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'''''Mathilukal''''' ([[Malayalam]]: മതിലുകൾ, | '''''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, | 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> | ||
== | ==Translations== | ||
* ''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]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 15 January 2026
| File:Mathilukalbook.jpg The cover of Mathilukal. | |
| Author | Vaikom Muhammad Basheer |
|---|---|
| Original title | മതിലുകൾ |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Publisher | DC Books[1] |
Mathilukal (Malayalam: മതിലുകൾ, lit. "Walls") is a Malayalam novel written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in 1965.[3]
Theme[edit | edit source]
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.[4] In Mathilukal, though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is first person, the details seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.[5]
Translations[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mathikal by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer". DC Books. Retrieved 2010-12-27
- ↑ R.E.Asher. 24 January 1998. "Basheer and the freedom struggle". Frontline. The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ P.K.Ajith Kumar. "Romantic interlude". The Hindu. 14 May 2010.
- ↑ K.Rajan. "Of human bondage". The Hindu. 14 March 2008
- ↑ P.M.Girish. "A Brief Examination of Three Widely-Acclaimed Malayalam Novels". Languageinindia.com. 3 March 2008.
