78
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
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
Where to watch
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 78
IMDb7.6
Running time
2 h 23 min
Longer than most dramas, +34 min on the typical 109
typical 109143Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
1994
August 26, 1994
32 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Directing · 1
- T Hariharan Director
Writing · 2
- M T Vasudevan Nair Writer
- Yousufali Kecheri Lyricist
More like this
Same genre
More drama movies
- Trainspotting (1996)
GoodWatch score 82 - The Big Short (2015)
GoodWatch score 79 - Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91 - King Kong (2005)
GoodWatch score 76 - Moon (2009)
GoodWatch score 72 - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
GoodWatch score 68 - A History of Violence (2005)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Death of Robin Hood (2026)
GoodWatch score 60