Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as MT, is a renowned Keralite Indian author, screenplay writer and filmmaker. He was born on July 15, 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.

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  • Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as MT, is a renowned Keralite Indian author, screenplay writer and filmmaker. He was born on July 15, 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. 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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  • December 2007
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  • Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair
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  • '''National Film Award for Best Film'''
    1974 ''Nirmalyam''
    '''National Film Award for Best Screenplay'''
    1990 ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha''
    1992 ''Kadavu''
    1993 ''Sadayam''
    1995 ''Parinayam''
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  • Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as MT, is a renowned Keralite Indian author, screenplay writer and filmmaker. He was born on July 15, 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.
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