Rain Rain Come Again

''Rain, Rain .. Come Again'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sharath Haridasan. Set in two rival colleges in Kerala, the plot follows a professor leading a hidden Satanic cult targeting students. The film features debutants Ajay Jose, Reji V. Nair, Divya Lakshmi, and Asif Khan. The songs were composed by Jassie Gift, while the background score was by Pravin Mani.

''Rain, Rain .. Come Again'' was released in theatres on 8 August 2004. The songs "Themma Themma Themmadikkate" and "Nillu Nillu" were trendsetters among Kerala youth 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 Accent Sree defame the name of Aloysius 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 Franko begin to lure students into the cult and those who refuse to convert at their usual gathering are killed.

Meanwhile, Marakashnam Franco, who was Daisy's boyfriend befriends Sree, which causes a split between Dinesh and Accent 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, the students reunite and celebrate in the college.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by Jassie Gift and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. / Johny Sagariga. The background score was done by Pravin Mani. The song "Themma Themma Themmaadikkaatte" was later reused as "Pada Pada Kannada" in the film '' Shyloo'' (2011).

Release

The film was originally scheduled to release on 6 August 2004, but the Thiruvananthapuram Regional Censor Board refused to certify the film citing "excessive violence" and had referred the film to the revising committee. ''Sify'' reported that distributors and exhibitors are shocked because "Jayaraj's earlier film ''4 The People'' had more violence and close-up's of hands and legs being chopped off which was passed by the same censors".

Reception

A critic from ''Sify'' wrote 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".

The film underperformed at the box office. However, the songs "Themma Themma Themmadikkatte" and "Nillu Nillu" were trendsetters among Kerala youth at that time.

In popular culture

In 2018, the song "Nillu Nillu" (meaning: stop, stop) became viral in the social media application TikTok, with users posting videos of them stopping moving vehicles for dancing in front of it with the song playing in the background. It called the attention of Kerala Police who condemned the act for public nuisance and blocking vehicles on the road.

In the late 2022, the song "Themmadikkatte" became viral in social media with the users posting dancing videos to it. The song was featured in the Tamil film ''Dragon'' (2025).

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0430510

2004 films
2000s Malayalam-language films
Films scored by Jassie Gift
Films directed by Jayaraj