Mathilukal

"What is Freedom?"

May 18 1990 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, Romance

Mathilukal ('Walls') is a free adaptation of the novelette of the same name, written by the celebrated Malayalam writer, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Autobiographical in character, it is set against the background of India’s freedom struggle in the ’40s when he was serving a term of imprisonment in the Trivandrum Central Jail. When the film opens, we see Basheer in a police lock-up, quite at home in the company of a few petty criminals. He has been languishing there for more than a year now without a trial.

Plot

Confined to the narrow space of a prison cell, Bashir falls in love with a woman in the neighbouring prison compound. They are separated by a high wall so that they never see each other and have to devise ingenious ways for communicating. Narayani, Bashir's love is presented as a female voice and never appears in person in the film..

Written by

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Directed by

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Cast

Mammootty, Thilakan, Karamana Janardanan Nair

Crew

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Production Countries

India

Production Companies

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions

Languages

Awards

8 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
Mathilukal Trailer | Mammootty | Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Scores
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Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
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