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| caption = Poster designed by Santhosh | | caption = Poster designed by Santhosh | ||
| director = [[P. Padmarajan]] | | director = [[P. Padmarajan]] | ||
| producer = P. Stanley | | producer = P. Stanley, [[Mohanlal]] | ||
| screenplay = P. Padmarajan | | screenplay = [[P. Padmarajan]] | ||
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Sumalatha]]<br>[[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] | | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Sumalatha]]<br />[[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] | ||
| based_on = {{based on|''Udakappola''|P. Padmarajan}} | | based_on = {{based on|''Udakappola''|P. Padmarajan}} | ||
| music = [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]]<br/>[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] {{small|(score)}} | | music = [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]]<br />[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] {{small|(score)}} | ||
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<ref>K. Jeshi. (18 January 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071027173311/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/18/stories/2007011800560100.htm "Life at the editing table"]. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref><br>[[V. T. Vijayan]] (Assistant) | | editing = [[B. Lenin]]<ref>K. Jeshi. (18 January 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071027173311/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/18/stories/2007011800560100.htm "Life at the editing table"]. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref><br />[[V. T. Vijayan]] (Assistant) | ||
| cinematography = [[Ajayan Vincent]] <br/>[[Jayanan Vincent]] | | cinematography = [[Ajayan Vincent]] <br />[[Jayanan Vincent]] | ||
| studio = Sitara Pictures | | studio = Sitara Pictures | ||
| distributor = Gandhimathi Films | | distributor = Gandhimathi Films | ||
| released = {{Film date|1987|7|31|df=y|ref1=<ref>https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2020/07/31/thoovanathumbikal-film-producer-stanley.html</ref>}} | | released = {{Film date|1987|7|31|df=y|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2020/07/31/thoovanathumbikal-film-producer-stanley.html|title = ജയകൃഷ്ണനെ മോഹിപ്പിച്ച ക്ലാര ആരായിരുന്നു? നിര്മാതാവിന്റെ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തല്}}</ref>}} | ||
| runtime = 151 minutes | | runtime = 151 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
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Jayakrishnan 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 an audacious 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 and Radha, and his difficulty in deciding between them. | Jayakrishnan 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 an audacious 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 and Radha, and his difficulty in deciding between them. | ||
Jayakrishnan is a typical Malayali guy belonging to an aristocratic family from [[Thrissur]]. He has his own vision of life, especially when it comes to marriage. He is hardworking and works on his own farm. At the same time he enjoys a modern lifestyle with his friends in town, unknown to most people in his village. | Jayakrishnan is a typical Malayali guy belonging to an aristocratic family from [[Thrissur]]. He has his own vision of life, especially when it comes to marriage. He is hardworking and works on his own farm. At the same time he enjoys a modern lifestyle with his friends in town, unknown to most people in his village... | ||
While working on his farm one day, Jayakrishnan becomes reacquainted with Radha, a distant relative he hasn't seen since childhood. Radha's no-nonsense attitude immediately attracts him and he soon falls for her. Jayakrishnan decides to confess his feelings to her so he heads to Radha's college campus. In the midst of a group of about 20 students, he requests a moment of privacy and then expresses his desire to marry her. Radha, unfortunately, refuses his proposal and proceeds to humiliate him by citing his promiscuous reputation. | While working on his farm one day, Jayakrishnan becomes reacquainted with Radha, a distant relative he hasn't seen since childhood. Radha's no-nonsense attitude immediately attracts him and he soon falls for her. Jayakrishnan decides to confess his feelings to her so he heads to Radha's college campus. In the midst of a group of about 20 students, he requests a moment of privacy and then expresses his desire to marry her. Radha, unfortunately, refuses his proposal and proceeds to humiliate him by citing his promiscuous reputation. | ||
One day, Jayakrishnan is persuaded to write a letter on behalf of his friend Thangal, a pimp, to a girl named Clara. | One day, Jayakrishnan is persuaded to write a letter on behalf of his friend Thangal, a pimp, to a girl named Clara. Written anonymously in the name of a "mother superior" as an invitation to a Christian [[Monastery]] , the letter is intended to fool Clara's father and thereby introduce Clara to the sex industry under Thangal's supervision. As Jayakrishnan writes the letter, it begins to rain. It turns out that Clara is a poor girl who belongs to the coastal fishing community. She has been mistreated by her stepmother, and is trying to escape from her home. She agrees to become a sex worker and meets Jayakrishnan in Thangal's supervision. Their meeting is graced by the rain. | ||
