This movie poster is from the 1990 Indian Malayalam film Mathilukal, which was written, produced, and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and was based on Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's autobiographical novel of the same name. The main focus of the movie is Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's life in prison and the romance he has with Narayani, a female prisoner who is never seen in the movie. In the movie, Mammootty portrays Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, while K. P. A. C. Lalitha voices Narayani. At the Venice Film Festival, the movie was shown.