Mathilukal is a critically acclaimed and award-winning Indian film about a prisoner, Bashir, that falls in love with a woman in a neighboring cell. Due to the physical constraints of his surroundings, while Bashir is able to hear and speak to the woman, he is never able to see her, and throughout the film the audience only ever hears her voice. The film also details the day-to-day prison life of its protagonist, and the exemplary lengths he must go through to maintain his personal well-being.