Jayakrishnan, saddened by Radha's rejection, and urged on by his friend Thangal, agrees to be Clara's first client. This is Jayakrishnan's first time being physical with a woman. Later he realizes that Clara was a virgin, a fact that disturbs him. He had made a promise to himself that he would not sleep with a virgin unless she was his wife, and if he couldn't keep his pledge, then that girl would at least become his wife. On breaking the one promise he was determined to keep in life, he | Jayakrishnan, saddened by Radha's rejection, and urged on by his friend Thangal, agrees to be Clara's first client. This is Jayakrishnan's first time being physical with a woman. Later he realizes that Clara was a virgin, a fact that disturbs him. He had made a promise to himself that he would not sleep with a virgin unless she was his wife, and if he couldn't keep his pledge, then that girl would at least become his wife. On breaking the one promise he was determined to keep in life, he is deeply disturbed and proposes marriage to Clara. She admires his sincerity and scruples, but does not want to cause Jayakrishnan any hurt socially or personally (as she considers herself a sex worker), hence she decides to disappear from his life. | ||
During this time, Radha hears more about Jayakrishnan from her brother, who was a junior in college to Jayakrishnan. She hears more about the dual life of Jayakrishnan, his small games of fooling people around him, and his ready-to-do-anything-for-friends attitude. She also learns that he had never fooled around with girls, despite his free-spirited lifestyle. Her brother tells her that it would be the first time that Jayakrishnan had proposed to a woman. For the first time, Radha sees Jayakrishnan for the sincere person that he is. She begins to love him, and agrees to his marriage proposal. She meets Jayakrishnan to express her feelings towards him, and apologizes for her brusque behavior in the past. However, Jayakrishnan has now begun to feel differently. He tells Radha that he does not regard himself as being the right person for her. When questioned by Radha about the reason behind his change of heart, he discloses everything that transpired between him and Clara. Radha is not offended by his behavior at all. She admires his sincerity and depth of feeling. She tells Jayakrishnan that she is not bothered by his past with Clara. | During this time, Radha hears more about Jayakrishnan from her brother, who was a junior in college to Jayakrishnan. She hears more about the dual life of Jayakrishnan, his small games of fooling people around him, and his ready-to-do-anything-for-friends attitude. She also learns that he had never fooled around with girls, despite his free-spirited lifestyle. Her brother tells her that it would be the first time that Jayakrishnan had proposed to a woman. For the first time, Radha sees Jayakrishnan for the sincere person that he is. She begins to love him, and agrees to his marriage proposal. She meets Jayakrishnan to express her feelings towards him, and apologizes for her brusque behavior in the past. However, Jayakrishnan has now begun to feel differently. He tells Radha that he does not regard himself as being the right person for her. When questioned by Radha about the reason behind his change of heart, he discloses everything that transpired between him and Clara. Radha is not offended by his behavior at all. She admires his sincerity and depth of feeling. She tells Jayakrishnan that she is not bothered by his past with Clara. | ||
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The film is partly based on Padmarajan's novel ''Udakappola''. Director [[Bharathan]] did illustration for this novel when it was serialised in ''Malayalanadu'' weekly. Part of the film, especially Jayakrishnan's lifestyle in the town, is loosely based on one of Padmarajan's friends, Karakath Unni Menon. Padmarajan met Unni Menon when the former was working at [[All India Radio]], [[Thrissur]]. The friends of Jayakrishan were loosely based on the other friends of Unni Menon: Kanjavu Varkey, Express George and Vijayan Karot.<ref>[http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/location/0411/18/1041118018_1.htm "Karakath Unni Menon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120045701/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/location/0411/18/1041118018_1.htm |date=20 November 2004 }}. Weblokam.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> | The film is partly based on Padmarajan's novel ''Udakappola''. Director [[Bharathan]] did illustration for this novel when it was serialised in ''Malayalanadu'' weekly. Part of the film, especially Jayakrishnan's lifestyle in the town, is loosely based on one of Padmarajan's friends, Karakath Unni Menon. Padmarajan met Unni Menon when the former was working at [[All India Radio]], [[Thrissur]]. The friends of Jayakrishan were loosely based on the other friends of Unni Menon: Kanjavu Varkey, Express George and Vijayan Karot.<ref>[http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/location/0411/18/1041118018_1.htm "Karakath Unni Menon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120045701/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/location/0411/18/1041118018_1.htm |date=20 November 2004 }}. Weblokam.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> | ||
