P. F. Mathews

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 his major works.[3]

P. F. Mathews
Mathews at the premiere of Ee.Ma.Yau
Born (1960-02-18) 18 February 1960
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter
Notable work
Spouse(s)Shobha
ChildrenUnni Mathews, Anand Mathews
Parent(s)Poovankery Francis
Mary Francis
Awards

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] The book has since been translated into Tamil, under the title, Iruttil Oru Punithan, by P. S. Ramesh.[15]

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.[16] He has also won the script writing competition held nationwide by National Film Development Corporation of India, for Naattukaaryam, in 1993.[3]

Mathews' foray into big screen was in 1986 with the story of Thanthram (the Plot), a Mammooty starrer.[17] This was followed by Puthran (the Son),[18] a sequel to the successful tele series, Mikhayelinte Santhathikal.[19] The next was Kutty Srank, directed by Shaji N. Karun,[20] 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,[21] was put on hold after initial discussions.[7] The next project, Ee.Ma.Yau, a Lijo Jose Pellissery film,[22][23] was released in May 2018 and the film received good critical reviews.[24][25][26][27] Another Lijo Jose Pellissery film has also been announced, with Mamootty in the lead role.[28]

Mathews also sat in the jury panel of the Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2016.[29]

Personal life

Mathews, a recipient of the KCBC Yuvaprathibha (Young Talent) award (1999), is married to Shobha[3] and the couple has two sons, Unni Mathews and Anand Mathews, both of whom are part of the 'Karikku' team.[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 Screenplay1993Naattukaaryam
State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel1996Chaavunilam
KCBC Yuvaprathibha Award1999General Contribution
Movie Street Film Award for Best Screenplay[30]2019Ee.Ma.Yau.
Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay[31][32]2019Ee.Ma.Yau.
Vaikom Muhammed Basheer award[33]2019Pathimoonnu Kadalkaakkakalude Upama

Literary works

Work Year Genre / Comments
Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu1986Short story – Anthology
Chaavunilam[34]1996Novel
Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum1998Short story – Anthology
2004il Alice[35]2004Short story – Anthology
27 Down2011Short story – Anthology
Kathakal[36]2013Short story – Anthology
Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees[37]2013Memoir
Iruttil Oru Punyalan[38]2015Novel
Pathimoonnu Kadalkakkakalude Upama[39]2018Short story – Anthology
Theranjedutha Kathakal[40]2018Short story – Anthology
Ee Ma Yau[41]2019Screenplay
Iruttil Oru Punithan[15]2019Tamil translation of Iruttil Oru Punyalan
Adiyalapretham[42]2019Novel

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
MandaramTele-seriesSaji Surendran2005
Aa AmmaTele-seriesKiran2006
PakalmazhaTele-seriesGireesh Konni2009
Daivathinu Swantham DevoottiTele-seriesMadhupal2011
Kali GandakiTele-seriesMadhupal2017

Filmography

Year Work Contribution Notes
1986ThanthramStory
1995PuthranScreenplay
2009Kutty SrankScreenplayWon:National Film Award for Best Screenplay
2017 Crossroad[43]ScreenplayAnthology film; Segment-Oru Rathriyude Kooli
2018Ee.Ma.Yau[44]Screenplay
2019A for AppleStory
2019AthiranScreenplay

References

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  10. "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. Mathews, P. F. (2019). Iruttil Oru Punithan. Translated by Ramesh, P. S. Chennai: Kalakattam. ISBN 9788190788359.
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  22. "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.
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  29. "Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced". Express News Service - The New Indian Express. 7 March 2017.
  30. "മൂവീ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് അവാര്‍ഡ്: ജോജു മികച്ച നടന്‍; നിമിഷ, സംയുക്ത നടിമാര്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  31. "SZIFF - International Film Festival Tanzania". sziff.co.tz. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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  33. "PF Mathews- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020". www.keralaliteraturefestival.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  34. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (1996). Chaavunilam. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 9788171305667.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (2007). 2004-il Ālice. Kottayam: Ḍ. C. Books. ISBN 978-8126415731.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  36. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (2012). Kathakaḷ. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 9788126434619.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  37. 1960-, Mātyūs, Pi. Ephȧ. (2013). Tưrajīvitattinȧ oru oppīs. Kottayam. ISBN 9788126442317. OCLC 876141516.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  38. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. Iruṭṭil Oru Punyaalan. Kottayam. ISBN 9788126465101.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. Pathimoonnu Kadalkakkakalude Upama. Thrissur: Logos Publishers.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  40. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. (2018). Theranjedutha Kathakal. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 9789352824656.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  41. 1960-, Mathews, P. F. Ee Ma Yau. Thrissur: Logos Publishers. ISBN 9789388364294.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  42. "അടിയാളപ്രേതം". greenbooksindia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  43. https://m3db.com/artists/22396
  44. "മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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