Thoovanathumbikal
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| Malayalam | തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ |
| Directed by | P. Padmarajan |
| Produced by | P. Stanley |
| Screenplay by | P. Padmarajan |
| Based on |
Udakappola by P. Padmarajan |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Sumalatha Parvathy Ashokan Babu Namboothiri |
| Music by |
Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath Johnson (Score) |
| Cinematography |
Ajayan Vincent Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan (Assistant) |
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Production
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Sitara Pictures
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| Distributed by | Gandhimathi Films |
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Running time
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151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thoovanathumbikal (English: Dragonflies in the Spraying Rain) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam romantic film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his own novel Udakappola. It revolves around Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal) who falls in love with two women; Radha (Parvathy), a distant relative of his, and Clara (Sumalatha), an escort in town. The film has turned into a cult film with a large following. The film was ranked #8 by IBN Live in its list of greatest Indian films of all time. The film is widely noted for its rich film score and songs, dialogues and characters, detailed screenplay and Mohanlal's performance. Rain is a recurring theme and is portrayed almost as a character in the film.
Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal) is a well-to-do bachelor who lives a contrasting dual life: one among his friends in the town, and the other with his mother and sister at their village. While he is a spendthrift guy celebrating life with his friends in town, he is a frugal family man at home. The film is about his dual life, and how he falls in love with two women, namely Clara (Sumalatha) and Radha (Parvathy), and his difficulty in deciding on a partner among the two.
Jayakrishnan is a typical Malayali guy belonging to an aristocratic family from Thrissur. He has his own vision of life, especially when it comes to marriage. He is hardworking and works on his own farm. At the same time he enjoys a very modern lifestyle with his friends in town, unknown to most people in his village.
He meets Radha, a distant relative, and is attracted to her non-nonsense attitude. Jayakrishnan falls in love with Radha. He confesses his feelings to her, and expresses his desire to marry her. However, Radha, considering him a flirtatious person, refuses his proposal.
One day, Jayakrishnan is persuaded to write a letter on behalf of his friend Thangal, a pimp, to a girl named Clara. The letter is intended to fool Clara's father, and thereby introduce Clara to the sex industry under Thangal's supervision. As Jayakrishnan writes the letter, it begins to rain. It turns out that Clara is a poor girl who belongs to the coastal fishing community. She has been mistreated by stepmother, and is trying to escape from her home. She agrees to become a sex worker and meets Jayakrishnan. Their meeting is graced by the rain.
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