Parinayam (1994 film)
Wedding) is a Malayalam language period drama film, directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.The film also has a cast of character artists including Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sukumari, Jagannatha Varma, Valsala Menon, Bindu Panicker, Bahadoor, and Shanthi Krishna.Parinayam is loosely inspired by the life of Kuriyedathu Thathri and revolves around Smārthavichāram — a ritualistic trial for adultery practiced among the Brahmins of Kerala.The sudden death of her husband brings her face-to-face with the customary rituals practiced among the Namboothiri community towards widowed women.A group of senior Namboothiris, under the leadership of Moothedath Bhattathiri, conducts a series of rituals, first to extract the name of the one who impregnated her, and then later, to throw her out of the community.