Mathilukal
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| Directed by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (novel) |
| Starring | Mammootty Murali Karamana Janardanan Nair Krishnan Kutty Nair Azeez |
| Music by | Vijay Bhaskar |
| Cinematography | Mankada Ravi Varma |
| Editing by | M. Mani |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 120 mins |
| Language | Malayalam |
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Mathilukal (Walls) (1989) is an award-winning feature film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Mammootty. The film is an adaptation of the novel Mathilukal by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The film's music is composed by Vijay Bhaskar. It was well received upon screening at the Venice Film Festival, and won 4 awards at the National Film Awards in 1990.
[edit] Plot
The story is autobiographical and deals with Basheer's time in Poojappura Central Jail, Thiruvananthapuram in 1942. Before being sentenced with a prison term, he had to spend time at Kasba police station - locked-up at Kollam awaiting trial, during which he wrote many of his police-stories.
[edit] Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1990 Venice Film Festival (Italy)
- Won - FIPRESCI Prize - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Won - Unicef Award - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1990 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mammootty
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Malayalam) - Mathilukal - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1990 Amiens International Film Festival (France)
- Won - OCIC Award - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2002 Aubervilliers International Children's Film Festival (France)
- Won - Grand Prize - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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| Films directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Swayamvaram (1972) • Kodiyettam (1977) • Elippathayam (1981) • Mukhamukham (1984) • Anantharam (1987) • Mathilukal (1989) • Vidheyan (1993) • Kathapurushan (1995) • Nizhalkkuthu (2003) |
