{{Short description|Indian writer (born 1960)}} {{Indian patronymic|Mathews|Poovankery Francis}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = P. F. Mathews | image = Mathews at EeMaYau premiere.jpg | image_size = 160px | caption = Mathews at the premiere of Ee.Ma.Yau | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|2|18}} | birth_place = Ernakulam, Kerala State, India | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = Author, screenwriter | years_active = | spouse = Shobha | partner = | children = Unni Mathews, Anand Mathews | parents = Francis<br />Mary | notable_works = {{ubl|''Chavunilam''|''Iruttil Oru Punyalan''|''Ee.Ma.Yau'' |''Adiyalapretham''|''Kadalinte Manam''|''Kaanaayma''|''Moonga''}} | website = | awards = {{ublist|2010&nbsp;National Film Award (India) 1991&nbsp;State Television Award for Best Screenplay|1993&nbsp;State Television Award for Best Screenplay|1993&nbsp;NFDC Prize for Best Screenplay|1996&nbsp;State Bank of Travancore Award for Best Novel|1999&nbsp;KCBC Award|2019&nbsp;Movie Street Film Award|2020&nbsp;Vaikom Muhammed Basheer award|2021&nbsp;Akbar Kakkattil Award|2021&nbsp;Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel|2022&nbsp;Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story|2023 News18 Kerala Malayali of the Year|2025&nbsp;G Smaraka Puraskaram|2025&nbsp;Pravasa Kairali Sahithya Puraskaram}} }}

'''Poovankery Francis Mathews''' is an Indian author of Malayalam literature and a screenplay writer in Malayalam film and Television industries.<ref name="Kutti Srankinte Ezhuthukaran">{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/14527/ | title=Kutti Srankinte Ezhuthukaran | publisher=Mathrubhumi | date=9 July 2008 | access-date=September 10, 2015 | archive-date=19 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219081610/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/14527/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> A Winner of a National Film Award for Best Screenplay<ref name="57th National Film Awards">{{cite web | url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf | title=57th National Film Awards | publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals | date=2010 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> and multiple State television and other literary awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, he is known for his original style of writing.<ref name="Veethi profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/p._f._mathews-profile-4011-25.htm | title=Veethi profile | publisher=Veethi | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Veethi profile" />

==Early years== Mathews was born in a Latin Christian family<ref name="The Kochi novel">{{cite web | url=http://fountainink.in/?p=6228 | title=The Kochi novel | publisher=Fountain Ink | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> on 18 February 1960 in Ernakulam, Kerala to Francis of the Poovankery house and his wife Mary.<ref name="Chavunilam - About the author">{{cite book | title=Chavunilam - About the author | publisher=DC Books | date=2015 |isbn = 978-8122606683}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Chavunilam - About the author" /> He started writing at the age of 10 when he used to write and direct one- act plays.<ref name="Ente Cinema - Part 1">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXMuXAhQMH0 | title=Ente Cinema - Part 1 | publisher=Ente Cinema Videos | work=Interview | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> He took to short stories at the age of 16<ref name="Ente Cinema - Part 1" /> and his short stories have been published in leading Malayalam publications like Malayala Manorama, Kalakaumudi, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam and Bhashaposhini.<ref name="Chavunilam - About the author" /> He spent his regular career at Advocate General's Office of the High Court of Kerala from where he superannuated in 2016.<ref name="A writer who isn’t in the race">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-writer-who-isnt-in-the-race/article8395398.ece |title=A writer who isn't in the race |date=March 25, 2016 |work=The Hindu|last1=Praveen |first1=S. r. }}</ref>

