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.
Romance + Drama in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mathilukal itself).
The 1989–1991 India Window
Mathilukal holds position #9 of 41 India films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mathilukal premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other India films in 1990.
The 150th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 29% of India films in our index.
Popularity (59th percentile) outruns review volume (29th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |