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| Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair | |
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| Born | July 15, 1933 Kudallur, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Pen name | MT |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, screenplay writer, film director |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genres | Novel, Short story |
| Subjects | Social aspects |
| Literary movement | Realism |
| Notable award(s) | Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse(s) | Kalamandalam Saraswathi |
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Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (Malayalam: എം ടി വാസുദേവന് നായര്), popularly known as MT, is a renowned Keralite Indian author, screenplay writer and filmmaker. He was born on 15 July 1933 in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad district, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency province of the British Raj. He spent his early days in Punnayurkulam village of present day Thrissur district. He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. His novels, short stories and screenplays speak of the pain and anguish of the Kerala society in the post independence India. He has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Kadavu, Sadayam, and Parinayam, which is the most by any in screen play category.
The essence of his work is self-suffering and its emotional intensity holds the readers captivated. The story of Kudallur village and Bharathapuzha are the most repeated and favourite theme. He explores the silences in life, in the folk tales of forgotten heroes and in the legends of warriors from epics forever retold.
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Awards and Milestones
- MT was awarded the highest literary award in India, the Jnanpith in 1995.
He is also the recipient of:
- State Sahithya Academy and Central Sahithya Academy
- National Award for Best Screenplay (four times)
- National Film Award for Best Film Nirmalyam (1973)
- Kerala State Award for Best Film & Screenplay Bandhanam (1978)
- Kerala State Award for Best Film Kadavu (1991)
He has also served as a faculty in the Film and Television Institute,Pune
MT's oeuvre consists of novels, short-stories, film scripts and non-fiction works on literary themes. The US Library of Congress has in its collection sixty-two books by MT on him. His close friendship with the giant of Malayalam literature, Vaikom Muhammed Basheer was well chronicled.
Major works
Novels
- Manju (Mist)
- Kaalam (Time)
- Nalukettu (Ancestral house)
- Asuravithu (Demon's seed)
- Vilapayathra (The funeral procession)
- Pathiravum Pakalvelichavum (Midnight and daylight)
- Arabipponnu (The Gold of Arabia, written with N. P. Mohammed)
- Randamoozham (Second Turn)
- Varanasi (Benares)
Stories
- Iruttinte Atmavu (The Soul of the Darkness)
- Olavum Theeravum (Ripple and Shore)
- Kuttyedathi
- Varikkuzhi (The Trap)
- Pathanam (The Fall)
- Bandhanam (The Binding)
- Swargavathil Thurakkunna Samayam (When the Heaven's gates open)
- Ninte (Yours)
- Ninte Ormaykku (For your memory)
- Vanaprastham (Into the forest)
- Dar-es-salam
- Raktham Puranda Mantharikal (Blood-soaked sand)
- Veyilum Nilavum (Sunlight and Moonlight)
- Kaliveedu (Playhome)
- Vedanayude Pookkal (Flowers of sorrow)
- Sherlock
- Neelathamara (Blue lotus)
Screenplays
- Neelathaamara - it is a modern remake of Neelathamara which MT had written years back and was directed by Lal Jose.
- Olavum Theeravum
- Murappennu
- Nagarame Nanni
- Asuravithu
- Pakalkkinavu
- Iruttinte Atmavu
- Kuttiyedathi
- Oppol
- Varikuzhi
- Bandhanam
- Valarthumrigangal
- Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindapoocha
- Evideyo Oru Shatru
- Vellam
- Panchagni
- Nakhakshatangal
- Amritam Gamaya
- Abhayam Thedi
- Aaroodam
- Aksharangal
- Rangam
- Aalkootathil Thaniye
- Adiyozhukkukal
- Uyarangalil
- Rithubhedam
- Vaishali
- Thazhvaram
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
- Venalkinavukal
- Aranyakam
- Mithya
- Kadavu
- Utharam
- Sadayam
- Perunthachan
- Sukrutham
- Parinayam
- Nalukettu (Tele-Serial)
- Oru cheru punchiri
- Dhaya
- Ennu Swantham Janakikkutti (based on the short story Cheriya Cheriya Bhookampangal)
- Teerthadanam (based on his story Vanaprastham)
- Pazhassi Raja
Films and Documentaries
- Nirmalayam (Offerings, 1973)
- Mohini Attam (Documentary, 1977)
- Bandhanam (Bounding Ties, 1978)
- Manju (Mist, 1982)
- Varikuzhy (The Trap, 1982)
- Kadavu (Ferry, 1991)
- Oru Cheru Punchiri (A slender smile, 2000)
- Thakazhi (Documentary on Malayalam writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai)
External links
- Personal website
- Cinema of Malayalam - MT Vasudevan Nair
- OPPOL (short story, English translation) - MT Vasudevan Nair - excerpt
- Biography of MT Vasudevan Nair from International Literature Festival, Berlin
- Hindu Online - A tribute to Pazhassi Raja
- all the books by MT Vasudevan Nair in Malayalam
- Online Bookstore for MT Works
- IMDB profile page
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