Parinayam

Parinayam

1994 · 143 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

A seventeen year old Nambudiri widow gets pregnant and her orthodox community begins the ritual known as Smarthavicharam (Inquiry into conduct). Inspired by a controversial incident known as "Kuriyedathu Thathri Smarthavicharam" that happened around the beginning of 20th century in Kerala, India

Directed by T Hariharan · Written by M T Vasudevan Nair

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