P.W.D : Proposal Wedding Divorce

P.W.D: Proposal Wedding Divorce is an upcoming 'conversational debate rom-com' genre Malayalam film, written and directed by Joe Joseph, and produced by Silver Cloud Pictures. The film, set in the premises of a plantation estate bungalow called Pynkarath Estate in Connoor, Tamil Nadu, tells the story of a contemporary structured Indian marriage proposal taking an unexpected turn when the bride, Eileen Xavier Pynkarath, throws an unusual and sensitive demand before her marriage with Davis Thomas - Marriage Certificate should have an expiry date with a provision to renew if the marriage goes well.^[1][2][3][4]

• Joe Joseph as Davis Thomas
• Clair Sara Martin as Eileen Xavier Pynkarath
• Suhas Vishnu as Tony Eappen Mathangaparambil
• Anumodh Paul as Alfred
• Ishani Suhas as Aira
• Donna Richard as Sara Alice Joshy
• Ridhoy Paul as Thomas
• Neetha George as Moncy

• Director of photography - Susan Lumsdon
• Editor - Shyam Sasidharan
• Music - Sidhartha Pradeep
• Sound design and mixing - Sinoy Joseph
• DI Colourist - Liju Prabhakar
• Executive croducer - Nevil Sukumaran
• Chief associate director - Suhas Pattathil

P.W.D: Proposal Wedding divorce is the second project of Silver Cloud Pictures and Joe Joseph. The previous film of Joe Joseph, The Proposal (2022) had received excellence award at IIFTC (Indian International Film Tourism Conclave) Mumbai in 2023.^[5]

The trailer of the film was released on 29 May 2025.^[1][3] One of the dialogues presented in the trailer, where the female lead character says "We should have an expiry date on our marriage certificate, we can renew our marriage if needed (translated)" resulted in some controversy from several media platforms. In an article published by News18 Kerala, the media criticised the concept of expiry date on marriage certificate by pointing that such idea will eradicate the burden of divorce processes but it will also demolish Indian family relationships itself.^[2]

The Times of India's Malayalam media edition platform 'Samayam' described the concept as "provocative". The article published on the internet interpreted the idea P.W.D puts forward as 'childish' and it will create a pathetic culture where, we will have to ask a married friend or relative whether their spouse has been renewed or expired when we meet the individual after certain years.^[6]

Joe Joseph, writer and director of the film, responded that P.W.D is a 'conversational debate rom-com genre' film and the film does not mock the existing Indian marriage Acts.^[7]