It is written and directed by Joseph Pulinthanath and stars Meena Debbarma, Jayanta Jamatia and Amulya Jamaita.
[4] In a remote village of Tripura, a group of youth goes for cultivating huk(Jhum), singing along.
It was Banthu's rationale and love for her that saved her in the end from being buried alive by the villagers as a custom punishment for being a Swkal.
[5][6] Mathia had its first official screening in an international cinema conference organised by Roopkala Kendra, an Indo-Italian project at Nandan, West Bengal in February 2003.
[9] It was also screened at the "International Film and Television Festival of Neipoklanow", Poland on May 21, 2003.