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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 including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, he is known for his original style of writing.[3] Literary works such as Muzhakkam, Kadalinte Manam, Adiyalapretham, Iruttil Oru Punyalan, and Chaavunilam and screenplays such as 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 (age 62) Ernakulam, Kerala State, India
Occupation	Author, screenwriter
Notable work	Chavunilam Iruttil Oru Punyalan Ee.Ma.Yau Adiyalapretham Kadalinte Manam
Spouse	Shobha
Children	Unni Mathews, Anand Mathews
Parent(s)	Poovankery Francis Mary Francis
Awards	2010 National Film Award (India) 1991 State Television Award for Best Screenplay 1993 State Television Award for Best Screenplay 1993 NFDC Prize for Best Screenplay 1996 State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel 1999 KCBC Award 2019 Movie Street Film Award 2020 Vaikom Muhammed Basheer award 2021 Akbar Kakkattil Award 2021 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel

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 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 Screenplay	1993	Naattukaaryam
State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel	1996	Chaavunilam
KCBC Yuvaprathibha Award	1999	General Contribution
Movie Street Film Award for Best Screenplay[30]	2019	Ee.Ma.Yau.
Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay[31][32]	2019	Ee.Ma.Yau.
Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Award[33]	2019	Pathimoonnu Kadalkaakkakalude Upama
Akbar Kakkattil Award[34]	2021	Chila Pracheena Vikarangal
2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel[35][36]	2021	Adiyala Pretham

Literary works

Work	Year	Genre / Comments
Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu	1986	Short story – Anthology
Chaavunilam[37]	1996	Novel
Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum	1998	Short story – Anthology
2004il Alice[38]	2004	Short story – Anthology
27 Down	2011	Short story – Anthology
Kathakal[39]	2013	Short story – Anthology
Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees[40]	2013	Memoir
Iruttil Oru Punyalan[41]	2015	Novel
Pathimoonnu Kadalkakkakalude Upama[42]	2018	Short story – Anthology
Theranjedutha Kathakal[43]	2018	Short story – Anthology
Ee Ma Yau[44]	2019	Screenplay
Iruttil Oru Punithan[15]	2019	Tamil translation of Iruttil Oru Punyalan
Adiyalapretham[45]	2019	Novel
Chila Pracheena Vikarangal[46][47]	2019	Short story – Anthology
Kadalinte Manam[48][49]	2021	Novel
Muzhakkam[50][51]	2021	Short story – anthology

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
Mandaram	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

Year	Work	Contribution	Notes
1986	Thanthram	Story
1995	Puthran	Screenplay
2002	Savithriyude Aranjanam	Screenplay
2009	Kutty Srank	Screenplay	Won:National Film Award for Best Screenplay
2017	Crossroad[52]	Screenplay	Anthology film; Segment-Oru Rathriyude Kooli
2018	Ee.Ma.Yau[53]	Screenplay
2019	A for Apple	Story
2019	Athiran	Screenplay

See also

• List of Indian writers

References

Further reading

• C, Sharika (11 May 2018). "Chronicle of a death". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
• Pillai, Meena T. (31 March 2016). "Exorcism of the self". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
• Shaji Jacob (9 December 2018). "Maranasankeerthanangal" [മരണസങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ]. www.marunadanmalayali.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
• "Chila Pracheena Vikarangal (short story)" [ചില പ്രാചീന വികാരങ്ങള്‍: പിഎഫ് മാത്യൂസ് എഴുതിയ കഥ]. www.samakalikamalayalam.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
• Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Screenplay writers should be aware of socio-political situation of the country: PF Mathews at KNIFF". Cinestaan.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

External links

• P. F. Mathews at IMDb
• Keralavision Satellite Channel (10 January 2019). "Oruvattam Koodi Episode 21 P. F. MATHEWS". YouTube. Retrieved 3 February 2019. In conversation with Kavitha Nair
• "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 10 September 2015.
• P. F. Mathews (13 June 2019). "മലയാളത്തിലെ നിരൂപകര്‍ മുഖ്യധാരയിലെ ലബ്ധപ്രതിഷ്ഠരെ കൊണ്ടാടുകയാണ് എന്നും ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളത്" (Web). Interviewed by Abhilash Melethil. Cue.in. Retrieved 13 June 2019. Translated title:Malayalam literary critics celebrate only the recognized mainstream writers
• "തിരക്കഥയെ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത് - PF Mathews - Postcards (Part 1)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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