| Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair | |
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| Born | August 9, 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)(b.August 9,1933), popularly known as MT, is a renowned Indian author, screenplay writer and filmmaker. He was born 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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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.
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