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Thoovanathumbikal is a film of genre Drama directed by Padmarajan with Mohanlal
Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
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Add to a movie listThoovanathumbikal (Malayalam: തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ, 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 ranked #8 by IBN Live in its list of greatest Indian films of all time. 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.
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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.Actors
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