The popular bar scene in the film was shot in Sharabi Bar of Casino Hotel, situated near the [[Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand]] in Thrissur. ''Thoovanathumbikal'' was the first film to be shot there, the hotel and the bar has since appeared in many films.<ref name=bar>{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=ഡേവിഡേട്ടാ...കിംഗ് ഫിഷറിണ്ടാ??? ചിൽഡ്???|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/nostalgia/thoovanathumbikal-special.html| | The popular bar scene in the film was shot in Sharabi Bar of Casino Hotel, situated near the [[Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand]] in Thrissur. ''Thoovanathumbikal'' was the first film to be shot there, the hotel and the bar has since appeared in many films.<ref name=bar>{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=ഡേവിഡേട്ടാ...കിംഗ് ഫിഷറിണ്ടാ??? ചിൽഡ്???|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/nostalgia/thoovanathumbikal-special.html|access-date=25 November 2016|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501081028/http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/nostalgia/thoovanathumbikal-special.html|archive-date=1 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It was extensively shot in and around Thrissur, some scenes were also shot in [[Ottappalam]], [[Palakkad]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Menon|first=Maya|title=5 places that Padmarajan showed us through his movies|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/celebrity-travel/2017/05/23/padmarajan-places-movies-koodevide-season-mysore-thoovanathumbikal.html|access-date=31 July 2020 |work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=23 May 2017}}</ref> The film was shot in places such as [[Sree Kerala Varma College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/thoovanathumbikal-33-years-anniversary-behind-the-movie-stories-mohanlal-400877/|title = നിർമാണം പാതിവഴിയിൽ നിലച്ച 'തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ'; സഹായമെത്തിച്ചത് മോഹൻലാൽ}}</ref> and [[Vadakkunnathan Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=360075&u=actor-ashokan-about-thoovanathumbikal|title = 'ബഹളക്കാർക്കിടയിൽ നിന്ന് അയാൾ ഓടി വന്ന് ഷർട്ടിൽ കയറിപിടിച്ചതോടെ മോഹൻലാൽ ഞെട്ടിപ്പോയി'}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The songs featured in the film was composed by [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]] with lyrics by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]. Initially, [[O. N. V. Kurup]] was the lyricist, who wrote the lyrics first as a poem and Raveendran composed the tune based on it. For the scenes of "Megham Poothu Thudangi", the lyrics he wrote began in the line "Ini Nin Manassinte Koodu Thurannathil Oru Minnaminniye Konduvakkam". However, Padmarajan felt that the song is not aligning to the scenes in the film, hence, it was decided that the tune should be set first and lyrics should be written based on it. Raveendran composed ten tunes for both the songs. But Kurup was not willing to alter his poem for the tune. Hence, Thampi was called for writing the lyrics. He wrote "Megham Poothu Thudangi" in a single night by watching the scenes of the song. The songs were recorded at [[AVM Studios]] in [[Chennai]]. "Megham Poothu Thudangi" was recorded ten days after "Onnam Raagam Paadi".<ref>{{cite news|last=മേനോന്|first=രവി|title=ഹമ്മിംഗ് കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള് ദാസേട്ടന് പറഞ്ഞു: ഇതെന്താണിത്? മനുഷ്യന്റെ തൊണ്ടയല്ലേ? ഇത്രയും ക്രൂരത ആവാമോ?|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/columns/paatuvazhiyorathu/thoovanathumbikal-megham-poothu-thudangi-malayalam-melody-padmarajan-perumbavoor-raveendranath-1.4748130| | The songs featured in the film was composed by [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]] with lyrics by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]. Initially, [[O. N. V. Kurup]] was the lyricist, who wrote the lyrics first as a poem and Raveendran composed the tune based on it. For the scenes of "Megham Poothu Thudangi", the lyrics he wrote began in the line "Ini Nin Manassinte Koodu Thurannathil Oru Minnaminniye Konduvakkam". However, Padmarajan felt that the song is not aligning to the scenes in the film, hence, it was decided that the tune should be set first and lyrics should be written based on it. Raveendran composed ten tunes for both the songs. But Kurup was not willing to alter his poem for the tune. Hence, Thampi was called for writing the lyrics. He wrote "Megham Poothu Thudangi" in a single night by watching the scenes of the song. The songs were recorded at [[AVM Studios]] in [[Chennai]]. "Megham Poothu Thudangi" was recorded ten days after "Onnam Raagam Paadi".<ref>{{cite news|last=മേനോന്|first=രവി|title=ഹമ്മിംഗ് കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള് ദാസേട്ടന് പറഞ്ഞു: ഇതെന്താണിത്? മനുഷ്യന്റെ തൊണ്ടയല്ലേ? ഇത്രയും ക്രൂരത ആവാമോ?