.
- ^ "New show 'Kante Koothurne Kanali' coming soon on Star Maa". Times Of India.
- ^ "Sthreedhanam actress Divya Viswanath to replace Navami in Gouri". Times Of India.
- ^ "I am overwhelmed: Chithra Shenoy". Times Of India.
- ^ "Negative-roles-give-me-more-scope-for-performance-Sonu-S-K". Times Of India.
- ^ "Arya, the karate chechi of Sthreedhanam". Times Of India.