P. F. Mathews

P. F. Mathews
Mathews at Edapally
Born (1960-02-18) 18 February 1960
Ernakulam, Kerala State, India
Occupation Author, screenwriter
Spouse(s) Shobha
Children Unni, Anand
Parent(s) Poovankery Francis
Mary Francis
Awards National 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 Screenplay2010Kutty Srank
Kerala State Television Award for Best Screenplay1991Sararaanthal
Kerala State Television Award for Best Screenplay1993Mikhayelinte Santhathikal
National Film Development Corporation of India Prize for Best Screen Play1993Naattukaaryam
State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel1996Chaavunilam
KCBC Yuvaprathibha Award1999General Contribution

Literary works

Work Year Genre
Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu1986Short story – Anthology
Chaavunilam1996Novel
Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum1998Short story – Anthology
2004il Alice[29]2004Short story – Anthology
27 Down2011Short story – Anthology
Kathakal[30]2013Short story – Anthology
Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees[31]2013Memoir
Iruttil Oru Punyalan[32]2015Novel

Tele-series and Documentaries

Work Genre Director Year
Keep the City CleanDocumentaryJude Attipetty1981
SararaanthalTele-seriesJude Attipetty1991
Mikhayelinte SanthathikalTele-seriesJude Attipetty1993
Dr. HarischandraTele-seriesJude Attipetty1994
Roses in DecemberTele-seriesJude Attipetty1995
CharulathaTele-seriesPrashanth1999
AathmaTele-seriesMohan Kupleri2000
Edayanum MankidavumTele-seriesJude Attipetty2003
MeghamTele-seriesSaji Surendran2004
MantharamTele-seriesSaji Surendran2005
Aa AmmaTele-seriesKiran2006
PakalmazhaTele-seriesGireesh Konni2009
Daivathinu Swantham DevoottiTele-seriesMadhupal2011
Kali GandakiTele-seriesMadhupal2017

Filmography

Work Contribution Year
ThanthramStory1986
PuthranScreen Play1994
Kutty SrankScreen Play2009
Ee.Ma.Yau[33]Screen Play2018

References

  1. ↑ "Kutti Srankinte Ezhuthukaran". Mathrubhumi. 9 July 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Veethi profile". Veethi. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Kochi novel". Fountain Ink. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chavunilam - About the author". DC Books. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Ente Cinema - Part 1". Interview. Ente Cinema Videos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "A writer who isn't in the race". The Hindu. March 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chaavunilam". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "വാഴ്വ് തേടുന്ന ചാവുനിലം". The Indian Express - Malayalam. March 27, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "P F Mathews, the writer of novel 'Chavunilam' in Aksharam". YouTube video. Asianet News. 9 October 2014. Retrieved September 10, 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 September 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Thanthram". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Jude Attipetty, Jose Prakash, Biju Menon (1994). Puthran - Worldcat index (Feature film). Thomsun. OCLC 34977936.
  18. ↑ "Puthran". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "P F Mathews is back". India Glitz. 25 June 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Antichrist". Buzz in Town. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lijo Jose Pellissery's next is a satire set in a fishing village - Times of India". The Times of India. August 8, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  22. ↑ "Release of Lijo Jose's 'Ee Ma Yau' postponed to 2018". The News Minute. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  23. ↑ "Ee Ma Yau (2018) Malayalam Movie Review - Veeyen". Veeyen Unplugged. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  24. ↑ "Ee.Ma.Yau movie review: A class apart". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  25. ↑ Sudhish, Navamy (2018-05-05). "'Ee.Ma.Yau' review: Controlled splendour". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  26. ↑ "Ee.Ma.Yau review: Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself, yet again". The Week. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  27. ↑ "Mammootty In Lijo Jose Pellissery Movie". Nth Wall. March 11, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced". Express News Service - The New Indian Express. March 7, 2017.
  29. ↑ 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (2007). 2004-il Ālice. Kottayam: Ḍ. C. Books. ISBN 8126415738.
  30. ↑ 1960-, Mathews, P. F., (2012). Kathakaḷ. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 9788126434619.
  31. ↑ 1960-, Mathews, P. F., (2018-05-15). Tưrajīvithattinu Oru Oppees. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  32. ↑ 1960-, Mathews, P. F. Iruṭṭil Oru Punyaalan. Kottayam. ISBN 9788126465101.
  33. ↑ "മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

  • C, Sharika (2018-05-11). "Chronicle of a death". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  • Pillai, Meena T. (2016-03-31). "Exorcism of the self". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  • P. F. Mathews on IMDb
  • "Ente Cinema - Part 1". Interview. Ente Cinema Videos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  • "Ente Cinema - Part 2". Interview. Ente Cinema Videos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  • "Ente Cinema - Part 3". Interview. Ente Cinema Videos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  • "Felicitation - National Award". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  • "About Author - P. F. Mathews". Author profile. Kerala Book Store. 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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