Mathilukal
8.2
“What is Freedom?”
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.
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Cast
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Mammootty
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Known for
Bramayugam
Thalapathi
Murali
Basheer's friend
Also in
Aadhavan
Varavelpu
Ravi Vallathol
Razzaq
Also in
Kottayam Kunjachan
Godfather
Thilakan
Jail warder
Known for
Ustad Hotel
Manichitrathazhu
Sreenath
Jailor
Also in
Kireedam
Thoovanathumbikal
Karamana Janardanan Nair
Karamana
Also in
Elippathayam
Pattanapravesham
M R Gopakumar
Known for
Kurup
Pulimurugan
K. P. A. C. Azeez
Inspector
Also in
Pattanapravesham
Peruvazhiyambalam
Babu Namboothiri
Also in
Thoovanathumbikal
Praja
Jagannatha Varma
Judge
Also in
Yoddha
Pathram
KPAC Lalitha
Narayani(Voice)
Known for
Manichitrathazhu
Njan Prakashan
Vembayam Thampi
Thorappan
Also in
Elippathayam
Deshadanakkili Karayarilla
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director · Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Author Vijaya Bhaskar Composer
First release May 18, 1990 · Produced in India · Original title മതിലുകൾ
Production
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions
Production
India
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Languages
Original title
മതിലുകൾ
Original language
Malayalam
Spoken on screen
Malayalam
Release dates
India · May 18, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
September 10, 1990 · Premiere · 47th Venice International Film Festival
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