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Rain Rain Come Again
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Wikipedia article
'Rain, Rain .. Come Again' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language horror comedy mystery thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sharath Haridasan. The film deals with the theme of satanism, the plot follows the rivalry between a men's and a women's college. Amidst, a professor who heads a cult of Satan worshippers tries to lure the students. The film features debutants Ajay Jose, Ranjith Velayudhan, Divya Lakshmi, and Asif Khan in principal roles. The songs were composed by Jassie Gift. The songs "Themma Themma Themmadikkate" and "Nillu Nillu" were popular among the youth of Kerala at that time.
Plot
Dinesh, an orphan boy arrives in King Aloysius Men's college which maintains a longstanding rivalry with Queen Agnes Women's college. Agnes college tries to acquire NAAC accreditation, but Dinesh along with Aloysius college authorities spoil the plan. They also spoil the youth festival of their rivals. In retaliation, Agnes college under the leadership of Sree defame the name of Allosyus college by trapping them in a scandal.
Meanwhile, under the leadership of a professor, Satanism slowly extends its influence in the college. The satanists including professor David Andrews, the leader, and "Marakashnam" Franko (another student) begin to lure students into the cult and those who refuse to convert at their usual gathering are killed.
Meanwhile, Franko, who was Daisy's boyfriend befriends Sree, which causes a split between Dinesh and Sree. John finds out about the professor and Franko's deal from Marco Polo, his classmate. Marco Polo reveals his findings to a police officer, who surprisingly is an ally of the Satanists. Marco gets brutally killed by Franko. Sree is lured into the cult by Franco after the split with Dinesh. Dinesh, enraged over the death of his friend, seeks revenge and goes after the cult members to rescue Sree. In a fight that follows, Prof. David Andrews is subdued and chased to a mountain cliff. He screams out, "Praise Satan" and jumps off the cliff to his death.
In the end, Dinesh and Sree unite and is seen celebrating.
Cast
*Ajay Jose as Dinesh
*Divya Lakshmi as Sree
*Ranjith Velayudhan as Prof. David Andrews aka Lucifer
*Asif Khan as Franco / Joseph Gordon
*Ajay Thomas as Sasi
*Sarath Haridasan as Marco Polo
*Jassie Gift as Jerry
*Kaladharan as Father Kunjukutty
*Prasanth Punnapra(Ayyappa Baiju) as Ra Japan
*Thara Thomas as Jessy
*Valiyashala Sukumaran as Men's hostel
*Chandrika Das as Lady gaga
*Archana Susheelan as College student
*Rasana as College student
*Iniya as College student
*Vinod Kedamangalam as Bus service
*Unni Shivapal as MP
Soundtrack
The film features songs composed by Jassie Gift. The song "Themma Themma Themmaadikkaatte" was reused as "Pada Pada Kannada" in 'Shyloo'.
Reception
Critic from 'Sify' wrote a negative review, saying that "It's hard to find one redeeming factor in this utterly lame brain, stupid film [...] The lead cast of newcomers are all a major let down and technically the film is a big disappointment. All the seven songs in the album sound similar and the picturisation is low brow".
Movie rate is 2.9/10
In popular culture
In 2018, the song "Nillu Nillu" became viral in the social media application TikTok, with users posting videos featuring themselves stopping a moving vehicle and dancing in front of it with the song playing in the background. It called the attention of Kerala Police who condemned the act.
References
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