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Thoovanathumbikal (Translation: Butterflies of the spraying rain) is a 1987 movie written and directed by the late P. Padmarajan, which is based on his own short story Udakappola. The protagonist is Jayakrishnan, who displays two entirely different faces, that of a rustic person and a sophisticated one. The film won rare accolades for the brilliant script and the magnificent performance by Mohanlal. Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath composed some excellent musical scores (Onnaam Raagam Paadi,Megham Poothu Thudangi) for the movie. Mohanlal is seen delivering one of his best performances as the legendary character Jayakrishnan. When the film hit theatres in 1987 it was declared to be an instant hit mainly due to the peculiar theme it emphasized and due to one of the best witnessed climaxes in the history of Malayalam cinema. The highlight of the film is no doubt the excellent songs and the way in which Mohanlal does justice to his Thrissur-born charater Jayakrishnan by speaking excellent Thrissur accent of Malayalam.

Plot Overview

Jayakrishnan(Mohanlal), a well-to-do bachelor lives a dual life, one among his friends in the town and the other at his native village, where he lives with his mother and sister. While he is a free bird celebrating life with his crowd of friends in town, he is a proper family-man at home. The film is about his dual life and his encounter with the sex-worker-to-be Clara(Sumalatha), which takes him on a different journey and his love of Radha(Parvathi).

Cast

Mohanlal
- Jayakrishnan
Sumalatha - Clara
Parvathi - Radha
Ashokan - Rishi
Babu Nampoothiri - Thangal
Srinath - Madhavan
Sukumari - Jayakrishnan's Mother
Jagathi Sreekumar - Ravunni Nair
Sankaradi - Radha's Father
M.G. Soman
- Moni Joseph

Credits

Director - P. Padmarajan
Music Director - Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath

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