MathilukalMovie
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.
About Mathilukal
Mathilukal is a 1990 romance, drama movie directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 0m, production credits from India, an original language code of ML.
The credited cast includes Mammootty, Murali, Ravi Vallathol, Thilakan. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
