Walls) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language film written, directed, and produced by Adoor Gopalakrishnan based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.

[2] Mammootty plays the role of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer while K. P. A. C. Lalitha gives voice to Narayani.

Due to his unique charisma and popularity as an author, he is afforded privileges that other prisoners don't have.

The other inmates try to encourage him to accompany them in making a vegetable garden in front of the neighbouring women's prison compound.

Narayani, Bashir's love, is presented as a female voice and never appears in person in the film.