Mazhayethum Munpe (Before it Rains) is a 1995 Malayalam romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan.

The plot is centered upon a college professor named Nandakumar, his fiancée Uma Maheshwari, and his student Shruthi.

In 2005, this movie was remade in Hindi by the same director as Zameer: The Fire Within starring Ajay Devgan, Ameesha Patel and Mahima Chaudhry.

The movie starts with Rahman arriving in Calcutta in search of Nandakumar Varma who disappeared 5 years ago.

After he returns, the movie goes to flashback mode revealing the reasons for Nandakumar's estranged state.

Nandakumar had a second life in his native village, where he had to take care of the treatment of his paralyzed fiancée Uma Maheshwari.

She accused Uma of being selfish and possessive by forcing Nandakumar to sacrifice his life and pleasures for her sake.

Enraged by this revelation, he slaps and curses Shruthi then leaves his home wandering across places like a madman.