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Thoovanathumbikal

  • 19871987
  • 2h 31m
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8.6/10
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Mohanlal and Sumalatha in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • P. Padmarajan
  • Writer
    • P. Padmarajan
  • Stars
    • Mohanlal
    • Sumalatha
    • Parvathi
Top credits
  • Director
    • P. Padmarajan
  • Writer
    • P. Padmarajan
  • Stars
    • Mohanlal
    • Sumalatha
    • Parvathi
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    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mohanlal in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
    Mohanlal and Sumalatha in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
    Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
    Mohanlal, Parvathi, and Sumalatha in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
    Mohanlal, Parvathi, and Sumalatha in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)

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    Mohanlal
    Mohanlal
    • Jayakrishnanas Jayakrishnan
    Sumalatha
    Sumalatha
    • Claraas Clara
    Parvathi
    Parvathi
    • Radhaas Radha
    Asokan
    Asokan
    • Rishias Rishi
    Babu Namboothiri
    Babu Namboothiri
    • Thangalas Thangal
    • (as Babu Nampoothiri)
    Sreenath
    Sreenath
    • Madhavanas Madhavan
    Sukumari
    Sukumari
    • Jayakrishnan's Motheras Jayakrishnan's Mother
    Jagathi Sreekumar
    Jagathi Sreekumar
    • Ravunni Nairas Ravunni Nair
    Sankaradi
    Sankaradi
    • Radha's Fatheras Radha's Father
    M.G. Soman
    M.G. Soman
    • Moni Josephas Moni Joseph
    Poojappura Radhakrishnan
    Poojappura Radhakrishnan
    Santhakumari
    Santhakumari
    • Mother of Radha and Madhavanas Mother of Radha and Madhavan
    Sulakshana
    Sulakshana
    • Jayakrishnan's sisteras Jayakrishnan's sister
    Jayalalitha
    • Ranjini the wife of Madhavanas Ranjini the wife of Madhavan
    Alex Mathew
    Alex Mathew
    Anandavally
    • Claraas Clara
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • P. Padmarajan
    • Writer
      • P. Padmarajan
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    Storyline

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    Jayakrishnan(Mohanlal), a bachelor guy, is leading a dual life - one in the town and the other with his mother and sister in the village. The story revolves around Thrissur, a place in Kerala. In the town he's a party man spending time with his friends but at home, he's a good family man. The story is about how he falls in love with two girls - Radha(Parvathy), one of his distant relatives in village and Clara(Sumalatha) a sex worker in town and then gets confused with the choice of whom he should spend his life with. —Chandu
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      The groundbreaking film is based on a real person from Kerala.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Beautiful (2011)

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    10/10
    everlasting movie
    i cant actually explain in words what this movie means, but no matter how many times repeatedly i have watched this movie, i never get bored a bit. a beautiful love story and Mohanlal's performance was outstanding. i probably have seen this movie 1000 times already..... still fresh, each scene, dialog with a deep inner meaning. Padmarajan, Malayalam movies miss you... even though there is a touch of adult theme in the movie, we never get a vulgar feel. the whole movie revolve round the axis called love and no other movie can make you feel how love actually feels. all the movies try to explain love, but in this movie we can feel love. love between Clara and jayakrishnan also love between Jayakrishnan and Radha...... just pure love in a very natural situation and the dialogs are also very natural and a common man's words
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    • jithutitty
    • Jul 29, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1987 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
      • Butterflies of the Spraying Rain
    • Filming locations
      • Ottapalam Railway Station, Ottapalam, Kerala, India
    • Production companies
      • Gandhimathi
      • Sitara Pictures
      • Super Good Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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