Key facts
- Born
- 15 July 1933, Kudallur
- Died
- 25 December 2024, Kozhikode
- State of birth
- Kudallur, Kerala
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair was an Indian author, lecturer, screenplay writer, and filmmaker. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature. Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.
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Timeline
- 1933Born in Kudallur
- 1970Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam
- 1995Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 2013Awarded the J. C. Daniel Award
- 2024Dies in Kozhikode
- 2025Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5