M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director.

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1933

Place of Birth: Kudallur, Kerala, India

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About M. T. Vasudevan Nair

  • Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 9 August 1933), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director.
  • He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature.
  • He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Anakkara panchayath in Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad district (Palghat), which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj.
  • He shot into fame at the age of 20 when, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam at World Short Story Competition conducted by The New York Herald Tribune.
  • His debut novel Naalukettu (Ancestral Home- translated to English as The Legacy), wrote at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958.
  • His other novels include Manju (Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu (The Prodigal Son - translated to English as The Demon Seed) and Randamoozham (The Second Turn).
  • The deep emotional experiences of his early days have gone into the making of MT's novels.
  • Most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture and many of them were path-breaking in the history of Malayalam literature.
  • His three seminal novels on life in the matriarchal family in Kerala are Naalukettu, Asuravithu, and Kaalam.
  • Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharatha from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece. M.
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  • Vasudevan Nair is a script writer and director of Malayalam films.
  • He has directed seven films and written the screenplay for around 54 films.
  • He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category.
  • He was awarded the highest literary award in India, Njnanpeedam, in 1995 for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature.
  • In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan was awarded to him.
  • He has won numerous other awards and recognition including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award and Mathrubhumi Literary Award.
  • He was awarded the J.C.
  • Daniel Award for lifetime achievement in Malayalam cinema for the year 2013.
  • He served as the editor of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly for several years.

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