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P. F. Mathews
Mathews at Edapally
Born (1960-02-18) 18 February 1960 (age 64)
Ernakulam, Kerala State, India
Occupation(s)Author, screenwriter
SpouseShobha
ChildrenUnni, Anand
Parent(s)Poovankery Francis
Mary Francis
AwardsNational Film Award (India) for Best Screen Play – 2010
State Television Award for Best Screen Play – 1991
State Television Award for Best Screen Play – 1993
National Film Development Corporation of India Prize for Best Screen Play – 1993
State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel – 1996
KCBC Award – 1999

Poovankery Francis Mathew is an Indian author of Malayalam literature and a screenplay writer in Malayalam film and Television industries.[1] A Winner of a National Film Award for Best Screenplay[2] and multiple State television and other literary awards, he is known for his original style of writing.[3] Literary works such as Iruttil Oru Punyalan, Chaavunilam, Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu, Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum and 2004il Alice and screen plays which include Sararaanthal, Mikhayelinte Santhathikal, Megham, Kutty Srank and Ee.Ma.Yau are some of his notable works.[3]

Early years

Mathews was born in a Latin Christian family[4] on 18 February 1960 in Ernakulam, Kerala to Poovankery Francis and Mary Francis.[5] After his early schooling in Don Bosco School and St. Augustine's School, Kochi, he graduated in Economics from St. Albert's College Kochi, in 1980 and secured his master's degree in Malayalam in 1982.[5] He started writing at the age of 10 when he used to write and direct one- act plays.[6] He took to short stories at the age of 16[6] and his short stories have been published in leading Malayalam publications like Malayala Manorama, Kalakaumudi, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam and Bhashaposhini.[5] He spent his regular career at Advocate General's Office of the High Court of Kerala from where he superannuated in 2016.[7]

Literary career

His first short story anthology, Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu (It Was Raining on Sunday), was published in 1986 by Current Books. His second work was a novel, Chaavunilam (Land of the Dead),[8] based on the coastal life in Kochi[9] and published in 1996 by DC Books,[10] which won the State Bank of Travancore award for the best novel.[10] Subsequent years produced two more short story collections, Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum (the Mermaid and the Celestial Lover) and 2004il Alice (Alice in 2004).[11] In 2013, a short story anthology, Kathakal (Stories),[12] and his memoirs, Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees (A Requiem for the Coastal Life), were published.[13] His second novel, Iruttil Oru Punyalan (A Saint Shrouded in Darkness), was published in 2015, and two of its chapters were published by Mathrubhumi weekly, prior to the official release of the book.[14]

Film and television career

Mathews debuted into screen writing with a documentary film, Keep the City Clean.[3] In 1991, he won the Kerala State Television Award for screen play, for the tele-series Sararaanthal (The Lantern), broadcast in Doordarshan.[3] He received his second state television award for Mikhayelinte Santhathikal (Descendants of Mikhayel), in 1993.[3] Several works followed, which included Dr. Harischandra (1994), Roses in December (1995), Charulatha (1999), Aathma (2000), Edayanum Mankidavum (2003), Megham (2004), Mantharam (2005), Aa Amma (2006), Pakalmazha (2009) and Daivathinu Swantham Devootti (2012), the last one winning State television award for the best Series.[15] He has also won the script writing competition held nationwide by National Film Development Corporation of India, for Naattukaaryam, in 1993.[3]

His foray into big screen was in 1986 with the story of Thanthram (the Plot), a Mammooty starrer.[16] This was followed by Puthran (the Son),[17] a sequel to the successful tele series, Mikhayelinte Santhathikal.[18] The next was Kutty Srank, directed by Shaji N. Karun,[19] which won him the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the year 2010.[2] Antichrist, a Lijo Jose Pellissery project, with Prithviraj, Fahadh Faasil and Indrajith in lead roles,[20] was put on hold after initial discussions.[7] Instead, a film with Mammootty as the protagonist, was announced.[7] However, the next one was Ee.Ma.Yau, a Lijo Jose Pellissery film,[21][22] was released in May 2018 and the film received good critical reviews.[23][24][25][26] Another Lijo Jose Pellissery film has also been announced, with Mamootty in the lead role.[27]

He also sat in the jury panel of the Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2016.[28]

Personal life

Mathews, a recipient of the KCBC Yuvaprathibha (Young Talent) award (1999), is married to Shobha[3] and the couple has two sons.[5] He has been employed with the Advocate General's Office, Ernakulam,[5] and has since superannuated from service.[7]