|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/columns/paatuvazhiyorathu/thoovanathumbikal-megham-poothu-thudangi-malayalam-melody-padmarajan-perumbavoor-raveendranath-1.4748130|access-date=31 July 2020|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=9 May 2020|language=ml}}</ref> | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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The film's famous thematic background score was reused in the 2011 film ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]''.<ref>Paresh C Palicha (5 December 2011). [http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm "Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema"]. [[Rediff.com]]. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref> In the 2012 film ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'', Babu Namboothiri reprised his role as Thangal, a professional pimp.<ref>Chandrakanth Viswanath (25 September 2012). [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article1238675.ece?service=print "An abode of sensuousness"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref> | The film's famous thematic background score was reused in the 2011 film ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]''.<ref>Paresh C Palicha (5 December 2011). [http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm "Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema"]. [[Rediff.com]]. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref> In the 2012 film ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'', Babu Namboothiri reprised his role as Thangal, a professional pimp.<ref>Chandrakanth Viswanath (25 September 2012). [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article1238675.ece?service=print "An abode of sensuousness"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 20 June 2013.</ref> | ||
Set in Thrissur, the film displays the typical Malayali bachelor lifestyle in many scenes. One such scene where Mohanlal invites Ashokan for a lemonade drink and straight away gets in to the city bar, has now become an iconic call sign for a drink offer between Malayalis.<ref name=bar/><ref>https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2017/08/02/thoovanathumbikal-30-years.html</ref> | Set in Thrissur, the film displays the typical Malayali bachelor lifestyle in many scenes. One such scene where Mohanlal invites Ashokan for a lemonade drink and straight away gets in to the city bar, has now become an iconic call sign for a drink offer between Malayalis.<ref name=bar/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2017/08/02/thoovanathumbikal-30-years.html|title=ജയകൃഷ്ണനും ക്ലാരയും @ 30}}</ref> | ||
''Thoovanathumbikal'' is considered, by many, to be the most romantic movie ever made in Malayalam cinema history. The film deals with the most intense human emotions of love and lust. Years after its release, the movie has turned into a cult classic, especially among the youth.<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2020/feb/14/hotstar-netflix-amazon-here-are-10-movies-to-check-out-this-valentines-day-2103247.html</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/remembering-mastero-filmmaker-padmarajan-with-his-popular-love-stories/articleshow/73554198.cms</ref><ref>https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2020/01/23/when-remembering-padmarajan-and-thoovanathumbikal.html</ref><ref>https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=359425&u=thoovanathumbikal-on-33rd-year</ref> | ''Thoovanathumbikal'' is considered, by many, to be the most romantic movie ever made in Malayalam cinema history. The film deals with the most intense human emotions of love and lust. Years after its release, the movie has turned into a cult classic, especially among the youth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2020/feb/14/hotstar-netflix-amazon-here-are-10-movies-to-check-out-this-valentines-day-2103247.html|title = Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon: Here are 10 movies to check out this Valentine's Day}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/remembering-mastero-filmmaker-padmarajan-with-his-popular-love-stories/articleshow/73554198.cms|title = Remembering mastero filmmaker Padmarajan with his popular love stories - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2020/01/23/when-remembering-padmarajan-and-thoovanathumbikal.html|title = ആ അനുഭവത്തെ ക്ലാരയെന്നു വിളിച്ച് അവർ ഒരുപാട് മഴകൾ നനഞ്ഞു; പത്മരാജനെ ഓർക്കുമ്പോൾ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=359425&u=thoovanathumbikal-on-33rd-year|title = ക്ലാരയുടെ ഓർമ്മകൾക്കൊപ്പം ഇന്നും മഴ പെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട് , തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾക്ക് ഇന്ന് 33 വയസ്}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Films shot in Thrissur]] | [[Category:Films shot in Thrissur]] | ||
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]] | [[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]] | |||
[[Category:1980s romantic musical films]] | [[Category:1980s romantic musical films]] | ||
[[Category:1987 romantic drama films]] | [[Category:1987 romantic drama films]] | ||