==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),<ref name="Chaavunilam">{{cite web | url=http://www.keralabookstore.com/book/Chaavunilam-/2560/ | title=Chaavunilam | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> based on the coastal life in Kochi<ref name="വാഴ്വ് തേടുന്ന ചാവുനിലം">{{Cite web |url=https://www.iemalayalam.com/literature/chavunilam-pf-mathews-malayalam-fiction-rahul-radhakrishnan/ |title=വാഴ്വ് തേടുന്ന ചാവുനിലം |date=March 27, 2017 |publisher=The Indian Express - Malayalam}}</ref> and published in 1996 by DC Books,<ref name="P F Mathews, the writer of novel 'Chavunilam' in Aksharam">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XohhDOZ9-0 | title=P F Mathews, the writer of novel 'Chavunilam' in Aksharam | publisher=Asianet News | work=YouTube video | date=9 October 2014 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> which won the State Bank of Travancore award for the best novel.<ref name="P F Mathews, the writer of novel 'Chavunilam' in Aksharam" /> Subsequent years produced two more short story collections, ''Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum'' (the Mermaid and the Celestial Lover) and ''2004il Alice'' (Alice in 2004).<ref name="2004il Alice">{{cite book | url = http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/2004-il-alees | title = 2004il Alice | author = P. F. Mathews | year = 2004 | publisher = D C Books | isbn = 9788126415731}}</ref> In 2013, a short story anthology, ''Kathakal'' (Stories),<ref name="Kathakal">{{cite book | url = http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/kathakal-p-f-mathews# | title = Kathakal | author = P. F. Mathews | year = 2013 | publisher = D C Books | isbn = 9788126434619}}</ref> and his memoirs, ''Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees'' (A Requiem for the Coastal Life), were published.<ref name="Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees">{{cite book | url=http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/theerajevithathinu-oru-oppees#; | title=Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees | publisher=DC Books | author=P. F. Mathews | year=2013 | pages=84 | isbn=9788126442317}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Iruttil oru Punyalan">{{cite journal | title=Iruttil oru Punyalan | author=P. F. Mathews | journal=Mathrubhumi Weekly |date=August 2015 | volume=93 | issue=22}}</ref> The book has since been translated into Tamil, under the title, ''Iruttil Oru Punithan'', by P. S. Ramesh.<ref name="Iruttil Oru Punithan">{{Cite book |title=Iruttil Oru Punithan |last=Mathews |first=P. F. |publisher=Kalakattam |year=2019 |isbn=9788190788359 |location=Chennai |translator-last=Ramesh |translator-first=P. S.}}</ref>

==Film and television career== Mathews debuted into screen writing with a documentary film, ''Keep the City Clean''.<ref name="Veethi profile" /> In 1991, he won the Kerala State Television Award for screen play, for the tele-series ''Sararaanthal'' (The Lantern), broadcast in Doordarshan.<ref name="Veethi profile" /> He received his second state television award for ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal'' (Descendants of Mikhayel), in 1993.<ref name="Veethi profile" /> 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.<ref name="Kerala State Television Awards 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.keralatv.in/2012/09/kerala-state-television-awards-2012/ | title=Kerala State Television Awards 2012 | publisher=Kerala TV | date=14 September 2012 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> He has also won the script writing competition held nationwide by National Film Development Corporation of India, for ''Naattukaaryam'', in 1993.<ref name="Veethi profile" />

Mathews' foray into big screen was in 1986 with the story of Thanthram (the Plot), a Mammooty starrer.<ref name="Thanthram">{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271816/ | title=Thanthram | publisher=IMDB | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> This was followed by ''Puthran'' (the Son),<ref name="Puthran - Worldcat index">{{cite AV media | OCLC=34977936 | url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34977936 | title=Puthran - Worldcat index | publisher=Thomsun | date=1994 | people=Jude Attipetty, Jose Prakash, Biju Menon | medium=Feature film}}</ref> a sequel to the successful tele series, ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''.<ref name="Puthran">{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353922 | title=Puthran | publisher=IMDB | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> The next was Kutty Srank, directed by Shaji N. Karun,<ref name="P F Mathews is back">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/39599.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627175911/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/39599.