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	'''''Mathilukal''''' ([[Malayalam]]: മതിലുകൾ, ~~meaning~~ ''Walls'') is a [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] in 1965. It is one of the most cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam.<ref name="Novel"/> Its hero, Basheer himself, and heroine, Narayani, never meet, yet they love each other passionately. Despite being imprisoned and separated by a huge wall that divides their prisons, the two romance each other.<ref name="Novel">P.K.Ajith Kumar. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145954/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/14/stories/2010051451370300.htm "Romantic interlude"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 May 2010.</ref>		'''''Mathilukal''''' ([[Malayalam]]: മതിലുകൾ, [[Literally\|lit.]] "''Walls"'') is a [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] in 1965.<ref name="Novel">P.K.Ajith Kumar. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145954/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/14/stories/2010051451370300.htm "Romantic interlude"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 May 2010.</ref>

	==Theme==		==Theme==
	The theme of the novel, ~~focusses~~ on the love between Basheer, a prisoner, and a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the novel.<ref name="Play">K.Rajan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318181844/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031450120300.htm "Of human bondage"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 March 2008</ref> In ''Mathilukal'', though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is [[First-person narrative\|first person]], the details		The theme of the novel, focuses on the love between Basheer, a prisoner, and a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the novel.<ref name="Play">K.Rajan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318181844/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031450120300.htm "Of human bondage"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 March 2008</ref> In ''Mathilukal'', though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is [[First-person narrative\|first person]], the details
	seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.<ref>P.M.Girish. [http://www.languageinindia.com/march2008/pmgirishtextreading.pdf "A Brief Examination of Three Widely-Acclaimed Malayalam Novels"]. Languageinindia.com. 3 March 2008.</ref>		seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.<ref>P.M.Girish. [http://www.languageinindia.com/march2008/pmgirishtextreading.pdf "A Brief Examination of Three Widely-Acclaimed Malayalam Novels"]. Languageinindia.com. 3 March 2008.</ref>

	==~~Plot summary~~==		==Translations==
	~~Basheer, who is jailed for writing against the ruling British, befriends his fellow-inmates and a considerate young jailor~~. ~~One day, Basheer hears a woman~~'~~s voice from the other side of the wall – the women~~'~~s prison~~. ~~Eventually the two jailbirds become lovebirds~~. ~~They exchange gifts, and their hearts, without meeting each other. Narayani then comes up with a plan for a meeting~~: ~~they decide to meet at the hospital a few days later~~. ~~But before that, Basheer is released, unexpectedly~~. ~~For once, he does not want the freedom he had craved for~~. ~~The novel ends with Basheer standing outside the prison with a rose in his hand~~.~~<ref name="Novel"/>~~		* ''Voices; The Walls''. Translated by V. Abdulla. [[Bombay]]: [[Orient Longman]]. 1976.
			* ''Walls''. Translated by Nivedita Menon. [[New Delhi]]: ''Katha''. 1996. pp. 43–72.

	==Film adaptation==		==Film adaptation==
	{{Main\|Mathilukal (film)}}		{{Main\|Mathilukal (film)}}
	In 1989, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring [[Mammootty]] as [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]], and directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]. The film was a major critical success, and gained many awards at national and international levels. Mammootty won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]].		In 1989, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring [[Mammootty]] as [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] and [[K.P.A.C Lalitha]] as Narayani (voice only), and directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]. The film was a major critical success, and gained many awards at national and international levels. Mammootty won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]].

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{{short description|Novel by Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer}}
{{For|the film based on the novel|Mathilukal (film)}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Mathilukal
| title_orig = മതിലുകൾ
| translator =
| image = mathilukalbook.jpg
| caption = The cover of ''Mathilukal''.
| author = [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]]
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| genre = [[Romance novel|Romance]], [[patriotic]]
| publisher = [[DC Books]]<ref>[http://dcbookshop.net/php/bookSearchResult.php?val=Mathilukal&type=BUK "''Mathikal'' by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer"]. [[DC Books]]. Retrieved 2010-12-27</ref>
| release_date = 1965<ref>R.E.Asher. 24 January 1998. [http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1502/15020840.htm "Basheer and the freedom struggle"]. ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]''. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 2010-12-27.</ref>
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'''''Mathilukal''''' ([[Malayalam]]: മതിലുകൾ, meaning ''Walls'') is a [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] in 1965. It is one of the most cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam.<ref name="Novel"/> Its hero, Basheer himself, and heroine, Narayani, never meet, yet they love each other passionately. Despite being imprisoned and separated by a huge wall that divides their prisons, the two romance each other.<ref name="Novel">P.K.Ajith Kumar. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145954/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/14/stories/2010051451370300.htm "Romantic interlude"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 May 2010.</ref>

==Theme==
The theme of the novel, focusses on the love between Basheer, a prisoner, and a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the novel.<ref name="Play">K.Rajan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318181844/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031450120300.htm "Of human bondage"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 March 2008</ref> In ''Mathilukal'', though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is [[First-person narrative|first person]], the details
seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.<ref>P.M.Girish. [http://www.languageinindia.com/march2008/pmgirishtextreading.pdf "A Brief Examination of Three Widely-Acclaimed Malayalam Novels"]. Languageinindia.com. 3 March 2008.</ref>

==Plot summary==
Basheer, who is jailed for writing against the ruling British, befriends his fellow-inmates and a considerate young jailor. One day, Basheer hears a woman's voice from the other side of the wall – the women's prison. Eventually the two jailbirds become lovebirds. They exchange gifts, and their hearts, without meeting each other. Narayani then comes up with a plan for a meeting: they decide to meet at the hospital a few days later. But before that, Basheer is released, unexpectedly. For once, he does not want the freedom he had craved for. The novel ends with Basheer standing outside the prison with a rose in his hand.<ref name="Novel"/>

==Film adaptation==
{{Main|Mathilukal (film)}}
In 1989, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring [[Mammootty]] as [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]], and directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]. The film was a major critical success, and gained many awards at national and international levels. Mammootty won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ingoodbooks.com/84/mathilukal-the-walls-by-vaikom-mohammad-basheer/ Book review by Susan Mathen of Ingoodbooks.com] ({{Rating|4.5|5}})

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