| Name(s) |
Madathil Thekkepaattu
(M.T.) VASUDEVAN NAIR |
| Date of
Birth |
August 09, 1933 |
|
Identity |
Indian author, screenplay writer
and film director of Malayalam
literature/films. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He got the fame at the age of 20
when 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 (The
Legacy), wrote at the age of 23, won
the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in
1958.
- He is a prolific and versatile
writer in modern Malayalam
literature.
- His other novels include Manju
(Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu
(The Prodigal Son - translated to
English as The Demon Seed) and
Randamoozham (The Second Turn).
- Randamoozham, which retells the
story of the Mahabharatha from the
point of view of Bhimasena, is
widely credited as his masterpiece.
- He has directed seven films and
written the screenplay for around 54
films.
- For several years, he served as
the editor of Mathrubhumi
Illustrated Weekly,
launched on 18th of January, 1932.
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Awards and Accolades |
- 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.
- Jnanpith Award, in 1995, for his
overall contribution to Malayalam
literature.
- Padma Bhushan - 2005
- He has won numerous other
awards and recognition including
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.
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