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Sthreedhanam
GenreDrama
Romance
Created byR. Remesh Babu
Developed byPradeep Panicker
Written byJoyci
Screenplay byPradeep Panicker
Story byJoycee
Directed byKrishnamoorthy
Presented byRisun pictures
StarringRajeev Roshan
Divya Padmini
Chithra Shenoy
Sonu Satheesh Kumar
Arya Rohit
Narrated byProf. Aliyar
Theme music composerDevika Murali (Music), K.S.Chithra (Singer)
Opening theme"മഴ അറിയും ഈ മൗനം" "Mazhayariyum ee mounam"
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1146
Production
ProducerR. Ramesh Babu
Production locationThiruvananthapuram
CinematographyAmbili
EditorRajesh Thrissur
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyRise sun Pictures
Original release
NetworkAsianet
Release2 July 2012 (2012-07-02) –
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)

Sthreedhanam (English: Dowry) is an Indian Malayalam language television soap opera drama. It premiered on Asianet and was streamed on Hotstar from July 2, 2012, to May 14, 2016. Chithra Shenoy, Divya Padmini, and Rajiv Roshan played pivotal roles. Loosely adapted from the 1993 film Sthreedhanam by C. V. Nirmala, the series delves into the challenges posed by dowry within a middle-class Malayali family.[1]

It was remade in Tamil as Ponnukku Thanga Manasu on Star Vijay. It was also remade in Telugu as Kante Koothurne Kanali on Star Maa. Sthreedhanam is one of the longest-running television soap operas in Malayalam language.[2][3]

Plot

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The story revolves around the Palat family, specifically the life of Prashanthan, the eldest son of Sethulakshmi and Lakshmanan Pillai. Sethulakshmi, a domineering and materialistic woman, forces Prashanthan to marry Divya from the Meledath family, primarily interested in Divya's wealth.

Divya and her family are subjected to immense pressure from Sethulakshmi. Meanwhile, Prashanthan's cousin, Mayuri, harboring ambitions to marry Prashanthan, manipulates situations to create discord between the couple.

A series of misunderstandings and conflicts arise when Sethulakshmi discovers that Divya's jewelry is fake. However, the truth is revealed as a planned arrangement between Prashanthan and Divya's father, Govindhan. To appease Sethulakshmi, Govindhan borrows money to buy the desired ornaments.

The story progresses with the introduction of Veni, Prakashan's love interest, who is accepted by Sethulakshmi due to her wealthy background. However, Veni too faces restrictions imposed by the domineering mother-in-law.

The narrative primarily focuses on the complexities of family relationships, materialism, and the manipulative nature of certain characters within the Palat household.

Cast

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Main

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  • Divya Padmini 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

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  • 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
  • Santhosh Sasidharan 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
  • Bindu Murali as Pooja's mother
  • Sreedevi Anil as Divya's mother
  • Apsara
  • Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai
  • Jismy
  • Jose Peroorkada
  • Navya
  • Pratheeksha G Pradeep
  • Revathi
  • Sreejith Cheruvally
  • Sumi Santhosh
  • Swathi Thara
  • Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar
  • Varsha

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Episodes
Malayalam Sthreedhanaam
സ്ത്രീധനം
2 July 2012 – 14 May 2016 Asianet 1147
Telugu Kante Koothurne Kanali
కంటే కూతుర్నే కను
21 May 2018 – 27 July 2019 Star Maa 336
Tamil Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
பொன்னுகு தங்க மனசு
20 August 2018 – 12 December 2020 Star Vijay 559
Hindi Lakshmi Ghar Aayi
लक्ष्मी घर आई
5 July 2021 – 17 September 2021 Star Bharat 55

References

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  1. ^ "And the Show Goes On..." New Indian Express. 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "New show 'Ponnukku Thanga Manasu' to focus on the social issue of dowry system". Times Of India. 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "New show 'Kante Koothurne Kanali' coming soon on Star Maa". Times Of India. 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Sthreedhanam actress Divya Viswanath to replace Navami in Gouri". Times Of India. 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "I am overwhelmed: Chithra Shenoy". Times Of India. 26 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Negative-roles-give-me-more-scope-for-performance-Sonu-S-K". Times Of India. 11 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Arya, the karate chechi of Sthreedhanam". Times Of India. 21 January 2014.
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