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 June 2008 | title=P F Mathews is back | work=India Glitz | date=25 June 2008 | access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> which won him the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the year 2010.<ref name="57th National Film Awards" /> ''Antichrist'', a Lijo Jose Pellissery project, with Prithviraj, Fahadh Faasil and Indrajith in lead roles,<ref name="Antichrist">{{cite web | url=http://movies.buzzintown.com/antichrist/segment--synopsis/id--699497.html | title=Antichrist | publisher=Buzz in Town | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015 | archive-date=5 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405161738/http://movies.buzzintown.com/antichrist/segment--synopsis/id--699497.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> was put on hold after initial discussions.<ref name="A writer who isn’t in the race" /> The next project, Ee.Ma.Yau, a Lijo Jose Pellissery film,<ref name="Lijo Jose Pellissery’s next is a satire set in a fishing village - Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/lijo-jose-pellisserys-next-is-a-satire-set-in-a-fishing-village/articleshow/59971067.cms |title=Lijo Jose Pellissery's next is a satire set in a fishing village - Times of India |date=August 8, 2017 |website=The Times of India |access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref name="Release of Lijo Jose’s 'Ee Ma Yau' postponed to 2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/release-lijo-jose-s-ee-ma-yau-postponed-2018-73483 |title=Release of Lijo Jose's 'Ee Ma Yau' postponed to 2018 |date=2017-12-20 |website=The News Minute |access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> was released in May 2018 and the film received good critical reviews.<ref name="Ee Ma Yau (2018) Malayalam Movie Review - Veeyen">{{Cite web |url=http://veeyen.com/film-reviews/ee-ma-yau-2018-malayalam-movie-review-veeyen/ |title=Ee Ma Yau (2018) Malayalam Movie Review - Veeyen |date=2018-05-05 |website=Veeyen Unplugged |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref><ref name="Ee.Ma.Yau movie review: A class apart">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/040518/eemayau-movie-review-a-class-apart.html |title=Ee.Ma.Yau movie review: A class apart |date=2018-05-04 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref><ref name="‘Ee.Ma.Yau’ review: Controlled splendour">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/eemayau-review-controlled-splendour/article23782298.ece |title='Ee.Ma.Yau' review: Controlled splendour |last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |date=2018-05-05 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref><ref name="Ee.Ma.Yau review: Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself, yet again">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2018/05/04/ee-ma-yau-review-lijo-jose-pellissery-outdoes-himself-yet-again.html |title=Ee.Ma.Yau review: Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself, yet again |website=The Week |language=en |access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref> Another Lijo Jose Pellissery film has also been announced, with Mamootty in the lead role.<ref name="Mammootty In Lijo Jose Pellissery Movie">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nthwall.com/malayalammovies/news/confirmed-mammootty-in-lijo-jose-pellissery-movie/ |title=Mammootty In Lijo Jose Pellissery Movie |date=March 11, 2016 |publisher=Nth Wall |access-date=5 April 2017 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406023222/http://www.nthwall.com/malayalammovies/news/confirmed-mammootty-in-lijo-jose-pellissery-movie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Mathews also sat in the jury panel of the Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2016.<ref name="Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced">{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/mar/07/kerala-state-film-awards-2016-anounced-manhole-takes-away-the-best-film-vinayakan-bags-the-best-ac-1578711--1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308221111/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/mar/07/kerala-state-film-awards-2016-anounced-manhole-takes-away-the-best-film-vinayakan-bags-the-best-ac-1578711--1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2017 |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced |date=March 7, 2017 |publisher=Express News Service - The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Personal life== Mathews, a recipient of the KCBC Yuvaprathibha (Young Talent) award (1999), is married to Shobha<ref name="Veethi profile" /> and the couple has two sons, Unni Mathews and Anand Mathews, both of whom are part of the 'Karikku' team.<ref name="Chavunilam - About the author" /> He has been employed with the Advocate General's Office, Ernakulam,<ref name="Chavunilam - About the author" /> and has since superannuated from service.<ref name="A writer who isn’t in the race" />

