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P Padmarajan is a Malayalam author screenwriter and director, famous for his realistic representation of life through his works. Through his characters, he represents his sense of life, lifestyle and morality and questions the concerns of the society. The delicate idea of relationship is presented by him in various point of views, of various characters, in each of his story. Padmarajan was successful in making delicate subjects acceptable for all common audience. Thoovanathumbikal(Dragonflies in the Spraying Rain) released in 1987 is one of his very famous movies, which is partly based on his novel Udakappola(Water bubble) and was a sensational one, as it questioned the moral system existed in Kerala of the 80's. The movie is all about a man Jayakrishnan who is leading a dual life. He falls in love with two ladies. One of them is a village girl and other one is a prostitute. Then the movie revolves around the conflicts in the relations. The idea of prostitution he presented through this work was an alien concept for the society at that time. Later, when deeper meanings were taken under consideration, like, the delicacy of relations, and the power, strength and idea of love within women, the movie gave many other dimensions for thought.