Awards and recognitions

Award Year Work
National Film Award for Best Screenplay 2010 Kutty Srank
Kerala State Television Award for Best Screenplay 1991 Sararaanthal
Kerala State Television Award for Best Screenplay 1993 Mikhayelinte Santhathikal
National Film Development Corporation of India Prize for Best Screen Play 1993 Naattukaaryam
State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel 1996 Chaavunilam
KCBC Yuvaprathibha Award 1999 General Contribution

Literary works

Work Year Genre
Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu 1986 Short story – Anthology
Chaavunilam 1996 Novel
Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum 1998 Short story – Anthology
2004il Alice[29] 2004 Short story – Anthology
27 Down 2011 Short story – Anthology
Kathakal[30] 2013 Short story – Anthology
Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees[31] 2013 Memoir
Iruttil Oru Punyalan[32] 2015 Novel

Tele-series and Documentaries

Work Genre Director Year
Keep the City Clean Documentary Jude Attipetty 1981
Sararaanthal Tele-series Jude Attipetty 1991
Mikhayelinte Santhathikal Tele-series Jude Attipetty 1993
Dr. Harischandra Tele-series Jude Attipetty 1994
Roses in December Tele-series Jude Attipetty 1995
Charulatha Tele-series Prashanth 1999
Aathma Tele-series Mohan Kupleri 2000
Edayanum Mankidavum Tele-series Jude Attipetty 2003
Megham Tele-series Saji Surendran 2004
Mantharam Tele-series Saji Surendran 2005
Aa Amma Tele-series Kiran 2006
Pakalmazha Tele-series Gireesh Konni 2009
Daivathinu Swantham Devootti Tele-series Madhupal 2011
Kali Gandaki Tele-series Madhupal 2017

Filmography

Work Contribution Year
Thanthram Story 1986
Puthran Screen Play 1994
Kutty Srank Screen Play 2009
Ee.Ma.Yau[33] Screen Play 2018

References

  1. ^ "Kutti Srankinte Ezhuthukaran". Mathrubhumi. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Veethi profile". Veethi. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ "The Kochi novel". Fountain Ink. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Chavunilam - About the author". DC Books. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Ente Cinema - Part 1". Interview. Ente Cinema Videos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d "A writer who isn't in the race". The Hindu. 25 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Chaavunilam". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ^ "വാഴ്വ് തേടുന്ന ചാവുനിലം". The Indian Express - Malayalam. 27 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b "P F Mathews, the writer of novel 'Chavunilam' in Aksharam". YouTube video. Asianet News. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ P. F. Mathews (2004). 2004il Alice. D C Books. ISBN 9788126415731.
  12. ^ P. F. Mathews (2013). Kathakal. D C Books. ISBN 9788126434619.
  13. ^ P. F. Mathews (2013). Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees. DC Books. p. 84. ISBN 9788126442317.
  14. ^ P. F. Mathews (August 2015). "Iruttil oru Punyalan". Mathrubhumi Weekly. 93 (22).
  15. ^ "Kerala State Television Awards 2012". Kerala TV. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Thanthram". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  17. ^ Jude Attipetty, Jose Prakash, Biju Menon (1994). Puthran - Worldcat index (Feature film). Thomsun. OCLC 34977936.
  18. ^ "Puthran". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  19. ^ "P F Mathews is back". India Glitz. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Antichrist". Buzz in Town. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  21. ^ "Lijo Jose Pellissery's next is a satire set in a fishing village - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Release of Lijo Jose's 'Ee Ma Yau' postponed to 2018". The News Minute. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Ee Ma Yau (2018) Malayalam Movie Review - Veeyen". Veeyen Unplugged. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Ee.Ma.Yau movie review: A class apart". www.deccanchronicle.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  25. ^ Sudhish, Navamy (5 May 2018). "'Ee.Ma.Yau' review: Controlled splendour". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  26. ^ "Ee.Ma.Yau review: Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself, yet again". The Week. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Mammootty In Lijo Jose Pellissery Movie". Nth Wall. 11 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced". Express News Service - The New Indian Express. 7 March 2017.
  29. ^ 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (2007). 2004-il Ālice. Kottayam: Ḍ. C. Books. ISBN 8126415738. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ 1960-, Mathews, P. F., (2012). Kathakaḷ. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 9788126434619. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ 1960-, Mathews, P. F., (15 May 2018). Tưrajīvithattinu Oru Oppees. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ 1960-, Mathews, P. F. Iruṭṭil Oru Punyaalan. Kottayam. ISBN 9788126465101. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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