Thoovanathumbikal
Thoovanathumbikal Malayalam , English Dragonflies in the Spraying Rain is a 1987 Malayalam romance film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, which is based on his own novel Udakappola. The film 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 and commands good viewership even till today. Polls conducted by several websites state the film to be one of the greatest Malayalam films of all time. The film was rankedby IBN Live in its list of greatest Indian films of all time.citation needed Over the years, the film has been immensely praised for the rich film score and popular songs, cult dialogues and characters, detailed screenplay by Padmarajan and versatile acting by Mohanlal. Rain is a recurring theme and is portrayed almost as a character in the film.
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 nonnonsense 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. ........
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