==Awards and recognitions== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Award ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | 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<ref name="മൂവീ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് അവാര്‍ഡ്: ജോജു മികച്ച നടന്‍; നിമിഷ, സംയുക്ത നടിമാര്‍">{{Cite web |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/movie-street-award-joju-selected-as-best-actor-and-nimish-and-samyuktha-as-best-actress-pm7243 |title=മൂവീ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് അവാര്‍ഡ്: ജോജു മികച്ച നടന്‍; നിമിഷ, സംയുക്ത നടിമാര്‍ |date=2019-02-05 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref> || 2019 || ''Ee.Ma.Yau.'' |- | Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay<ref name="SZIFF - International Film Festival Tanzania">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sziff.co.tz/all_films_2019 |title=SZIFF - International Film Festival Tanzania |date=2019-03-05 |website=sziff.co.tz |access-date=2019-03-05 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043702/https://www.sziff.co.tz/all_films_2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ഈ മ യൗ കുതിച്ചുയരുന്നു; മൂന്ന് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ കൂടി">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/ee-ma-yau-malayalam-film-grabs-three-more-international-awards-at-tanzania-film-festival--1.3635329 |title=ഈ മ യൗ കുതിച്ചുയരുന്നു; മൂന്ന് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ കൂടി |website=Mathrubhumi |date=9 March 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> || 2019 || ''Ee.Ma.Yau.'' |- | Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Award<ref name="PF Mathews- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=MTY5NA== |title=PF Mathews- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival- KLF –2020 |website=www.keralaliteraturefestival.com |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> || 2019 || ''Pathimoonnu Kadalkaakkakalude Upama'' |- | Akbar Kakkattil Award<ref name="അക്ബർ കക്കട്ടിൽ പുരസ്ക്കാരം പി എഫ് മാത്യൂസിന്">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dcbooks.com/akbar-kakkattil-award-for-pf-mathews.html |title=അക്ബർ കക്കട്ടിൽ പുരസ്ക്കാരം പി എഫ് മാത്യൂസിന് |website=www.dcbook.com |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref> || 2021 || ''Chila Pracheena Vikarangal'' |- | 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel<ref name="Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam">{{Cite news |date=2021-08-17 |title=Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/akademi-fellowship-for-sethu-perumbadavam/article35960287.ece |access-date=2021-08-17 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced, Sethu and Sreedharan honoured with fellowships">{{Cite news |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced, Sethu and Sreedharan honoured with fellowships |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/aug/17/kerala-sahitya-akademi-awards-announced-sethu-and-sreedharan-honoured-with-fellowships-2345971.html |access-date=2021-08-17}}</ref> || 2021 || ''Adiyala Pretham'' |- | O V Vijayan Memorial Literary Award<ref name="O.V. Vijayan awards for Mathews, Devadas, Nidhin">{{Cite news |date=2023-02-02 |title=O.V. Vijayan awards for Mathews, Devadas, Nidhin |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ov-vijayan-awards-for-mathews-devadas-nidhin/article66463747.ece |access-date=2023-02-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>|| 2022 || ''Adiyala Pretham'' |- | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story<ref name="കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു">{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു |language=ml |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2023/06/30/kerala-sahithya-academy-awards-2022-annuonced.html |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> || 2022 || ''Muzhakkam'' |- | O. V. Vijayan Literary Award<ref name="O.V. Vijayan award for writer P.F. Mathews">{{Cite news |date=2023-10-20 |title=O.V. Vijayan award for writer P.F. Mathews |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ov-vijayan-award-for-writer-pf-mathews/article67442240.ece |access-date=2023-10-20 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> || 2022 || ''Muzhakkam'' |- | News18 Kerala Malayali of the Year<ref name="News18 Kerala ‘Malayali of the year 2023’">{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2023 |title=News18 Kerala ‘Malayali of the year 2023' |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/news18-kerala-malayali-of-the-year-2023-honouring-keralas-trailblazers/ |access-date=2025-10-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Malayali of the Year 2023 Award Distribution">{{Cite web |title=Malayali of the Year 2023 Award Distribution |url=https://malayalam.news18.com/photogallery/kerala/news18-kerala-malayali-of-the-year-award-distribution-rv-635431-page-6.html |access-date=October 29, 2025 |website=News18.com}}</ref><ref name="Pinarayi Vijayan distributes News18 Malayali of the Year awards">{{Cite web |title=Pinarayi Vijayan distributes News18 Malayali of the Year awards |url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/cm-pinarayi-vijayan-distributes-news-18-malayali-of-the-year-awards-rv-635456.html |access-date=October 29, 2025 |website=News18.com}}</ref> || 2023 || Literary contributions |- | G Smaraka Puraskaram<ref name="ജി സ്മാരക പുരസ്കാരം പി.എഫ്.മാത്യുസിന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു">{{Cite web |title=ജി സ്മാരക പുരസ്കാരം പി.എഫ്.മാത്യുസിന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/ernakulam/2025/02/05/pf-mathew-receives-g-smaraka-award.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=ജി സ്മാരക പുരസ്കാരം പി.എഫ്.മാത്യുസിന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു |language=ml}}</ref> || 2025 || ''Overall contributions'' |- | Pravasa Kairali Sahithya Puraskaram<ref name="Pravasa Kairali Sahithya Puraskaram on Mathrubhumi">{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2025 |title=ഇന്ത്യൻ സോഷ്യൽ ക്ലബ്‌ മലയാളം വിഭാഗം കേരളോൽസവം നാളെ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/pravasi/oman/keralautsav-muscat-pf-mathews-award-ff6zcgse |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Gulf Madhyamam News">{{Cite news |date=2025-10-30 |title=Gulf Madhyamam News |language=ml |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb49O2KVRrs |access-date=2025-11-02}}</ref> || 2025 || ''Adiyalapretham'' |}

==Literary works== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Work ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Genre / Comments |- | Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu || 1986 || Short story – Anthology |- | Chaavunilam<ref>{{Cite book |title=Chaavunilam |author=Mathews, P. F. |date=1996 |publisher=D C Books |isbn=9788171305667 |location=Kottayam}}</ref> || 1996 || Novel |- | Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum || 1998 || Short story – Anthology |- | 2004il Alice<ref>{{Cite book |title=2004-il Ālice |author=Mathews, P. F. |date=2007 |publisher=Ḍ. C. Books |isbn=978-8126415731 |location=Kottayam}}</ref> || 2004 || Short story – Anthology |- | 27 Down || 2011 || Short story – Anthology |- | Kathakal<ref>{{Cite book |title=Kathakaḷ |author=Mathews, P. F. |date=2012 |publisher=D C Books |isbn=9788126434619 |location=Kottayam}}</ref> || 2013 || Short story – Anthology |- | Theerajeevithathinu Oru Oppees<ref name="Tưrajīvitattinȧ oru oppīs">{{Cite book |title=Tưrajīvitattinȧ oru oppīs |author=Mātyūs, Pi. Ephȧ. |year=2013 |isbn=9788126442317 |location=Kottayam |oclc=876141516}}</ref> || 2013 || Memoir |- | Iruttil Oru Punyalan<ref>{{Cite book |title=Iruṭṭil Oru Punyaalan |author=Mathews, P. F. |year=2015 |isbn=9788126465101 |location=Kottayam}}</ref> || 2015 || Novel |- | Pathimoonnu Kadalkakkakalude Upama<ref>{{Cite book |title=Pathimoonnu Kadalkakkakalude Upama |author=Mathews, P. F. |publisher=Logos Publishers |location=Thrissur}}</ref> || 2018 || Short story – Anthology |- | Theranjedutha Kathakal<ref>{{Cite book |title=Theranjedutha Kathakal |author=Mathews, P. F. |publisher=D C Books |isbn=9789352824656 |location=Kottayam|year=2018 }}</ref> || 2018 || Short story – Anthology |- | Ee Ma Yau<ref>{{Cite book |title=Ee Ma Yau |author=Mathews, P. F. |year=2019 |publisher=Logos Publishers |isbn=9789388364294 |location=Thrissur}}</ref> || 2019 || Screenplay |- | Iruttil Oru Punithan<ref name="Iruttil Oru Punithan" /> || 2019 || Tamil translation of ''Iruttil Oru Punyalan'' |- | Adiyalapretham<ref name="Adiyalapretham">{{Cite web |url=https://greenbooksindia.com/Content.php?param=Product&type=22273 |title=അടിയാളപ്രേതം |website=greenbooksindia.com |language=en |access-date=2019-12-04 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920200548/https://greenbooksindia.com/Content.php?param=Product&type=22273 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 2019 || Novel |- | Chila Pracheena Vikarangal<ref name="Chila Pracheena Vikaranga">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=Chila Pracheena Vikaranga |url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/malayalam-vaarika/story/2019/sep/18/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A8-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF-%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A5-66423.html |access-date=2021-10-17}}</ref><ref name="ചില പ്രാചീന വികാരങ്ങള്‍">{{Cite web |title=ചില പ്രാചീന വികാരങ്ങള്‍ |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/ചില-പ്രാചീന-വികാരങ്ങള്‍/13959/ |access-date=2021-10-17 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> || 2019 || Short story – Anthology |- | Kadalinte Manam<ref name="Kadalinte Manam">{{Cite web |last=MATHEWS |first=P. F. |date=2021-01-01 |title=KADALINTE MANAM |url=https://www.amazon.in/KADALINTE-MANAM-P-F-MATHEWS/dp/B09FK63YSM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1634054060&refinements=p_27%253AP.F.Mathews&s=books&sr=1-1 |access-date=2021-10-12 |publisher=DCB |language=Malayalam}}</ref><ref name="കടലിന്റെ മണം, മനുഷ്യാന്തര്‍ഗതങ്ങളിലെ സമുദ്രഗന്ധം">{{Cite web |last=എല്‍ |first=ജോണി എം |title=കടലിന്റെ മണം, മനുഷ്യാന്തര്‍ഗതങ്ങളിലെ സമുദ്രഗന്ധം |url=https://www.thecue.in/books/2021/09/09/kadalinte-manam-pf-mathews-book-review |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=The Cue |date=9 September 2021 |language=ml}}</ref> || 2021 || Novel |- | Muzhakkam<ref name="Muzhakkam">{{Cite web |title=മുഴക്കം |url=https://buybooks.mathrubhumi.com/product/muzhakkam/ |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=buybooks.mathrubhumi.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="അനുഭവങ്ങളുടെ മുഴക്കങ്ങൾ അടയാളമാകുന്നു">{{Cite web |last=മനോജ് |first=പ്രസീത |title=അനുഭവങ്ങളുടെ മുഴക്കങ്ങൾ അടയാളമാകുന്നു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/book-reviews/book-review-muzhakkam-short-stories-p-f-mathews-1.6058199 |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> || 2021 || Short story – anthology |- | Moonga<ref name="Moonga">{{Cite book |last=Mathews |first=P F |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/moonga |title=Moonga |date=2024-07-31 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9789362549761 |publication-date=2024 |language=ml |trans-title=Owl}}</ref> || 2024 || Short story – anthology |- |Kanayma<ref name="Kanayma">{{Cite book |last=Mathews |first=P. F. |title=Kanayma |date=2024-10-31 |publisher=Manorama Books |language=ml}}</ref> ||2024 ||Novel |- |Ochukalude Kaloppu<ref name="Ochukalude Kaaloppu">{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2026 |title=Ochukalude Kaaloppu - Mathrubhumi Books |url=https://www.mbibooks.com/product/ochukalude-kaaloppu/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |language=ml}}</ref> ||2025 ||Memoirs

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==Tele-series and Documentaries== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:30%" | Work ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Genre ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Director ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | 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== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Work ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Contribution ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Notes |- |1986 || Thanthram || Story || |- |1995 || Puthran || Screenplay || |- |2002 || Savithriyude Aranjanam || Screenplay || |- |2009 || Kutty Srank || Screenplay || Won:National Film Award for Best Screenplay |- |2017 || Crossroad<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m3db.com/artists/22396|title=പി എഫ് മാത്യൂസ്}}</ref>|| Screenplay || Anthology film; Segment-''Oru Rathriyude Kooli'' |- |2018 || Ee.Ma.Yau<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-reviews/2018/05/04/ee-ma-yau-malayalam-movie-review-lijo-jose-pellissery-chemban-vinod-vinayakan.html|title=മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു|work=ManoramaOnline|access-date=2018-05-04}}</ref>|| Screenplay || |- |2019 || A for Apple || Story || |- |2019 || Athiran || Screenplay || |}

==See also== * List of Indian writers

