Mathilukal
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Theme
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.[2] In Mathilukal, though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is first person, the details seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.[3]
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
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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
External links
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- ↑ 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.