Mathilukal - 1990

Mathilukal 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.

120min
1990
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.2/10

Cast

Mammootty profile pictureMammoottyVaikom Muhammad Basheer
Murali profile pictureMuraliBasheer's friend
Thilakan profile pictureThilakanJail warder
Sreenath profile pictureSreenathJailor
Azeez profile pictureAzeezInspector
KPAC Lalitha profile pictureKPAC LalithaNarayani(Voice)

About Mathilukal

Mathilukal Overview

Mathilukal 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.

Runtime: 120min

Extra details

Original Title: മതിലുകൾ
Original Language: Malayalam
Production Companies
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions