MT Vasudevan Nair

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Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair(Malayalam:മഠത്തില്‍ തെക്കെപാട്ട് വാസുദേവന്‍ നായര്‍) (born 9 August 1933), popularly known asMT, is a renownedIndianauthor,[1]screenplay writerandfilm director.[2]He was born inKudallur, a small village in the present dayPalakkad District, which was under theMalabar Districtin theMadras Presidencyof theBritish Raj.[3]He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan was awarded to him.[4]He was awarded the highest literary award in IndiaJnanpithfor his workRandamoozham(Second Turn).[5]

 

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[edit]Life and career

He spent his early days inPunnayurkulamvillage of present dayThrissur District. He occupied and continues to occupy many important and powerful positions in various literary bodies including the presidentship ofKerala Sahitya Akademiand the chairmanship ofTunchan Memorial Trust. TheLibrary of Congresshas in its collection sixty-two books, mostly by M.T and some on him. Also, some of them are translations of his works into English. He acted as the Chief Editor of the weeklyMathrubhumiand as the editor of theMathrubhumiperiodicals. He has also served as a faculty in theFilm and Television Institute,Pune. On the 2nd of June 1996 he was bestowed with honourary D.Lit degree by theCalicut University. He is married twice. His second wife is the dance artist Kalamandalam Saraswathi with whom he has a daughter.

[edit]Literary work

His novels, short stories and screenplays speak of the pain and anguish of theKeralasociety in the post independenceIndia. His literary and cinematographic work focus on ruralsouth Indiansociety.British colonialismand the independence of India led to fundamental changes of traditional matrilineal structures in the northern Kerala (Nair) communities. M. T. Vasudevan Nair is considered the principal chronicler of the breakdown of the family system. Many narratives draw fromBharathapuzhaand the history of Kudallur, Nair’s home village, which is characterised by the dissolving of feudal structures and values. Nair uses a concise and lyrical language to depict the correlation between conditions of society and the anxieties and emotional involvements of his characters. M.T. Vasudevan Nair's Naalukettu picturizes the feudalship and its associated struggles. His yet another novel Asuravittu (Demon seed) also has as its heme, the conflicts and problems of a Nair Family.

[edit]Filmography

He has written the screen play for at least 54 movies and has directed 7 titles. He has won theNational Film Award for Best Screenplayfour times for:Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha(1989),Kadavu(1991),Sadayam(1992), andParinayam(1994), which is the most by any in screen play category.[6]

[edit]Awards and honours

Honorary Awards
Jnanpith Award
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards
Kerala Sahithya Academy Awards
National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Other awards and accolades

[edit]Major works

[edit]Novels

  • Manju(Mist)
  • Kaalam(Time)
  • Nalukettu(Ancestral house)
  • Asuravithu(Demon's seed)
  • Vilapayathra(The funeral procession)
  • Pathiravum Pakalvelichavum(Midnight and daylight)
  • Arabipponnu(The Arabian Gold, written withN. P. Mohammed)
  • Randamoozham(Second Turn)
  • Varanasi(Benares)

[edit]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)
  • Kannanthalipookalude kaalam(Time of Exacum Flowers)

[edit]Screenplays

[edit]Films and Documentaries

[edit]References

  1. ^http://www.literaturfestival.com/participants/authors/2004/m.-t.-vasudevan-nair
  2. ^http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619760/
  3. ^http://www.mtvasudevannair.com/php/showContent.php?linkid=1
  4. ^http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=220
  5. ^http://jnanpith.net/laureates/index.html
  6. ^http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619760/

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