Thoovana Thumbikal

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.