==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== Further reading == * {{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/pf-mathews-on-writing-ee-ma-yau-and-telling-stories-of-marginalised-lives/article23852179.ece |title=Chronicle of a death |last=C |first=Sharika |date=2018-05-11 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-05-15 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} * {{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/iruttil-oru-punyalan-explores-the-classical-legend-of-faust/article8413489.ece |title=Exorcism of the self |last=Pillai |first=Meena T. |date=2016-03-31 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-05-15 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.marunadanmalayali.com/column/pusthaka-vich-ram/pathimoonnu-kadalkakkakalude-upama-130728 |title=Maranasankeerthanangal |last=Shaji Jacob |date=December 9, 2018 |website=www.marunadanmalayali.com |trans-title=മരണസങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ |access-date=2019-01-27}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/malayalam-vaarika/story/2019/sep/18/ചില-പ്രാചീന-വികാരങ്ങള്-പിഎഫ്-മാത്യൂസ്-എഴുതിയ-കഥ-66423.html |title=Chila Pracheena Vikarangal (short story) |date=2019-09-19 |website=www.samakalikamalayalam.com |language=en |trans-title=ചില പ്രാചീന വികാരങ്ങള്‍: പിഎഫ് മാത്യൂസ് എഴുതിയ കഥ |access-date=2019-09-19}} * {{cite web|last1=Kahlon|first1=Sukhpreet|title= Screenplay writers should be aware of socio-political situation of the country: PF Mathews at KNIFF|url= https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/dec/10/17359/screenplay-writers-should-be-aware-of-socio-political-situation-of-the-country-pf-mathews-at-kniff|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190130221933/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/dec/10/17359/screenplay-writers-should-be-aware-of-socio-political-situation-of-the-country-pf-mathews-at-kniff|url-status= live|archive-date= 30 January 2019|website=Cinestaan.com |access-date= 10 Dec 2018|ref= PF Mathews}} * {{Cite interview |last=Mathews |first=P F |interviewer=Aswathy Gopalakrishnan |title='When People Die, They Become Fiction' |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/interviews/pfmathews/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=SilverscreenIndia |date=2018-05-22}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm1524141}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld0RHlKVGS4&feature=share |title=Oruvattam Koodi Episode 21 P. F. MATHEWS |last=Keralavision Satellite Channel |date=January 10, 2019 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-02-03 |quote=In conversation with Kavitha Nair}} * {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXMuXAhQMH0 | title=Ente Cinema - Part 1 | publisher=Ente Cinema Videos | work=Interview | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=9 August 2014}} * {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Or2067-KPM | title=Ente Cinema - Part 2 | publisher=Ente Cinema Videos | work=Interview | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=9 August 2014}} * {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njIxsaVF8Rw | title=Ente Cinema - Part 3 | publisher=Ente Cinema Videos | work=Interview | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=9 August 2014}} * {{cite web | url=http://donboscoimage.com/2010/09/national-award-winner-hounored-at-don-bosco | title=Felicitation - National Award | access-date=9 August 2014 | archive-date=2 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502222151/http://donboscoimage.com/2010/09/national-award-winner-hounored-at-don-bosco/ | url-status=dead }} *{{cite web | url=http://keralabookstore.com/about-author/P-F-Mathews/1445/ | title=About Author - P. F. Mathews | publisher=Kerala Book Store | work=Author profile | date=2015 | access-date=September 10, 2015}} * {{Cite interview |last=P. F. Mathews |interviewer=Abhilash Melethil |title=മലയാളത്തിലെ നിരൂപകര്‍ മുഖ്യധാരയിലെ ലബ്ധപ്രതിഷ്ഠരെ കൊണ്ടാടുകയാണ് എന്നും ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളത് |type=Web |url=https://www.thecue.in/books/2019/06/02/pf-mathews-interview |access-date=2019-06-13 |publisher=Cue.in |date=2019-06-13 |quote=Translated title:Malayalam literary critics celebrate only the recognized mainstream writers}} * {{Cite web |title=തിരക്കഥയെ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത് - PF Mathews - Postcards (Part 1) |website = YouTube| date=5 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYp1GhVmqIQ |access-date=2021-05-05 |language=en}}

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