India Synopsis
മതിലുകൾ
“The Walls”
The film focuses on the prison life of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and the love between him and Narayani, a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the film.
The 1989–1991 India Window
41 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mathilukal sits at position #9.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mathilukal premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
7.5
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #216 of 1,983 India films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #40 of 573 (top 7%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | May 18, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0097851 |