<sod>'''''Thoovanathumbikal''''' ({{lang-ml|തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ}}, {{lang-en|''Dragonflies in the Spraying Rain''}}) is a [[Malayalam films of the 1980s|1987]] [[Malayalam cinema|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 Jayaram|Parvathy]]), a distant relative of his and Clara ([[Sumalatha]]), an [[Call girl|escort]] in town. The film has turned into a [[cult film]] with a large following. Polls conducted by several websites states the film to be one of the greatest [[Malayalam films]] of all time.<ref>http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-malayalam-movies-of-all-time/sudeeshab</ref> The film was ranked #8 by [[IBN Live]] in its list of greatest Indian films of all time.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} 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.<ref>Parvathy S Nayar (4 June 2013). [http://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Rain-sets-three-films-rolling-in-Mollywood/articleshow/20409309.cms "Rain sets three films rolling in Mollywood"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref><eod>
<sod>'''''Thoovanathumbikal''''' ({{lang-ml|തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ}}, {{lang-en|''Dragonflies in the Spraying Rain''}}) is a [[Malayalam films of the 1980s|1987]] [[Malayalam cinema|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 Jayaram|Parvathy]]), a distant relative of his and Clara ([[Sumalatha]]), an [[Call girl|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.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} 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.<ref>Parvathy S Nayar (4 June 2013). [http://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Rain-sets-three-films-rolling-in-Mollywood/articleshow/20409309.cms "Rain sets three films rolling in Mollywood"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref><eod>