The film “Thoovanathumbikal” by Padmarajan and Mohanlal is based on the wayward life of Unni Menon also known as Jayakrishnan. The extravagant lifestyle, irresponsible ways and historical romance of Jayakrishnan, born into a wealthy feudal family in Thrissur District, was vividly brought to life by the film Thoovanathumbikal. The life story of Unni Menon, for whom life itself becomes unpredictably troublesome with many hardships, is being made into a book. Watching the unseasonal rains from memory-soaked verandahs above which dragonflies hover, Unni Menon’s wife Usha recollects the olden days.