MT Vasudevan Nair, Malayalam literature and cinema legend, dies at 91 due to cardiac arrest – India TV

Malayalam author and screenplay writer MT Vasudevan Nair died at the age of 91. The king of lyrical melancholy in Malayalam, MT Vasudevan Nair, passed away in Kozhikode on Wednesday. For the last eleven days, the author was hospitalised. He had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital immediately. Being on ventilator support, the late author breathed his last on Wednesday. His works like ‘Naluket’, ‘Randamoozham’, ‘Varanasi’ and ‘Spirit of Darkness’ gave him an important place in the literary world.

His contribution to the Malayalam Film Industry

MT Vasudevan Nair also contributed to Malayalam cinema. He wrote screenplays for many popular films, including ‘Nirmalyam’, ‘Peruntachan’, ‘Randamoozham’ and ‘Amritham Gamaya’. Apart from this, he has received many awards from all over the country, including honours like Jnanpith in 1996 and Padma Bhushan in 2005.

MT was born in Koodalur near Palakkad

MT Vasudevan Nair was born in July 1933 in Koodalur near Palakkad. He received his schooling from Malamalkav LP School and Kumaranallur High School and then obtained a BSc degree in Chemistry from Victoria College. After graduation, he became a teacher, but his literary journey began when his stories started getting published in Jayakeralam magazine. His first story collection ‘Bloody Sands’ was also published during this period.

Not only a writer but also a brilliant filmmaker

Malayalam and Bengal’s love for literature and cinema has always been famous, where people deeply respect their writers and filmmakers. One such personality in Malayalam literature and cinema is MT Vasudevan Nair, whom his fans fondly called just MT. He has been a story writer, screenplay writer, actor and director at the same time. His films took the traditions of Malayalam cinema forward and made new experiments. MT’s cine-writer personality gave him an important place not only in the literary world but also in the film world.

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