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. It was extensively shot in and around Thrissur, some scenes were also shot in Ottappalam, Palakkad. The film was shot in places such as Sree Kerala Varma College and Vadakkunnathan Temple. 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 Raveendranath 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. Raveendranath 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". The background score for the movie was composed by Johnson. The evergreen "Clara - Jayakrishnan" background score is still one of the most loved and followed scores of all times. Legacy Thoovanathumbikal is considered to be one of the greatest and unforgettable Malayalam films of all time and enjoys a cult status even decades after its release. In a 2013 online poll, IBN Live listed it as the 8th greatest Indian film of all time. The poll was conducted as part of the celebrations of Indian cinema completing 100 years. The poll constituted a list of 100 films from different Indian languages. The film's famous thematic "Clara-Jayakrishnan" background score was reused in the 2011 film Beautiful. In the 2012 film Trivandrum Lodge, Babu Namboothiri reprised his role as Thangal, a professional pimp. 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