The Walls

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The Walls

film by Gopalakrishnan [1990]

Also known as: “Mathilukal”

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan
The Walls is set in a British colonial prison in the 1940s and is about a political activist who falls in love with an unseen woman in a neighbouring prison after hearing her voice. Gopalakrishnan’s Kathapurushan (1995; “The Man of the Story”) examines the life…
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The Walls is set in a British colonial prison in the 1940s and is about a political activist who falls in love with an unseen woman in a neighbouring prison after hearing her voice. Gopalakrishnan’s Kathapurushan (1995; “The Man of the Story”) examines the life…
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Mammootty
1990s
…to life in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Mathilukal (1990; “The Walls”). Forbes India listed Mammootty’s portrayal of Basheer among the “25 greatest acting performances of Indian cinema.” He also worked in Tamil cinema during the 1990s, most notably starring with Rajinikanth in the hit crime
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…to life in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Mathilukal (1990; “The Walls”). Forbes India listed Mammootty’s portrayal of Basheer among the “25 greatest acting performances of Indian cinema.” He also worked in Tamil cinema during the 1990s, most notably starring with Rajinikanth in the hit crime
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