Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Born January 19, 1908 · Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore

Died July 5, 1994 · aged 86

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as…

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Bhargavi NilayamBhargavi Nilayam · 1964
Bhargavi Nilayam
8.71964
MovieHorrorRomance
A novelist comes to haunted house and starts writing story on the ghost named Bhargavi. The novelist understands the cruel death of Bhargavi and her lover.
KadhaveeduKadhaveedu · 2013
Kadhaveedu
5.32013
MovieDramaComedy
Kadhaveedu' is a dedication to Malayalam being accorded the Shresthabhaasha (Malayalam has been declared a Classical language in 2013) status and presents, as a single entity, three different stories penned by the doyens of Malayalam literature - Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer, M T Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty. The film is an anthology with adaptations of stories written by renowned Malayalam fiction writers Basheer, M. T. Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya).. The stories have been tweaked to fit in a modern setting and the script has been conceived by the director himself.
NeelavelichamNeelavelicham · 2023
Neelavelicham
4.82023
MovieHorrorRomance
A young, enthusiastic and free-spirited writer arrives to stay in a desolate mansion, rumored to be haunted by the apparition of a young woman named Bharghavi who committed suicide when she was betrayed in love. The writer, who begins to pen her story, soon realizes that there is more to her tragic tale.
MathilukalMathilukal · 1990
Mathilukal
7.61990
MovieRomanceDrama
Mathilukal ('Walls') is a free adaptation of the novelette of the same name, written by the celebrated Malayalam writer, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Autobiographical in character, it is set against the background of India’s freedom struggle in the ’40s when he was serving a term of imprisonment in the Trivandrum Central Jail. When the film opens, we see Basheer in a police lock-up, quite at home in the company of a few petty criminals. He has been languishing there for more than a year now without a trial.
DhwaniDhwani · 1988
Dhwani
10.01988
Movie
Shabari falls in love with Devi and decides to get married to her. However, he and his parents are in for a shock when they learn that Devi is speech impaired.
Bhoomiyude AvakashikalBhoomiyude Avakashikal · 2012
Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
2012
MovieDrama
Mohanachandran Nair faces the wrath of a group of Hindus as he tries to save a Muslim woman during a communal incident in Gujarat. Disillusioned, he escapes to Kerala and restarts his life.
PremalekhanamPremalekhanam · 1985
Premalekhanam
6.51985
MovieDramaRomance
A young bank employee, Keshavan Nair, tenant of Saramma's father is in love with her. She is looking for a job and Kesavan gives her one.
BalyakalasakhiBalyakalasakhi · 2014
Balyakalasakhi
5.52014
MovieDramaRomance
Born to rich parents, Majeed falls in love with his not-so-affluent neighbor Suhra. After her father's death, when Suhra struggles to make both ends meet, Majeed pleads with his father to sponsor her education. Refused, he wanders off to distant lands.

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